Alysa Liu Prepares for Her First Met Gala: A Dissected Louis Vuitton Gown and a Monochrome Burgundy Look

The video opens with Liu on the rink, telling Vogue she is going to the Met Gala but is "on the ice" for now, and that she is excited. The next scene is in New York, where she is having her nails done and introduces herself as getting ready for her first Met Gala.

She describes her mood as a mix of excitement and anticipation, mostly because she doesn't know what to expect. She says she has been told much of the event is "kind of secretive," so she hasn't been able to find out much in advance. What she is looking forward to most is the people she will meet.

At the fitting, a member of Liu's side of the collaboration explains the concept. After the first fitting, the team added a satin "shell" around the ruffles. The goal was to make the dress look "dissected," as if it had been cut in half. The ruffles are meant to read as the "interior guts of the dress," which the speaker called "kind of fun." The speaker ties this to the evening's theme, which they describe as a "body's theme," and to fashion as an "embodied art form."

The speaker also describes how the design came together. The two sides reviewed "so many sketches together," and the speaker feels Louis Vuitton "definitely heard us and our vision." In the speaker's account, the house brought that vision to life "through the LV lens and through the house codes." They credit Louis Vuitton with being very good at "sculptural sort of silhouettes" and describe the result as a little futuristic, modern, and "very cool," and the process as a fun one.

Later, Liu adds her own reading of the anatomical idea. She says her "job is basically to take care of my body," so they wanted to bring "a kind of anatomical sense" into the dress. That idea runs through the skirt, the color, and the rest of the design.

Asked what she thinks, Liu says she has "never worn anything quite like it before," and that she thinks it represents her pretty well. She says she loves expressing herself through her style, though she admits she doesn't "have that much knowledge." What she does love is clothes and color combinations, and she expresses herself both in what she wears day to day and in what she wears on the ice.

She points out that she helps design her skating costumes with her dress designer. In her words, that makes her "tapped in a little bit," but she is still "new to the luxury fashion world."

Looking at the accessories, Liu calls them "so cute" and "delicate." With the dress on, she says she feels "very princessy." After the reveal and the team's reactions, she says she feels great in it. The dress is comfortable, she feels confident, and she feels "very princess-like." Her favorite thing is the shape, specifically its structure and how exaggerated the skirt is.

Next is hair and makeup. Liu says she needs it finished before she gets to the carpet, and that she doesn't know exactly when she leaves, so she is "just going with the flow." She introduces her hair, photography, and wider team by name, including Duncan, Anne, and Mika.

The makeup artist explains the plan as a monochromatic look. The dress and shoes are a burgundy red, so that color will be carried up into the eyes as a twist on Liu's signature smoky liner. Liu says she loves a smoky look, and that the reddish tone will extend to her mascara, so even her lashes will match the dress. She calls it "more experimental" for her and says she is excited to try it at the Met.

The hair stylist wants the overall look to feel effortless. The focus is on bringing out the texture and color of Liu's hair while keeping the dress the centerpiece, so the hair will be pretty with a very soft bend.

During the session, Liu says she likes looking at what other athletes have worn to the Met Gala. She says there's no particular reason for it, other than that they are all athletes and she thinks it's "so cool when our worlds kind of collide." She also says she feels "so at peace right now."

With her glam finished, Liu tells Vogue she is going to change and will see viewers once she's in the dress. The video ends with her thanking Vogue, saying she is "so excited" to go to her first Met, and signing off as she is about to leave. The video doesn't show the event itself.