Sustainability at fashion’s biggest night

Fashion’s biggest night is a star-studded event — usually focused on new clothes — but this year, a less-discussed topic joined the conversation at the Met Gala in a big way: sustainability.

Monday night’s event kicked off with La La Anthony, red carpet co-host for Vogue, proudly declaring that she was wearing “pre-loved vintage accessories” from eBay. The announcement set the stage for some of the celebrities that Anthony and his co-hosts, Gwendoline Christie and Ashley Graham, interviewed throughout the night and who also showcased their sustainable choices on the red carpet.

Designer Stella McCartney was joined by actress and model Cara Delevingne, singer FKA Twigs and singer Ed Sheeran on the Met Gala red carpet. The British designer created personalized looks for each of her guests, all made from 100% sustainable materials.

The designer’s brand collaborated with sustainable jewelry company VRAI for Delevingne and Sheeran’s looks. Delevingne wore a hooded, backless diamond bodice, created with over 500 carats of REAL diamonds. The bodice was paired with a McCartney skirt made from forest-friendly viscose and bio-acetate cady.

VRAI’s diamonds are “gently grown” in the world’s first certified carbon-neutral smelter by crystallizing greenhouse gases for approximately four weeks. The brand boasted in a statement that the model-turned-actress had the “most sustainable look” at the Met Gala.

Pop star Charli XCX was just one of the stars who chose to use recycled materials in her Met Gala look. The 31-year-old singer wore a distressed white Marni dress made from t-shirts from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She said Vogue on the red carpet, she wanted to wear a look made from a “must-have piece” like the white T-shirt.

Demi Moore arrived in a breathtaking custom dress by British-American designer Harris Reed. The sculptural dress was not only striking, but also used recycled materials. On the Vogue live, Harris explained that the dress was created from vintage archive wallpaper: “We repurposed it. It’s 11,000 hours of silk embroidery, and then we repurposed it into this Victorian idea of ​​it blooming on the rug and covered in these thorns…this beautiful flower in the perfect moment of its bloom.

The dropout Star Amanda Seyfried specifically asked her stylist Elizabeth Stewart for a sustainable dress, according to the New York Times. The actress wore a Prada dress created from leftover undead fabric at Monday’s gala. Seyfried emphasized how important sustainability was to her.