Linda Evangelista was back on the Met steps at the2024 Met Gala.
Last night marked the supermodels first Met since 2015, following her return to public life in September.
Thus, she turned to a label thats a mainstay in her closet.
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I wear a lot of Khaite in my real life, she says.
Evangelista reached out to Khaite designer Catherine Holstein to see if she would fashion her look.
She said yes, and, oh, I was so excited!
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Evangelista only had one request for the night: no black.
Together they wound up with an organic silk gazar that draped over Evangelistas body.
Its so dreamy and lightits light like a cloud," Evangelista says.
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I feel so comfortable in it, and Im really, really, really happy.
Working with the both of them has been an absolute dream come true.
It feels very natural for me to look into the natural world to inform my designs, Khouri says.
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With that, this years theme felt perfect for me.
While she looked to the natural beauty of the stones, the jeweler was also inspired by her guest.
Lindas eyes are so specialtheir beauty is really unmatched, she says.
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The sculptural earrings contained 91 carats of tourmaline and diamonds, and were fashioned in 18 karat fair-mined gold.
When I saw them, I almost died, Evangelista says of the earrings.
So this was out of my closet.
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It was a different experience back then.
I’m dressed like me.
Since then, the chameleonic model has donned a variety of looks for fashions big night.
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But most importantly: It feels like me.
Below, Linda Evangelista took us behind the scenes as she got ready for the 2024 Met Gala.
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