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Christine Baranski attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Christine Baranskicelebrated her birthday in style on Monday night.

The actress turned 70 and marked the momentous occasion with her first-everMet Galaappearance.

She donned an elegant tailored Thom Browne look, dazzling in a matte black sequin caped jacket paired with a white blouse and bowtie. Her classic black-and-white look perfectly matched this year’s"Gilded Glamour" theme.

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Christine Baranski attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Browne’s fall 2022 runway show was last Friday, and Baranski was given an exclusive first look to help craft a perfect Met debut. According to apress release, “she and Browne had an opportunity to speak to design, construction and performance” ahead of her first fitting.

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Baranski toldThe Cutshe has always “envied” men for looking so polished in a simple black tie look. She called it “uniformly handsome” and “not fussy,” and said men often look like “the most captivating in the room.”

In her Browne-approved version of the male uniform, theGilded Agestar certainly looked captivating as she graced the famous steps at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art.

It was also the first Met forKardashian, and she, like Baranski, wore a version of a men’s black tie look. She toldVogueher outfit was a “deconstructed version” of Barker’s look.

source: people.com