On Monday, May 5, the Met Ball’s long blue carpet was a feast for the eyes, coordinated carefully for staggered arrivals by Vogue staff, making for a supremely smooth beginning to fashion’s biggest night.
The calm choreography outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 82nd Street and 5th Avenue belied all the chaotic prep that went into making stars red carpet-ready: hair and makeup, last-minute tailoring, stylists rushing around Upper East Side hotels to serve various clients,…