Inside the Kardashian-Jenner Family’s History With Anna Wintour and the Met Gala
usmagazine.comA complicated (and fashionable) history. Kim Kardashian was the first member of the Kardashian-Jenner family to attend the Met Gala — but it wasn’t because Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour invited her.Wintour has been in charge of the Met Gala since 1995, enlisting annual cohosts from the fashion and celebrity world.
Over the years, she has addressed the fact that the guest list has become more mainstream — including the Kardashian-Jenner family.“While the committee isn’t reflective of the Met Gala guest list, it’s certainly true that of late there has been a stronger presence of Hollywood names on it,” Wintour told The Hollywood Reporter ahead of the 2019 event. “Obviously it helps that well-known names draw attention to not only the gala but also to the exhibition and to the museum; for all the starriness of the names on that one night, we never lose sight of the fact that the aim of the gala is to raise funds for the Costume Institute, so we can support its place in the cultural life of New York City and beyond.”Amid reports that the editor didn’t approve of reality stars, Kim walked her first Met Gala carpet with then-husband Kanye West in 2013.“I was Kanye‘s plus one & so nervous!
I didn’t know anyone & I’m sure no one wanted me there lol,” the Selfish author admitted in 2019 while looking back on her looks — including the 2013 floral gown that she wore while pregnant with North — at Fashion’s Biggest Night.One year later, Kim landed the cover of Vogue with West and North.“Part of the pleasure of editing Vogue, one that lies in a long tradition of this magazine, is being able to feature those who define the culture at any given moment, who stir things up, whose presence in the world shapes the way it looks and
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