Amal Clooney's dress drama at the Met Gala has continued since the May 7 event, with the New York Post Page Six reporting that designer Tom Ford is furious over her decision not to wear a dress he made for her on the red carpet.
The gala, officially known as the Costume Institute Gala, benefits the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City annually. It is known for attracting the biggest stars in entertainment along with the fashion media.
Clooney, the internationally known human rights attorney and wife of Oscar-winning actor George Clooney, reportedly angered Ford by opting to wear an outfit by British designer Richard Quinn, Page Six said.
Clooney told Ford's team about the last-minute change, but that appeared to not have helped. The tabloid said Vogue magazine also pushed Clooney to stick with her original plans to wear the Tom Ford dress.
"They were annoyed, obviously, but they were gracious, and said it was fine to go with [another designer], but they would prefer that Amal not wear the dress at all if she wasn't going to wear it on the Met Ball red carpet," a source told Page Six.
Ford's team had hoped to debut the dress at another high-profile event, but Clooney angered the team even more when she wore their creation at a more private event after the highly publicized red carpet event, Page Six added.
Another source close to Ford told People magazine that the Page Six report about their anger over Clooney's actions were unfounded.
"This has been blown completely out of proportion," a source close to Tom Ford told the magazine. "No one on at Tom Ford is irate and it’s a total exaggeration."
Vogue also issued a brief statement to People, saying: "We thought Amal looked beautiful and we loved working with her."
The view of Clooney's alleged breaking of fashion protocol at the Met Gala received a wide range of comments on social media.
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