Michael Kors is pleased to announce that the following guests wore couture Michael Kors Collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit and opening of “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” on Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York City.
Meg Ryan wore a couture Michael Kors Collection black silk-and-wool mikado gown with a tulle bodice, featuring shadow floral hand-embroidery. Artisans spent over 800 hours hand-sewing 1,120 sequin flowers, each made up of dozens of recycled sequins in seven different shapes and sizes, wrapping around the gown like a vine.
Gabrielle Union-Wade wore a couture Michael Kors Collection metallic ombré tulle mermaid gown with hand-embroidered sequins. Requiring 12 artisans and over 9,500 hours to hand-embroider, the mock-neck gown features thousands of sequins in five colors and varying sizes that together create a spectacular, one-ofa-kind scaled effect.
Rachel Zegler wore a couture Michael Kors Collection pale blue tulle plunging halter gown with hand-embroidered sequins and a pale blue taffeta-and-tulle opera coat. Requiring 450 hours to hand-embroider, the gown features iridescent sequins in five different sizes that create a sky-like effect.
Allison Williams wore a couture Michael Kors Collection black-and-white floral chiné jacquard drop-waist gown with hand-embroidered recycled sequins. Artisans spent 2,110 hours hand-embroidering thousands of sequins, in six different sizes, in an overlapping pattern to create a floral shadow design, lending the gown an allover iridescence.
Alexander Dreymon wore a custom Michael Kors Mens white wool tuxedo jacket with satin lapels and black wool serge trousers. The organza flower boutonniere was handmade by cutting and embossing individual fabric petals.
Kelsea Ballerini wore a couture Michael Kors Collection suntan tulle gown withscattered floral appliqués and a matching peach taffeta clutch jacket. It took eight artisans over 3,550 hours to hand-sew the appliqués to the singer’s gown, and another 2,880 hours to hand-sew the appliqués on the coordinating clutch jacket. The flowers, scattered across the dress in three different sizes and shades, were each individually hand-dyed and laser-cut to achieve a life-like appearance.
Chase Stokes wore a custom Michael Kors Collection black sequined georgette jacket and matching trousers, together featuring tens of thousands of sequins.