Eileen Gu on the Met Gale on Could 2, 2022.
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Olympic ski sensation Eileen Gu dominated the crimson carpet on the 2022 Met Gala on Monday.
The 18-year-old American freestyle snowboarding star — who confronted backlash in February for representing her mom’s native China on the Winter Olympics in Beijing — wore a surprising leather-based mini gown by Louis Vuitton for her second look on the Met Ball.
Gu attended final 12 months’s Met Gala, having worn a white strapless bubble gown by Carolina Herrera.
For this 12 months’s occasion — which required a gown code of “Gilded Glamour and White Tie” — Gu went for a a lot edgier ensemble that featured a plunging and strapless neckline with a metallic belt and black leather-based boots.
She joined different excessive profile stars that have been dressed by the Louis Vuitton, together with Joe Jonas and his spouse Sophie Turner.
Gu — who's signed to IMG Fashions, which reps stars comparable to Hailey Bieber and Bella Hadid — has been a fan of the French vogue home for a while. She shot a marketing campaign with Louis Vuitton final December within the Italian Dolomites, the place she received her first free ski World Cup. She additionally signed with Victoria’s Secret and Tiffany and Co.
Gu raised eyebrows in the summertime of 2019 when she introduced that she would symbolize China, the place he mom grew up, in this 12 months’s Winter Video games. Her father is American and Gu was raised in San Francisco.
She was underneath a global microscope whereas competing in Beijing, the place she received two gold medals and a silver in freestyle snowboarding — however maintained that she was capable of “block out the hate” through the use of her voice “to create constructive change.”
Gu, who turns 19 in September, plans to attend Stanford within the fall, after having deferred her entry for a 12 months to give attention to the Olympic Video games.
Final week, she shared a submit on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like platform, thanking China with a Chinese language flag and coronary heart emoji, which prompted a flurry of blended reactions.
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