She’s currently preparing to serve as an honorary co-chair at Met Gala.
And on Thursday, Lauren Sanchez gave fans a sneak peek at what they can expect at the event by stepping out in a stylish ensemble while leaving her New York City hotel.
The 56-year-old wife of billionaire Jeff Bezos showcased her tiny waist in a pair of brown pleated trousers and tight white shirt, which she tucked into a nude corset.
Sanchez teetered on a pair of cream colored platform stilettos as she exited the establishment.
Both Sanchez and Bezos are serving as this year’s lead sponsors and honorary co-chairs for the Met Gala.
Their inclusion in the glittering gala has rubbed some fashion industry insiders the wrong way, with one source telling Daily Mail that making the Trump-friendly couple the face of this year’s Met Gala is ‘hurtful and very disturbing’.
Lauren Sanchez gave fans a sneak peek at what they can expect at the Met Gala by stepping out in a stylish ensemble while leaving her New York City hotel on Thursday
Additionally, anti-Bezos posters have started popping up in New York urging for a boycott of the gala.
‘Boycott the Bezos Met Gala,’ reads one poster, which was recently spotted pasted on the boarded-up entrance of the now-closed Daona Deli.
Underneath, in smaller font, the poster shared a message that said: ‘There’s no dressing it up. Met Gala chair Jeff Bezos avoids tax, enables ICE, and backs Trump. Don’t let him get away with it.’
Last year, Anna Wintour spoke about Sanchez and Bezos sponsoring the event.
In an interview with CNN, Wintour, 76, responded to criticism surrounding the pair’s role as sponsors, telling the outlet that Sanchez is a ‘great lover of costume and obviously of fashion.’
She said that she believes that Sanchez would be a ‘wonderful asset to the museum and the event.’
‘We’re very grateful for her incredible generosity,’ Wintour gushed. ‘So we’re thrilled she’s part of the night.’
In December, the Met Gala announced its impressive lineup of 2026 co-chairs, which will include megastar Beyonce, Hollywood royalty Nicole Kidman and tennis superstar Venus Williams.
The 56-year-old wife of billionaire Jeff Bezos showcased her tiny waist in a pair of brown pleated trousers and tight white shirt, which she tucked into a nude corset
Sanchez teetered on a pair of cream colored platform stilettos as she exited the establishment
It’s the first time Williams has co-chaired the famous gala, which sister Serena previously hosted in 2013.
Kidman co-chaired the star-studded event in 2003 as well as 2005 and Beyoncé was an honorary chair in 2013.
The occasion will mark the first time Beyonce has appeared at the luxurious event since 2016, last attending the Manus x Machina gala.
The 2026 Met Gala Host Committee will feature Anthony Vaccarello and Zoë Kravitz, along with Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Gwendoline Christie, Alex Consani, Misty Copeland, Elizabeth Debicki, Lena Dunham, Sam Smith, and Teyana Taylor.
In November, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Vogue announced that ‘Costume Art’ will be the theme of the spring 2026 exhibition at the Costume Institute.
Both Sanchez and Bezos are serving as this year’s lead sponsors and honorary co-chairs for the Met Gala
The New York City museum will pair historical and contemporary garments from the Costume Institute for the exhibition, which will be loosely divided into three categories.
Curator Andrew Bolton said he wants to explore the relationship between clothing and the body beneath, with the show organized into thematic body types such as ‘Naked Body’, ‘Pregnant Body’ and the ‘Aging Body.’
‘I wanted to focus on the centrality of the dressed body within the museum, connecting artistic representations of the body with fashion as an embodied art form,’ Bolton said.
‘Rather than prioritizing fashion’s visuality, which often comes at the expense of the corporeal, “Costume Art” privileges its materiality and the indivisible connection between our bodies and the clothes we wear,’ he said.
