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Here’s The Exact Moment Ryan Reynolds Realized That Blake Lively’s Dress Was Completely Transforming On The Met Gala Carpet, And Fans Are Obsessed
Blake explained that her showstopping Versace dress — which was full of references to American landmarks — switched from copper to green to represent the oxidation of the Statue of Liberty.

If there’s one person who most definitely understood the assignment at this year’s Met Gala, it’s Blake Lively.

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So this year, fans were delighted to learn that Blake and Ryan had taken on the roles of cochairing the event alongside Anna Wintour herself to help put everything together. This year, the theme was In America: An Anthology of Fashion, aka gilded glamour and white tie.

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Of course, fans were even more overjoyed when the couple actually made their return to the iconic carpet.

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Embodying the theme of the night, Ryan wore a velvet Ralph Lauren suit and white waistcoat — both representative of the Gilded Age and white-tie attire.

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And Blake made a statement as she rocked up in a custom copper Versace dress, which featured a huge bow on the hip.

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But while Blake’s dress initially turned heads, it only got better as she unveiled — with the help of her assistants — an entirely different second look underneath!

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Explaining the meaning behind the incredible dress — and how it so perfectly fit with the theme of Fashion in America — Blake told E! News about all the “little references to New York City” within her outfit.

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“So I arrived in copper and then it [patinated] to a verdigris,” she said, referring to how copper develops a blue-green layer of corrosion when exposed to oxide compounds, which taints the color of its surface — like on the Statue of Liberty.

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It goes without saying that Blake’s dress has taken fans by storm.

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And thanks to a video surfacing across the internet, we’ve learned that Ryan’s jaw dropped as he watched his wife from a distance while she exhibited the new look.

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And, as if fans needed a reason to love the couple even more, this latest exchange has warmed everyone’s hearts — with one viral tweet about Ryan’s reaction already racking up well over half a million likes on Twitter.

ًLiat ✡︎ @filmlamet

ryan reynolds’s reaction to blake lively’s dress reveal omg

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Twitter: @filmlamet

jeanne @betterotb

ryan's reaction when they unveiled blake's dress ??

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myr @brinaspugh

ryan’s reaction, i can’t ?

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Props to Blake and Ryan, who are now being labeled by fans as king and queen of the Met Gala!

Julia Eleni ??? @magicaljulesxo

RYAN REYNOLDS & BLAKE LIVELY. KING & QUEEN OF THE MET GALA. ?❤️✨ @VancityReynolds @blakelively #MetGala2022 #MetGala #RyanReynolds #BlakeLively

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