Redeem now - Addison Rae Easterling is the fourth biggest TikToker in the world, with 87 million followers.
- On May 2, she joined A-List celebrities at the Met Gala for her second-ever appearance at the event.
- Easterling wore a Michael Kors dress to the gala that had 11,000 tiny mirrors sewn onto it by hand.
Addison Rae Easterling — the fourth most-followed TikTok creator in the world — wore a Michael Kors dress that had 11,0o0 mirror pieces hand-sewn onto it to the Met Gala on May 2.
Easterling, who has 87 million TikTok followers, was one of six influencers in attendance at the event, according to Teen Vogue.
The dress was designed by award-winning luxury fashion house, Michael Kors, who shared pictures of Easterling in the "custom mirrored ombré" gown after the event took place.
One picture of Easterling in the dress, posted to the Michael Kors Instagram account on May 3, had a caption that said the gown featured "approximately 11,000 mirrors of different shapes and sizes with individually embroidered microbeads in seven different colors." It also said the beads and mirrors "took over 350 hours to hand-embroider."
The Michael Kors Instagram account also shared a collection of dresses the brand had designed for models and celebrities to wear to the event, most of which were made using embroidery. A pink sequin ballgown made for American model Anok Yai took 2,500 hours to hand-embroider, for example, according to Michael Kors.
In a promotional video on the Michael Kors Instagram account, which showed video clips of Easterling getting her hair and makeup done for the event, the TikToker said, "I think it's going to be a really, really fun night, and really, there's nothing better than feeling chic and beautiful."
She added that she felt "really honored" because she had been chosen by Kors himself to sit at a table with him during the event. Kors did not immediately respond to Insider's request for confirmation of this arrangement, but in a post from May 3 on the Michael Kors Instagram account, Easterling can be seen standing in a group picture with Kors, actress Eiza Gonzelez, singer Ciara, and other celebrities, that used the hashtag "Met Gala" in the caption.
Monday's event was Easterling's second Met Gala, as the influencer was also invited to attend the fundraiser in September 2021, when she wore a red vintage dress designed by Tom Ford for Gucci.
Easterling is a 21-year-old TikToker who typically posts videos where she takes part in viral dance trends. She rose to fame in 2019 after joining the social media collective, "Hype House," and has since achieved some level of Hollywood fame, forming a close friendship with Kourtney Kardashian and appearing on her show, "Keeping Up With The Kardashians." Easterling has also starred in a Netflix remake of "She's All That."
@addisonre Shop @ITEM (on sale!!) @sephora ♬ Chopin Nocturne No. 2 Piano Mono - moshimo sound designThe TikToker has also branched out into the music world — releasing her debut single, "Obsessed," in March 2021 — and into the beauty industry with the launch of her own makeup brand, Item Beauty, in August 2021.
The Met Gala, formally known as the Costume Institute Gala, is a fundraising event hosted in New York City on an annual basis. Besides Easterling, other influencers at this year's ball were YouTuber Emma Chamberlain and TikToker Avani Gregg. According to NBC, organizers of the event have decided to invite influencers to the prestigious event in an attempt to draw interest from younger audiences who watch their content.
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