EXCLUSIVE'It's a full moment of fantasy - it's editorial pages come to life!' Melissa Rivers reveals why Met Gala red carpet looks should not be taken so literally
- Ask any style enthusiast, and they will tell you; red carpets are not the same without the iconic Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa
- Melissa reveals exclusively to Daily Mail who and what to look out for to appreciate the evening affectionately nicknamed fashion's biggest night
- 'What people not in the fashion business don’t understand is that so much of it is looking at the construction, the needlework, the pleating etc...'
Ask any style enthusiast, and they will tell you; red carpets are not the same without the iconic Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa.
Ahead of the highly anticipated Met Gala, Melissa reveals to Daily Mail what and who to look out for to really enjoy the evening affectionately nicknamed fashion's biggest night.
'The thing with the Met Gala that people have to understand is that it’s a night of fantasy,' shares the New York Times Best Selling Author and television personality.
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'The thing with the Met Gala that people have to understand is that it’s a night of fantasy,' shares New York Times Best Selling Author and television personality, Melissa Rivers
![Ask any fashion enthusiast, and they will tell you; red carpets are just not the same without the iconic Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/06/20/84523361-13388267-image-a-65_1715022665699.jpg)
Ask any fashion enthusiast, and they will tell you; red carpets are just not the same without the iconic Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa
As the former Executive Producer and Co-Host of E!'s 'Fashion Police,' Melissa has seen it all.
Tonight's Met Gala theme is 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' and the dress code is 'The Garden of Time,' leaving it up to interpretation for the attendees and their stylists.
'Ninety-nine point nine percent of what's being worn is never supposed to be worn in real life and you wouldn’t be able to wear it in real life,' explains Melissa.
'It’s the art side of fashion. You have to really appreciate it, and that’s what's so wonderful about it.
'Does that mean people don’t come in and look absolutely ridiculous? No, they still look absolutely ridiculous,' she jokes.
![Tonight's Met Gala theme is 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' and the dress code is 'The Garden of Time,' leaving it up to interpretation for the attendees and their stylists](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/06/19/84522863-13388267-image-a-51_1715021790621.jpg)
Tonight's Met Gala theme is 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' and the dress code is 'The Garden of Time,' leaving it up to interpretation for the attendees and their stylists
![Vogue's Anna Wintour predicts this year we will be seeing 'a lot of flowers.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/06/20/84522879-13388267-e-a-63_1715022645363.jpg)
!['It¿s the art side of fashion. You have to really appreciate it, and that¿s what's so wonderful about it,' says Melissa](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/06/20/84522887-13388267-image-a-62_1715022645362.jpg)
'Ninety-nine point nine percent of what's being worn is never supposed to be worn in real life and you wouldn’t be able to wear it in real life,' explains Melissa
![Unlike other red carpets, the Met Gala takes over the Metropolitan Museum of Art and is a fundraiser for museum's Costume Institute](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/06/19/84523071-13388267-image-a-58_1715021906101.jpg)
Unlike other red carpets, the Met Gala takes over the Metropolitan Museum of Art and is a fundraiser for museum's Costume Institute
The event usually hosts around 450 attendees, welcoming celebrities, socialites, editors, and influencers.
Themes like "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" are often esoteric and inevitably misinterpreted which is why so many guests get it wrong.
Vogue's Anna Wintour predicts this year we will be seeing 'a lot of flowers.'
'You have favorites and disasters but you wait for those big moments,' shares Melissa.
'You wait for the train that goes down and trails behind you by five steps, you wait for Blake Lively, Beyonce, Sarah Jessica Parker and now Zendaya.
'You know Madonna is going to come in something crazy.'
Unlike other red carpets, the Met Gala takes over the Metropolitan Museum of Art and is a fundraiser for museum's Costume Institute.
'It’s a full moment of fantasy, it’s editorial pages come to life,' explains Melissa.
![Rihanna is a red carpet favorite. She attended The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" fully embracing the theme paying homage to late Chanel Creative Director](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/06/20/84522869-13388267-image-a-61_1715022239794.jpg)
Rihanna is a red carpet favorite. She attended The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" fully embracing the theme paying homage to late Chanel Creative Director
!['You wait for the train that goes down and trails behind you by five steps, you wait for Blake Lively , Beyonce, Sarah Jessica Parker and now Zendaya](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/06/19/84522917-13388267-image-a-59_1715021922026.jpg)
'You wait for the train that goes down and trails behind you by five steps, you wait for Blake Lively , Beyonce, Sarah Jessica Parker and now Zendaya
!['It¿s a full moment of fantasy, it¿s editorial pages come to life,' explains Melissa](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/06/19/84522973-13388267-image-a-60_1715021924927.jpg)
'It’s a full moment of fantasy, it’s editorial pages come to life,' explains Melissa
No one was safe on the red carpet when Melissa's mom Joan - with her hilarious and unfiltered commentary - was reporting
'She would give her opinion, but you look at the Met red carpet through a very different lens.
'You can absolutely hate something but you can understand the concept behind it.
'What people not in the fashion business don’t understand is that so much of it is looking at the construction, the needlework, the pleating etc... the artistic part of it.
'The amazing fabrics being used that you know some nuns in a convent at the top of a mountain somewhere on a tiny island in Italy have been producing for the last 200 years,' she jokes.
'It’s an event. A true fashion event.'
!['You know Madonna is going to come in something crazy,' said Melissa. In 2017, she wore a camouflage gown by Jeremy Scott, complete with a a canteen of "summer water"](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/06/20/84523351-13388267-_You_know_Madonna_is_going_to_come_in_something_crazy_said_Melis-m-75_1715024240395.jpg)
'You know Madonna is going to come in something crazy,' said Melissa. In 2017, she wore a camouflage gown by Jeremy Scott, complete with a a canteen of "summer water"
Melissa tells DailyMail.com that she will be traveling but looking at the pictures online.
'You know Madonna is going to come in something crazy.'
Unlike other red carpets, the Met Gala takes over the Metropolitan Museum of Art and is a fundraiser for museum's Costume Institute.
Revealing that the after party looks are often more entertaining.
'Most people change out of their gowns because you cant sit in these.
'The after party dresses are what's fun for me when people actually dress like themselves – which is sometimes not a great idea.'