She’s in an empire way of thinking.
Alicia Keys paid tribute to her hometown of New York Metropolis on the 2022 Met Gala Monday night time.
The “Empire State of Thoughts” singer, 41, arrived on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork in a silver robe and black cape embroidered with the Manhattan skyline by Ralph Lauren.
Her husband, Swizz Beatz, additionally represented New York in a Yankees-inspired outfit full with a bomber jacket and baseball cap.
Keys informed La La Anthony that her and Lauren’s inspiration for her ensemble was New York Metropolis — since each she and the enduring designer are from the Large Apple.
“We simply actually needed to deliver New York to the gala,” she added, noting that it’s “an honor” to be from New York and is “so pleased with our resilience.”
The glamour didn’t cease there. Alicia Keys wore Tiffany & Co. Archives iridium-platinum earrings with diamonds and emeralds and a Tiffany & Co. Archives bracelet in gold and platinum with diamonds, emeralds and Montana sapphires. Swizz Beatz wore a Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Sea Star brooch and Schlumberger acorn cuff hyperlinks.
This yr’s theme is “In America: An Anthology of Vogue,” following 2021’s “In America: A Lexicon of Vogue.”
It’s primarily based on a two-part exhibition from the museum, the second set up of which can “replicate the evolution of American type” and in addition “discover the work of particular person tailors, dressmakers, and designers,” because the Costume Institute’s head curator, Andrew Bolton, told Vogue.
Keys, who is thought to not put on any make-up, additionally debuted her new make-up assortment beneath her wellness model, Keys Soulcare, on the Met Gala, according to HighSnobiety.
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The “If I Ain’t Received You” singer pulled her new merchandise, together with blush, forehead gel, and lip balm, from her “Coloration Care” line for trend’s greatest night time.
She beforehand stated she stopped sporting make-up in 2016 as a result of she was “hooked on it” and “didn’t really feel snug with out it.”
With or with out make-up, Keys isn’t any stranger to the Met Gala.
In 2021, she even threw a post-gala bash at Casa Cipriani in decrease Manhattan that drew the likes of A-listers like Michael Jordan, Elon Musk and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Keys was born in Hell’s Kitchen, NY.
