Bronwyn Newport Bought Karlie Kloss’ 2021 Met Gala Dress from the ‘Archive’ to Wear for ‘RHOSLC’ Reunion!
Bronwyn Newport’s dress for the upcoming Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion show is going to look very familiar to fashion fans.
The reality TV star, who just wrapped her first season as a Housewife, shared on Instagram on Jan. 9 that her look for the reunion show used to belong to Karlie Kloss. It’s not just any dress from Kloss’ closet, though, it’s one of the model’s former Met Gala dresses.
Bronwyn Newport.Clifton Prescod/Bravo
Newport was able to get Kloss’ Carolina Herrera dress from the 2021 Met Gala for the show — but she didn’t just borrow it, she bought it.
“The reunion is coming! So grateful to @wesgordon and @carolinaherrera for taking Karlie Kloss’ actual Met Gala dress out of their archive and tailoring and selling to me for both this big day and my collection,” Newport wrote on Instagram. “The dress on the Met Gala carpet was meant to symbolize America’s flower, the rose at the In America: A Lexicon of Fashion event. For me, it was a symbol of my hope for blossoming friendships in the future after watching myself throughout the season, as long as we can all get past each other’s thorns! I also wanted to bookend my first season the way I started it… in big red shoulders!”
Bronwyn Newport.Bronwyn Newport/Instagram
She shared a few photos of herself getting fitted for the dress and having it tailored to fit her properly so she could add it to her closet and wear it for the season 5 reunion.
Much like Kloss, Newport, 39, carried a rosette-adorned clutch with the look, but she paired her dress with red strappy heels, whereas the model wore black for fashion’s biggest night.
Kloss wore the red gown for the 2021 event, designed by Wes Gordon, the creative director of Carolina Herrera. The theme that year was In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, and it was all about celebrating America. The dress code was “American Independence.”
Karlie Kloss at 2021 Met Gala.John Shearer/WireImage
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Newport purchased the designer gown for the reunion show. Christian Siriano revealed in October last year that the Housewife is the only one in his experience who is willing to spend “real money.” He even called her his “No. 1 customer.”
The confession, which was on an episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen was prompted when host Andy Cohen asked the designer if he’d ever dressed a Housewife. “I mean ever? Maybe. But listen, they’re not on my list because one, they don’t pay,” Siriano admitted, which came as a shock to the audience, as he’s known for outfitting the who’s-who of Hollywood. “They don’t!” he confirmed.
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City finale airs on Wednesday, January 15, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.