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Sydney Morning Herald
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
50 Shades of Green: Anthony Pratt slays the Met Gala red carpet
We can now say with confidence that cardboard-box recycling billionaire Anthony Pratt at the Met Gala was easily this weekend's most successful Green. Not because of any affiliation with the troubled environmental political party, but because the chair of Visy and Pratt Industries served an arresting, green-themed look at the Met Gala fundraiser that we describe as clashing in confidence. CBD loves a clashing print (heck, any sort of clash is good copy). So we were pleased to see Pratt's suit teamed with the green theme and heroes the 'Pratt 100% Recycled' decals that were such a feature of last year's Met Gala Willy Wonka pink suit. Pratt repeated the mix of lime, green and lemon decals on a bright green shirt and tie, in contrasting styles so bold they risked triggering our photopsias. Pratt offset his two-piece suit with a dark-green hat and cane. But he swapped out last year's Balenciaga runners for more sensible Brooks sneakers, potentially sourced from the House of Rupert Murdoch. Throwing together the fashion fundraiser at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York – world's silliest 'look at me' event – with a billionaire's concept of fashion invokes CBD trepidation. Clearly, the event's theme of 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' was a tricky and ultimately impossible brief for the chair of Visy and Pratt Industries, who went solidly for 50 Shades of Green despite his personal colour palette not screaming 'spring'. Pratt, who now has a US green card and has an honorary title of Kentucky Colonel, was accompanied by his sister and Visy deputy chair Fiona Geminder. The family wealth is put at $25 billion. The pair's last big social function mentioned in dispatches was a lavish Visy party in March for the packaging industry and clients in a massive marquee at the Pratt family mansion of Raheen in Melbourne's Kew. Air Supply and DJ Mark Ronson performed, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flew all the way from Sydney just to give a short speech. Peter Dutton was an apology.
The Age
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
50 Shades of Green: Anthony Pratt slays the Met Gala red carpet
We can now say with confidence that cardboard-box recycling billionaire Anthony Pratt at the Met Gala was easily this weekend's most successful Green. Not because of any affiliation with the troubled environmental political party, but because the chair of Visy and Pratt Industries served an arresting, green-themed look at the Met Gala fundraiser that we describe as clashing in confidence. CBD loves a clashing print (heck, any sort of clash is good copy). So we were pleased to see Pratt's suit teamed with the green theme and heroes the 'Pratt 100% Recycled' decals that were such a feature of last year's Met Gala Willy Wonka pink suit. Pratt repeated the mix of lime, green and lemon decals on a bright green shirt and tie, in contrasting styles so bold they risked triggering our photopsias. Pratt offset his two-piece suit with a dark-green hat and cane. But he swapped out last year's Balenciaga runners for more sensible Brooks sneakers, potentially sourced from the House of Rupert Murdoch. Throwing together the fashion fundraiser at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York – world's silliest 'look at me' event – with a billionaire's concept of fashion invokes CBD trepidation. Clearly, the event's theme of 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' was a tricky and ultimately impossible brief for the chair of Visy and Pratt Industries, who went solidly for 50 Shades of Green despite his personal colour palette not screaming 'spring'. Pratt, who now has a US green card and has an honorary title of Kentucky Colonel, was accompanied by his sister and Visy deputy chair Fiona Geminder. The family wealth is put at $25 billion. The pair's last big social function mentioned in dispatches was a lavish Visy party in March for the packaging industry and clients in a massive marquee at the Pratt family mansion of Raheen in Melbourne's Kew. Air Supply and DJ Mark Ronson performed, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flew all the way from Sydney just to give a short speech. Peter Dutton was an apology.
News.com.au
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Aussie billionaire Anthony Pratt steps out in eccentric Met Gala outfit
Australian packaging billionaire Anthony Pratt has once again swapped the board room for the red carpet as he attended the Met Gala in New York today. The 65-year-old, who is known as the 'The Cardboard King' in Australia, made a bold fashion statement as he walked the famous steps at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for the yearly fashion event. Just like last year, Pratt was very on-brand as he promoted recycling, wearing a predominantly green suit with the words '100% Recycled' printed all over. He capped off his look with a green felt bowler hat and black sneakers. It's no secret that the businessman, who reportedly has a staggering personal fortune of $23 billion, has been on a mission to increase sustainability within Australia's packaging industry. Last July, the chairman of Australian-based packaging company Visy announced it is investing more than $2 billion to transform recycling and remanufacturing. His announcement came two months after he made his stance loud and clear at the Met Gala that year, rocking up to the event wearing a neon pink top coat embroidered with the recycling logo. Other guests at this year's Met Gala stuck to the 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' theme, with stars such as actor Colman Domingo and actress Joey King also stepping out in bold fashion looks. Met Galas aside, Pratt is well known for throwing his own lavish parties. In February 2024, he flew US pop star Katy Perry to his historic Melbourne mansion Raheen to perform in front of 220 guests – and he paid her a cool $1.5 million. Then last December, Pratt threw a lavish soiree for himself at the 5-star Mandarin Oriental hotel to mark his move from Melbourne to New York City. The star-studded guest list featured the likes of Keith Urban and Chris Rock.
Bloomberg
01-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Australian Tycoon Pumps Billions Into Trump's America
By Updated on Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt pledged $5 billion to support President Donald Trump's push to re-industrialize America, joining a group of corporate leaders visiting the White House to mark the administration's first 100 days. Pratt, who became a permanent US resident last year and is now based in New York, said in a statement on LinkedIn that the investment will result in 5,000 new manufacturing jobs in states including Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona.
AU Financial Review
01-05-2025
- Business
- AU Financial Review
Pratt pumps billions into Trump's America in White House meet
Washington | Billionaire Anthony Pratt has pledged $US5 billion ($7.8 billion) to support President Donald Trump's push to re-industrialise America, joining a group of corporate leaders visiting the White House to mark the administration's first 100 days. Pratt, who became a permanent US resident last year and is now based in New York, said the investment will result in 5000 new manufacturing jobs across the US in the rust belt states of Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania, and in Arizona in the southwest. Bloomberg Wealth
