A lot of fashion-forward celebrities showed up to the Met Gala in NYC on Monday night, but one very important figure was missing from the fun: Sarah Jessica Parker [1]. This is a huge deal. We've grown accustomed to seeing SJP at the big event every year, because let's be real: she is New York City fashion. There isn't an art exhibit, Broadway play opening, or ballet fundraiser [2] where she doesn't at least pop up inside, so we — and many other Met Gala followers — are pretty bummed that she didn't attend.

Why wasn't she there? Is she sick? Tired? Busy filming Sex and the City [3] 3? Is it because that woman tried to come for her Hamilton-inspired look [4] last year?! The only clue we had about her whereabouts is a cryptic Instagram video [5] she shared on Monday morning while making coffee, and it wasn't much to go on. And before you ask, YES, we also checked her BFF Andy Cohen's Twitter feed [6], and there was nothing there either. People did report on Tuesday that SJP decided to skip the Met Gala [7] to "stay and work on her HBO series Divorce [8]" instead. We understand having work commitments, but it doesn't make us any less upset.