When it comes to the MetGala, Lauren Santo Domingo is a seasoned pro.
, whose work at the house since joining last year has offered a masterclass in taking the codes of a heritage house and updating them for the present day. “I love what Pieter is doing at Alaïa,” says Santo Domingo. “Since the Gilded Age, American women have always looked to Paris for excitement and newness, and with this dress, Pieter is showing us that newness.” Serendipitously, Santo Domingo will be launching Mulier’s designs on Moda Operandi next season for the very first time.
The dress itself, meanwhile, was inspired by an image of Azzedine Alaïa fitting a white corset on a model from 1992, with Santo Domingo sending inspiration images of corsets, bustiers, and lace—but “all modern in their way,” she adds. “I wanted to avoid traditional elements of draping, layering, and asymmetry evocative of the time. My inspirations were every Edith Wharton novel I have ever read, as well as Edith herself.
As a Met Gala veteran, Santo Domingo now has her getting ready prep down to a fine art. She spent the afternoon at her Gramercy Park townhouse with her husband, Andrés, and her two children—who she notes, half-jokingly, are her harshest critics when it comes to style. “I try to keep the day as simple and as streamlined as possible, with little fuss,” she says.
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