Lauren Sánchez Bezos took her Met Gala prep to an unexpected place: the New York Fire Department.
Days before hitting the red carpet on May 4, the 56-year-old journalist and philanthropist joined the FDNY for a full training routine, complete with gear exercises, smoke-filled obstacle courses and life-saving techniques.
“It’s probably the most unique preparation ever done at the Met,” Sánchez told Vogue. “It was bananas, but I loved it. I probably lost about two pounds doing it.”
The honorary co-chair of this year’s gala shared images of the training on Instagram and noted that the session benefited the Leary Firefighters Foundation and the FDNY Foundation.
“They waste no time,” he wrote, adding that the experience gave him “a little insight into the strength, discipline and courage that firefighters bring to their job.”
Their training coincided with International Firefighters Day, on May 4, a detail that Sánchez highlighted in his tribute: “Thank you to firefighters from all over the world for their service.”
On the steps of the Met, Sánchez evoked John Singer Sargent’s 1883 painting Madame X in a midnight blue Schiaparelli dress by Daniel Roseberry.
The corseted look featured a jeweled strap over one shoulder, paired with Lorraine Schwartz earrings.
Inside the gala, she was accompanied by her husband Jeff Bezos, who kept his classic look with a black tuxedo and bow tie.
