Sarah Jessica Parker reveals the 2006 Met Gala ‘wasn’t a fun night’ because of her nerves

While taking a look back at her most memorable Met Gala looks of all time, Sarah Jessica Parker dished about her best and worst memories of the event. 

In a new video posted to Vogue’s YouTube channel on Monday, the 57-year-old Sex and the City star revealed her second Met Gala ‘wasn’t a fun night’ due to her nerves attending with late designer Alexander McQueen. 

As she looked at an image of herself rocking a red plaid sash dress back in 2006, the mother-of-three revealed why she was hesitant asking McQueen to attend with her.

‘A bunch of things came to my mind,’ Parker told the outlet. ‘He would say no, he’s already been asked, he’s called for, he’s obliged. And I didn’t really know him well enough to be so presumptuous.’ 

Despite him happily agreeing to accompany her, she said looking back at the photo she was struck by ‘how careful’ and ‘cautious’ her movements were. 

‘The shyer he was, the more shy I became,’ the four-time Golden Globe winner confessed.

Sad: In a new video posted to Vogue’s YouTube channel on Monday, the 57-year-old Sex and the City star revealed her second Met Gala ‘wasn’t a fun night’ due to her nerves attending with late designer Alexander McQueen

Nervous: As she looked at an image of herself rocking a red plaid sash dress back in 2006, the mother-of-three revealed why she was hesitant asking McQueen to attend with her

‘The shyer he was, the more shy I became,’ the four-time Golden Globe winner confessed

Of the night, Parker concluded: ‘It wasn’t a fun night. Like, it was, but it wasn’t because I was so nervous. I just wanted him to be okay.’ 

Still she said she ‘was in love’ with the designer, who passed away in 2010.

The wife of Matthew Broderick also noted she saved every pin and scrap of fabric he touched from each of her dress fittings from that evening. 

Timeless: Earlier, she also raved about her first look, a figure-hugging black gown, being thrifted

Iconic: During the interview, she noted her Giles Deacon dress with a Phillip Treacy mohawk headpiece was not her ‘favorite’ but ‘pretty close’

Style evolution: As she reflected on attending the gala, often referred to as ‘the Super Bowl of fashion,’ the actress said she doesn’t ‘understand how everyone else’ doesn’t ‘spend seven to ten months working on’ their looks

While 2006 marked McQueen’s last time attending the event, Parker has been a fixture at the one of the biggest nights in fashion.

As she reflected on attending the gala, often referred to as ‘the Super Bowl of fashion,’ the actress said she doesn’t ‘understand how everyone else’ doesn’t ‘spend seven to ten months working on’ their looks.

‘The assignment is the theme, and you should interpret it. It should be labor-intensive and challenging,’ Parker noted. 

Fashion icon: While 2006 marked McQueen’s last time attending the event, Parker has been a fixture at the one of the biggest nights in fashion

Turning heads: Parker is known for her chic and timeless style

Radiant: Parker pictured at the 2018 Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination

During the interview, she noted her Giles Deacon dress with a Phillip Treacy mohawk headpiece was not her ‘favorite’ but ‘pretty close.’

‘I had to sit on the floor [of the car] to get to the Met—because the headpiece did not fit if I sat in a seat,’ she mused. 

Earlier, she also raved about her first look, a figure-hugging black gown, being thrifted.