Okay, so Fashion Is Art, and apparently, the canvas this year was just… skin.
Sheer skin, and diamond-covered, feather-draped, barely-there skin. Beyoncé walked in with a skeleton outlined in actual diamonds (plus a feathered train longer than your patience).
And Gigi showed up in custom Miu Miu, looking like a dream your fashion-brain had at 3 am.
Blackpink star and co-chair Lisa literally became a living sculpture in head-to-toe white Robert Wun.
The theme said Fashion Is Art, and these looks were the art, darling.
Okay, But Can We TALK About These Met Gala Looks?
Sheer. Skeletal. Sculptural. The Met Gala red carpet was giving art history class, except nobody was sleeping through THIS lecture.
Rihanna in Maison Margiela
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Nobody asked Rihanna to make Maison Margiela feel dangerous, but here she is, doing it anyway.
Colman Domingo
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Colman Domingo walked in custom Valentino, dressed sharp and deliberate, like a man who knows exactly the kind of story he’s telling.
Tate McRae
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Tate McRae, dressed in Valentino, created a dreamy runway, trading teen pop for Alessandro Michele’s theatrical glam.
Russell Wilson and Ciara
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Russell Wilson and Ciara arrived as royal Egyptians in matching custom couture, complete with gold embellishments and a headdress that said “pharaoh couple goals.
Sabrina Carpenter in Dior
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Sabrina Carpenter sparkled so hard the Met had to dim the chandeliers, and she came with a sweet, sharp, and literally made for the ‘Gram’ look.
Jack Harlow
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Jack Harlow understood the assignment. He came in looking cool, clean, and a little too smooth.
Natasha Poonawalla
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Natasha Poonawalla wears fashion like a dramatic alliance, very maximal, lavish, and built for pure spectacle.
Bad Bunny
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Bad Bunny showed up in prosthetics and carried a cane for his interpretations at the Met Gala.
Simone Ashley
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Simone Ashley walked in, sleek, radiant, and composed, the carpet like the opening scene of a very expensive film.
Blue Ivy Carter in Balenciaga
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Blue Ivy in Balenciaga is the youngest, coolest person in the room. Yet again.
Doechii
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Doechii came in like a statement. Experimental, electric, and the kind of energy that makes you stop mid-scroll and rewind.
Blake Lively in Versace
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Blake Lively showed up in full fantasy mode, which she always does.
Gracie Abrams
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Gracie Abrams’ look is soft, subtle, and quietly magnetic. She was the quiet one at the party, but somehow everyone was talking about her.
Joe Burrow in Bode
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Joe Burrow came in Bode, giving an offbeat swagger in textured, heritage-chic, and stylishly weird in the best possible way.
Katy Perry
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Katy Perry slays this year in a whimsical whipped cream explosion gown by Christian Cowan. This diva served!
Hailey Bieber in Head to Toe YSL
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Hailey Bieber makes minimalism look expensive, her quiet flex of clean lines. She looked clean, crisp, and gorgeous in a way that should be illegal.
Jeremy Pope
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Jeremy Pope doesn’t do small. His designer look was theatrical, very intentional in the way only a man fully in control of his presence can pull off.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley walked the carpet like a polished supermodel. She looked sleek, refined, and really very HOTTTT!
Daisy Edgar-Jones in Alexander McQueen
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Daisy Edgar-Jones wore Alexander McQueen, which was soft on the surface but had a bite underneath.
Emma Chamberlain in Mugler
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Emma Chamberlain in Mugler was the internet’s coolest girl, getting her sci-fi villain era.
Jay-Z
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Jay-Z showed up looking power personified, dressed in an understated, legendary way.
Miranda Kerr
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Miranda Kerr arrived in a classic, feminine, and the kind of look that makes you want to keep staring.
Tyla
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Tyla came through with a fresh, infectious star energy, and the designer put focus on her curves.
