Kanye West Will Not Attend the 2017 Met Gala
Kanye West’s ensemble at the 2017 Met Gala won’t be turning any heads (or inspiring any memes, like last year). The rapper and fashion designer won’t be attending the event for the first time in four years.
Kim Kardashian West, however, will be attending. “Kanye West will not be attending the Met Ball tomorrow,” a source revealed to People{: rel=nofollow}. “Kim will be going solo. He’s still very much enjoying his time off from public events.”
But don’t assume that the decision for Kim to attend without Kanye is indicative of any trouble in the West household. “He’ll be staying back in L.A. with their kids,” the source told People. “Everything is great with him and Kim and he’s supportive of her going solo.”
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, both in Givenchy, arrive to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Punk: Chaos to Couture, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6th, 2013.
Kim Kardashian arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Punk: Chaos to Couture, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6th, 2013.
Kim Kardashian, wearing Lanvin, arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Charles James: Beyond Fashion, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5th, 2014.
Kim Kardashian, wearing Lanvin, arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Charles James: Beyond Fashion, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5th, 2014.
Kendall Jenner, in Topshop, arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Charles James: Beyond Fashion, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5th, 2014.
Kendall Jenner, in Topshop, arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Charles James: Beyond Fashion, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5th, 2014.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, both in Roberto Cavalli, arrive to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, China: Through The Looking Glass, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4th, 2015.
Kim Kardashian, in Roberto Cavalli, arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, China: Through The Looking Glass, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4th, 2015.
Kendall Jenner, in Calvin Klein, arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, China: Through The Looking Glass, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4th, 2015.
Kendall Jenner, in Calvin Klein, arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, China: Through The Looking Glass, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4th, 2015.
Kris Jenner, in Balmain, arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, China: Through The Looking Glass, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4th, 2015.
Kris Jenner, in Balmain, arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, China: Through The Looking Glass, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4th, 2015.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, both in Balmain, arrive to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2nd, 2016.
Kim Kardashian, in Balmain, arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2nd, 2016.
Kendall Jenner, in Ateiler Versace, arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2nd, 2016.
Kendall Jenner, in Ateiler Versace, arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2nd, 2016.
Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble, both in Balmain, arrive to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2nd, 2016.
Kris Jenner, in Balmain, arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2nd, 2016.
Kylie Jenner, in Balmain, arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2nd, 2016.
Kylie Jenner, in Balmain, arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2nd, 2016.
Kim Kardashian attends the Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City.
Kim Kardashian is seen at the ‘Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between’ Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City.
Kendall Jenner attends the ‘Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between’ Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City.
Kendall Jenner attends ‘Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons:Art of the In-Between’ Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City.
Kylie Jenner attends the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City.
Kylie Jenner attends the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City.
This will be the first time that Kanye has not attended the Met Gala since 2013 and also the first time that Kim Kardashian will attend the event alone. The couple made their debut together in 2013 (when Kim was pregnant with their daughter North) wearing a figure-hugging, attention-grabbing floral Givenchy gown. In the years following, the Wests have since rocked coordinating looks from Lanvin, Roberto Cavalli, and Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing. This year, Kardashian will be wearing a design from Vivienne Westwood, People reports.
Kanye has remained largely out of the public eye since abruptly canceling the remainder of his Saint Pablo tour last November and subsequently was hospitalized for mental exhaustion. He’s since only stopped out to debut his Yeezy season 5 collection at New York Fashion Week in February and also famously to meet with then-President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in December 2016 — but beyond that, Kanye has been enjoying a life out of the spotlight.
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