Blake Lively's transformation at the 2022 Met Gala with two dresses in one

• Met Gala 2022: a triumphant review of American fashion

She had to be one of the protagonists of the night, and required a look to match.

This first Monday in May was a special one for

, who was

-hosting the

.

A monumental role for which she needed a monumental dress, not only because the theme of glamor suited the actress like a glove and, therefore, expectations were already high, but also because of the role she had to play.

What was unexpected was that instead of a dress, Lively has revealed

.

Her arrival, along with her husband and fellow co-host,

, showed off a style as resounding and brilliant as her red carpet choices tend to be.

The column silhouette with a sweetheart neckline of her

was lavishly decorated in bronze and peach tones, even creating a kind of crystal patchwork that, perhaps because of the

, even gave a Byzantine look to it while art deco, the aesthetic current that dominated part of the 20s and 30s of the 20th century.

Actually, as Lively has explained, her dress is an

.

Opera gloves in a soft orange and pink and a large XL bow at the hip that came out to fall into a train were the rest of the style's embellishments.

The question?

That as Lively has advanced towards the stairs,

The

, which in fact was gathered a little in the back part simulating a small bustle, another of the silhouettes that were in many bets of the night,

that instead of being bronze, was

with splashes of gold.

The effect was very special, as has happened with the

, which have also changed color to match the train of the dress.

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Blake Lively's look

This is what the actress's Atelier Versace looked like upon her arrival.

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The bow and the first tail

Moments before the actress made the transformation of her dress.

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the color change

From bronze and pink to turquoise for this Atelier Versace that hid a wonderful (and glamorous) secret.

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The laugh of satisfaction

The actress has been more than happy with the reaction that her dress has caused on the red carpet of the Met Gala 2022.

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The surprise has been such that the actress herself has started laughing at the reaction that her transformation has caused among the photographers and some of the attendees, which has given away some of the most genuine moments of the night as soon as it began.

Because glamour, especially in these circumstances, is also theatrical, fun and sincere, even in its artificiality.

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