Ahead of His Magnanimous Debut Role at Met Gala 2023, Billionaire Roger Federer’s Previous Appearance Declared to Had Surpassed Scores of Hollywood A-Listers in 2017

The decision behind making the Swiss Maestro Roger Federer the co-chair of the Met Gala 2023 goes a long way back. The permanent co-chair of the Met Gala, Vogue’s editor-in-chief, Ana Wintour, has always admired Mirka and Roger Federer. So when Federer accepted the invitation to Met Gala in 2017, Winotur made sure to make him the star of the show, surpassing all the top-tier Hollywood stars.

As the grandeur event is just around the corner, Federer is busy with the preparations. However, this all came as a result because of the love and admiration Wintour has for Federer.

Ana Wintour penned down her admiration for Roger Federer in 2017

The Swiss Maestro was active in 2017. After defeating his arch-rival Rafael Nadal in the finals of the Australian Open, Federer took an off to recuperate and prepare for the grass-court season. This meant that he was not going to play in clay courts. Hence, we saw his Met Gala debut.

But one of his biggest fans is the top authority of the Met Gala. Ana Wintour shared her emotions on the confirmation of Federer’s appearance as she penned down a Vogue essay on his retirement. She stated, “Those who know me will attest that my great passion, other than Roger’s backhand, is the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute.”

Being an ardent fan, she has invited the couple for a long time. She stated, “I have been inviting Roger and Mirka, who have always turned me down—our fault for scheduling an event in the middle of the clay-court season.”

However, when the couple accepted the invitation in 2017, Wintour stated, “I didn’t let the opportunity go to waste.” She contacted Alessandro Michele, a Gucci designer, who kept the class of Federer intact with a blaring design on the back.

With a classic black-tie look, the designer put a massive, glittering crystal cobra on its back. Wintour herself marveled over how he looked. She stated, “And that night, Roger was by far the best dressed. Nineteen Grand Slams, one Met Gala and counting.”

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That is how Federer aced the Met Gala 2017 look. This year, now that he has retired, Wintour did not miss out on the opportunity to up his game and made him the co-chair of this year’s event.

What does Federer’s co-chair Met Gala 2023 going to look like? 

The gala event is a huge center of attraction for celebrities conducted at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. However, this year the entry price has drastically increased to $50,000 from $30,000.

Apart from this, the bizarre rules of the event are another thing to talk about. Despite it being a huge media-centered event, there is a “no-selfie” rule. Apart from that, there is also a “no-onion breath” rule.

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This year’s Met Gala event is yet again going to be the talk of the town. With well-renowned celebrities, we will see our Swiss Maestro acing the red carpet once again.