As a host, I think it’s drastically different. I have to talk to people with a microphone! I’m going to try as hard as I can to be normal, but it’s going to be a challenge for me. In the past week, I’ve been socializing with friends a lot. Not that I’m socially awkward, but I do think talking with people helps. What’s cool about being on SNL, and kind of humiliating too, is that a lot of people at the Met Gala are people who have hosted or performed on the show. So that means that when I see them, I’m like, “Hey!” but I don’t actually know if they remember me. People ask this about SNL a lot. I only get nervous when it’s live and we haven’t rehearsed enough. And guess what? This is going to be live. It seems like your sense of humor would be the perfect remedy for that. How does one bring humor to the Met Gala, an event that could seem quite serious?
I think we’re in a time where fashion is more open to comedy. I went to the Met Gala to begin with because Tory Burch had seen some comedy videos. Last year, I ran late and got out of the car and walked a block to the gala. I stepped in a puddle and got the bottom of my dress wet, and then suddenly I was next to Sarah Jessica Parker and the mayor. Of course I take it seriously, but there are just funny things happening. Exactly. With Tory, we had to stand in a large van on the way to The Met in order to not wrinkle the dress. We were in stop and start traffic and I felt like I was surfing in my ball gown. The level of glamor leads to humor. I’ve been obsessed with Karl Lagerfeld since I was a kid, so this is super surreal for me. And going back to comedy, I think Karl was one of the funniest designers ever. One year, for my birthday, I got a book of his quotes. My favorite quote, which I’m telling you as I’m wearing sweatpants, is, “Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You’ve lost control of your life, and so you bought some sweatpants.” I need that on a pillow. Sam HyltonYou worked with designer Jackson Wiederhoeft on your look for this year’s Met Gala. What has the design process been like?
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