“ I am so , so incredibly honour to wear it . I am the first human to wear it . "
Here’s what’s going on with claims that Kendall Jenner’sMet Galalook might not be what it seemed.
On Monday, Kendall wore a 1999 Alexander McQueen for Givenchy gown that, crucially, both Kendall andGivenchysaid had sat in the archives and never been worn by a human before.
The look was part of the Haute Couture collection and was displayed on a mannequin instead of a human model on the runway.
“I am so, so incredibly honored to wear it. I am the first human to wear it,” Kendalltold La La Anthonyon thered carpet. “It was a miracle that it fit. It was a miracle that we found it. It just feels meant to be.” Itreportedlytook over 500 hours to hand-embroider 100,000 black and brass beads and sequins onto the dress.
Naturally, some were surprised when the Instagram accountmcqueen_vaultfound apictureofWinona Ryderseemingly wearing the same dress in a magazine in 1999. The image was taken byWarwick Saint, makeup by Kevyn Aucoin, and styling by Kithe Brewster.
Now, some wereconcernedthat the image of Winona had been made using AI. However, the picture has beenfloatingaround the internet for some years now, which makes it unlikely.
That being said, a source close to Givenchy told the Cut that the dress Winona wore 25 years ago was areplica.
So, it looks like one of the following could have happened: Winonawaswearing a replica, Givenchy/Kendall didn’t realize that the dresshadbeen worn previously, AI is somehow behind this,orit’s a bit of…embellishment.
BuzzFeed has reach out to Givenchy for comment
UPDATE PhotographerWarwick Saintconfirmed to BuzzFeed that the image of Winona was “definitely authentic,” adding that it was “shot at Milk Studios in NYC around 1999.” When asked if the dress used was the original Alexander McQueen dress, he replied, “It was an original for sure. We only used the highest fashion in those shoots.”
UPDATE A source close to Givenchy told BuzzFeed that Kendall’s dress at the Met Gala had never been worn before and that Winona’s dress was a replica of the original look.
