Tonight, all eyes are on Lauren Sanchez Bezos as she steps into fashion’s inner sanctum in her role as one of the honorary co-chairs for the Met Gala, signaling a shifting of the social guard – for better or for worse – at one of the most exclusive nights on the global calendar.
With her bust spilling out of her custom Schiaparelli number, the former journalist-turned-socialite wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is holding court among fashion’s elite – a position she and her billionaire husband are understood to have clinched after pouring millions into the star-studded event as its primary sponsors.
Her gown, and its bejeweled off-the-shoulder strap showcasing her buxom figure, was inspired by John Singer Sargent’s infamous Madame X, a portrait of French socialite Madame Pierre Gautreau that scandalized high society when it first debuted. It’s a seeming wink and a nod to the controversy that has swirled around Sanchez Bezos throughout the lead up to the Met Gala.
