"Pierpaolo felt strongly about this dress for Annie,” stylist Penny Lovell tells Vogue. “He really loved it for her." There was no need to create something new to complement the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imaginationtheme, because this gown was "pure perfection" and symbolic of the longstanding and symbiotic relationship between Hathaway and the house of Valentino. There was never any question that she would go to this year's gala with anyone else.
“When it arrived, it was one of those great moments when a dress actually looks better off the runway and in real life. With Anne’s skin tone and her hair colour, it had a real sense of drama.” For the night itself, they altered the gown so that the wide front panels accentuated Hathaway’s waist from the front, but let the beautiful open back with bow necktie do the talking from behind. “The Met carpet is so big and it’s so 360,” Lovell shares. “You see everything.”
Aside from the silhouette and fabric – which reminds Lovell of Princess Diana’s wedding dress – and her hair – the result of much careful planning and "spike" curation from her longtime hair stylist – Hathaway’s look stands out for one reason. A reason that neither a Hollywood glam squad nor a relationship with a couture maison, can muster: Hathaway is a huge fan of the Met Ball. “She really loves that there’s a theme. She thinks about it, she gets into it. It’s always so special for her,” Lovell explains.
With the release of Oceans 8, which is centred around a Met Gala heist, just around the corner, this year’s event has greater significance: Hathaway wears a Valentino gown in the film’s most important scene, Lovell shares, before shushing herself. For tonight, there’s no need for spoilers, there’s enough drama in Hathaway’s red-carpet moment already.
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