Earlier this month it was reported that Taylor Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce would not be attending this year’s Met Gala.
Although the move may unnerve some fans, who expected the 34-year-old pop superstar to take a victory lap after the early stages of her hugely profitable Eras Tour, the hit accompanying concert film and her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor is skipping the couture event for a simpler reason: her conflicting touring schedule.
The 2024 Met Gala is scheduled for May 6, but Taylor is awaiting her next international performance at the Eras Tour in Paris on May 9, making it nearly impossible for her to be prepared if she also attends the biggest night. important of fashion.
TMZ reported in early April that Taylor and Travis, 34, would be skipping the prestigious event, although neither has spoken about the reason for their decision not to participate.
Taylor, who recently appeared to shut down rumors of a feud between her and team member Brittany Mahomes, and Travis reportedly received individual invitations to the Met Gala, indicating that the fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Art hoped they would adorn its iconic red-carpeted stairs.
Taylor Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce, 34, will skip the 2024 Met Gala due to their busy touring schedule; photographed in 2016 in New York
Taylor will perform in Paris on May 9 as part of the European leg of her Eras Tour, while the Met Gala is scheduled for May 6, meaning she would miss crucial rehearsals; seen in january
Although Travis does not appear to have ever attended the annual event, Taylor is a six-time veteran of the fundraiser.
He probably would have had too hectic a schedule if he had tried to attend the 2024 edition, as he will have rehearsals and other work to attend to before his performance in Paris and the following tour stops during his next European leg.
The lovebirds will miss this year’s exhibition theme, called ‘Sleeping Beauties: The Awakening of Fashion,’ which will mark the opening of a new exhibition featuring 250 items from the Costume Institute’s permanent collection.
Just as Sleeping Beauty was revived (with a kiss, according to the Brothers Grimm version of the centuries-old fairy tale), the new collection will revive rarely seen clothing, with some items dating back up to 400 years.
Some of the oldest objects are so fragile due to the ravages of time and the environment that they cannot be mounted upright, lest they disintegrate, so they will be kept horizontal in glass cages, as another figure disabled fairy tale, Snow. White, although the exhibit focuses on easy-to-destroy elements, rather than direct fairy tale connections.
Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu Curator of the Costume Institute, explained that the highlights of the new exhibition will be 15 items of historical and aesthetic importance that have deteriorated too much to be safely reused.
“These are the ‘Sleeping Beauties’ of the title,” he explained in a statement.
Although the items will have to remain behind glass for their safety, the exhibition will use a variety of techniques, including centuries-old mirror tricks, animation and computer-generated effects, to bring the outfits to life.
Some of the oldest designs, dating back to the 17th century, would fit perfectly on many popular fairy tale figures, while the more recent sets from this century were designed by designers Stella McCartney, Phillip Lim and Connor Ives, among others. according Fashion.
There will be many looks from the last century, including designs by Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent and Elsa Schiaparelli.
The range of outfits will be divided into three ‘zones’, the themes of ‘Land, Sea and Sky’, which will supposedly establish a connection between the clothing and the natural world.
The dress code for Met Gala attendees was also announced as ‘The Garden of Time’, which was inspired by a 1962 short story of the same name by acclaimed English writer JG Ballard.
In the story, a count and countess living in a fantasy kingdom protect their utopian world by plucking flowers from their garden, turning back time and delaying the arrival of a violent mob seeking to destroy their kingdom. However, they have to pull out the flowers faster than they can be replaced, so their efforts are ultimately in vain.
TMZ reported that both Taylor and Travis had received individual invites, but he will not be attending her win; photographed in October in New York
The event hasn’t been a big priority for Taylor in recent years, as she last attended the Met Gala in 2016; photographed in the 2010 edition
The singer is flying high after her successful first leg of the Eras Tour, an accompanying concert film, and her new album, The Tortured Poets Department.
The 2024 Met Gala co-chairs will be an all-star quartet consisting of Challengers star Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Thor star Chris Hemsworth.
Although Taylor will miss the all-star event, it may not be a big loss for her as she hasn’t chosen to attend the event since she made waves with her platinum blonde bob in 2016.
That was her sixth time attending the annual event, which may have lost some of its luster for her over the years.
After Taylor and her boyfriend Travis partied in Las Vegas with Patrick and Brittany Mahomes over the weekend, the two are reportedly set for another trip next weekend with Patrick and Brittany to the Miami Grand Prix.
