Lauren Sánchez Bezos is preparing for the role of a lifetime. The media personality will serve as one of this year's co-chairs and sponsors for the Met Gala, an honor for anyone who loves fashion, with her involved in fashion's biggest night.
© Spread Pictures/The Grosby GroupSánchez Bezos was featured on the "Today Show," where she discussed her new book, her Venice wedding to Jeff Bezos, and her upcoming role in the Met Gala.
"It has been such a fun and meaningful experience," she said, excited. "When Anna called me and said, 'Do you want to co-chair and also be the sponsor of the Met?' I was so honored."
Sánchez Bezos also made it clear that the evening's theme was one that was personal to her and that they plan to honor thoroughly over the course of the evening. "And then she told me the theme: fashion is art. and these designers are true artists," she said.
© Getty Images for The Met Museum/"Elsa Schiaparelli was best friends with Salvador Dali. And Salvador Dali, his medium was a canvas, and hers was clothing," she said, comparing the two talented artists. "It's gonna be incredible to see what everyone wears and to be able to honor all of these designers. I cannot wait."
This year's Met Gala theme will be accompanied by an exhibition titled "Costume Art," illustrating the theme with accompanying fashion garments. The exhibit will also be an inauguration of the Costume Institute’s first permanent galleries inside the museum, titled the Condé M. Nast Galleries.
“It will be transformative for our department, but I also think it’s going to be transformative to fashion more generally — the fact that an art museum like The Met is actually giving a central location to fashion,” said curator Andrew Bolton at the time.
© Getty Images for The Met Museum/Sánchez Bezos' new book
Lauren Sánchez Bezos is continuing her story as an author. She's currently promoting her new book, "The Fly Who Flew Under the Sea," which comes out today, in English and Spanish. The book follows Flynn as she continues her adventures, this time, taking a trip under the sea and all of its stunning sights.
In an interview with HOLA! Sánchez Bezos discussed her work, her love of children's books, and how they can play a pivotal part in strengthening the relationship between kids and their parents. "Children's books are where wonder starts," she said.
"I care deeply about encouraging parents to sit down and read with their children. There is real research showing that shared reading strengthens attachment and increases oxytocin, the hormone tied to trust and bonding. Ten minutes with a book is not just story time, it is child feeling safe and seen. If I can help create more of those moments in families, that is so incredibly meaningful."
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