Eleanor Lambert

The ticket prices, celebrities and iconic moments

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The Met Gala as we know it today is one of the biggest fashion, celebrity and pop culture events. However, it wasn’t always the star-studded and dramatic costume night that it is now. It first started as a charity event created by publicist Eleanor Lambert to raise money for the then newly founded Costume Institute. … Read more

The designers, the stars and all the backstage drama

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By the 1970s, the Palace of Versailles had fallen into disrepair. The centuries-old castle was plagued by termites and leaks had developed from the gilded ceilings. Needing money for restoration, Versailles’ chief curator Gérald Van der Kemp sought the advice of fashion publicist and CFDA founder Eleanor Lambert, who created the fundraising campaign that WWD … Read more