The actor, who co-chaired the 2022 event alongside her husband Ryan Reynolds, arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a custom Versace look that changed from bronze to green to mirror the oxidation of the famous New York City landmark. The dress was embroidered with crystal, metallic leather, and tri-tone copper foil.
When Lively arrived, the dress had an oversize copper bow at the hip that gave way to a long, dramatic train. The bow unraveled as Lively walked along the red carpet, becoming green.
Lively told E! on the red carpet that the front of the dress was also designed to emulate the architecture of the Empire State Building, and her Lorraine Schwartz crown was another accessory meant to mimic the Statue of Liberty.
E!’s Zanna Roberts Rassi said the green side of the train was embroidered with a celestial map inspired by the same 12 zodiac constellations painted on the ceiling of New York’s Grand Central Terminal.
