It seems the billionaire duo are trying to colonise the fashion sphere with Amazon’s sponsorship of the Met Gala – but have they gone too far?
Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos attend the Christian Dior Haute Couture Week Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in January. Photo: Getty
Lauren Sánchez in a Schiaparelli dress at her wedding in Venice in June 2025. Photo: Getty
(L-R) Lauren Sánchez, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and Anna Wintour attends the Tom Ford AW20 show. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
I’ve recently noticed discourse online about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sánchez Bezos. The billionaire duo – who literally dress like supervillains – once colonised outer space. Now they’re after the fashion sphere and I’m not happy about it.
Amazon has been announced as the lead sponsor for the upcoming Met Gala. This has received public backlash as the company has been widely criticised for its treatment of staff and for the knock-on effect of damaging small businesses. Anna Wintour has defended her choice to accept Amazon as sponsor, telling CNN that Lauren Sánchez Bezos is a “great lover of costume and obviously of fashion”. Enlightening.
Past key sponsors of the Met Gala have included Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Marc Jacobs and so on. Although it’s important to point out that companies like TikTok, Instagram, Apple, Yahoo and Amazon have sponsored in the past, so it’s not the first time a big tech business will be partaking, nor indeed Amazon itself.
Lauren Sánchez in a Schiaparelli dress at her wedding in Venice in June 2025. Photo: Getty
So, what makes this different? I think it’s our current climate. According to the world inequality report; the top 10pc own three-quarters of global wealth, while the bottom half holds only 2pc. People are feeling the wealth divide now more than ever. It’s infuriating to be locked out of a housing market and struggling to buy groceries while billionaires are hoarding wealth… and now we’re meant to celebrate them and applaud while they ascend the Met Museum steps?
I understand that fashion is a money game – you need consumers who can afford the high price tags and it’s always been this way. I’m happy for Bezos and Sánchez Bezos to fill their home with luxury goods, that’s their business. But what I don’t appreciate is having them shoved down our throats by the media, and now watching them insert themselves into the culture.
(L-R) Lauren Sánchez, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and Anna Wintour attends the Tom Ford AW20 show. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
The couple were paraded around during SS26 fashion week, Sánchez Bezos walking side by side with Wintour. They attended the Dior SS26 show and were photographed with Northern Irish designer JW Anderson.
Sánchez Bezos is no doubt, making a bid to be a fashion girly. While I must admit I’m a fan of some of her looks, particularly the Schiaparelli gown she wore during her wedding trip, I don’t see her as a connoisseur of fashion; she’s simply someone who has access.
Sánchez Bezos is currently being styled by Law Roach, who notably dresses Zendaya. Roach dressed the former journalist in a vintage Dior suit with a fur collar designed by Galliano and something about the look just didn’t read well. He styled it with a grey lace bra poking out underneath, a Lady Dior handbag the same cool tone as the dress and grey pumps which just made the look fall flat. In the words of the great Dolly Parton: “It cost a lot to look this cheap.”
It seems Lauren is taking Bezos along for the fashion ride also; the billionaire has spruced himself up and has taken to wearing shiny suits since their engagement. I don’t know what I did in a past life, but apparently my punishment is having to look at Jeff Bezos in a cowboy hat. I believe this year’s hottest fashion accessory at the MET Gala won’t appear on the carpet but rather outside the museum: an ‘Eat The Rich’ poster held by protestors.
