We wouldn’t expect anything less from the woman who played Serena van der Woodsen on “Gossip Girl” — a character who not only was fashion forward but also spent a lot of time on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
There has been a certain theory swirling around the internet about Blake Lively’s outfits at the Met Gala over the years — and learning it will further affirm her keen eye for pleasing aesthetics (which was already clear because, well, Ryan Reynolds).
As one Twitter user pointed out Monday night during the 2022 Met Gala, Lively has a tendency to match her outfit to the event’s red carpet.
So, let’s take a look and see if this theory rings true, shall we?
Here’s her outfit from the 2016 Gala:
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And here’s another number from 2017:
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Her 2018 dress seems to compliment the patterns on the red carpet:
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And her 2022 Met Gala gown seemed to follow the same theme:
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If the coordination is intentional, it’s unclear how Lively could pull it off — though she was a co-host at the 2022 event, which may explain her getting some intel.
According to a piece in Curbed about the history of the gala’s literal red carpet, more work goes into its design than one would think. Phillip Bland, a decorative artist on Long Island who came into the job seven years ago after working with Anna Wintour on her various homes, is responsible for painting it. And although he’s one of the first people to know the gala’s theme each year, he implied that most celebrities are unaware of his final design.
“My hope is when the final design comes out, it doesn’t clash too much,” Bland says of the stars walking the carpet. “If someone spent all this money on this beautiful dress and all of a sudden they get out there — I’m sure they don’t know what the carpet is gonna look like.”
Mm-hmm, sure. So we’re starting a new internet theory — that Lively’s got Bland’s number in her contacts.