Imaan Hammam
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Imaan Hammam turned the red carpet into her personal runway with clean lines, high-fashion look, and model energy without trying too hard.
Babyface
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Babyface came dressed to the nines, looking smooth, classic, and utterly unbothered.
Iconic SZA in Bode
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SZA brought a soulful, unconventional glow that felt personal, in layers, texture, mystery, and a whole story underneath.
Hoyeon
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Hoyeon walked in with quiet intensity that holds your gaze, very demure, very sleek, and very mindful!
Justin Jefferson
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Justin Jefferson came polished, high-impact, and ready, and aced the red carpet look.
Cher in Burberry
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Cher came with the drama-queen-of-fashion energy, and she dressed as if she owned it.
Ayo Edebiri
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Ayo Edebiri dressed like the smartest person at the party who also happens to be the funniest.
Alexa Chung
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Alexa Chung made it look like she just threw something on, but actually spent six hours perfecting it.
Russell Westbrook
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Russell Westbrook is allergic to boring, and he came in with a strong silhouette, fearless energy, and confidence.
Jennie
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Jennie showed up, and the carpet collectively gagged. Sleek, seductive, and kept the theme on point.
Nicole Kidman in Chanel
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Nicole Kidman was luminous, statuesque, and dressed like the opening credits of a classic film, you get it?
Odessa A’zion
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Odessa A’zion came in with the cool-girl rebel energy, and she definitely knew what she was doing.
Teyana Taylor
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Teyana Taylor’s body language is itself the art, and the designer kept it fearless, fierce, and intense.
Karlie Kloss
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Karlie Kloss came in looking sleek, giving the mean girl vibes. The silhouette was clean lines hugging her body.
A$AP Rocky in Chanel
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A$AP Rocky in Chanel was the collision of luxury and rebellion that only one person on earth can make feel this natural.
Kim Kardashian in Allen Jones and Whitaker
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Kim Kardashian came with every seam strategically placed, very sleek, sculpted, and engineered, as always.
Sarah Paulson
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Sarah Paulson’s look had drama, wit, and just enough eccentric charm, which makes her the most interesting person in the room.
Anok Yai
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Anok Yais’s presence did the talking, and her designer look handled it well, very sculptural and commanding.
Kylie Jenner in Schiaparelli
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Kylie Jenner showed up airbrushed by moonlight, subtle, and honestly, thank goodness for that. What a Goddess.
John Imah
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John Imah stepped out with clean lines, a strong personality, and a presence that was the center of attention on the red carpet.
Greta Gerwig
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Greta Gerwig in Stella McCartney was intellect dressed in irreverent chic, a silhouette with a soft and subversive edge.
Doja Cat
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Doja Cat has yet again stood out. Made fashion into performance art AGAIN! Her designer look was daring, delightfully unhinged, and chic.
Beyoncé
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Beyoncé, in Olivier Rousteing, walked in last, and the internet gagged. She came in grand, immaculate, and structured like a monument.
Kendall Jenner in GapStudio by Zac Posen
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Kendall Jenner turned minimalism into a major statement. Guess less is always more when Kendall does it.
Kate Moss
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Kate Moss dressed cool with a stripped-back, effortless, and more iconic look, doing less than others.
Kris Jenner
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Kris Jenner arrived looking crisp, controlled, and exactly like the CEO of fabulous that she is.
Charli XCX
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Charli XCX brought brat energy to the carpet. She looked unbothered, sharp, cool, and deliberately a little chaotic.
Alex Consani
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Alex Consani brought high fashion with model charisma. She looked playful, angular, and styled just like the star she is.
Conclusion
And just like that, this year’s Met Gala was packed with diamonds, swept the feathers off the floor, and left us with a thousand screenshots.
Fashion Is Art, they said. And art, apparently, is sheer, skeletal, and served with feathers.
Every look was a statement. Every entrance, a whole moment. The carpet was just delivered in the best way humanly possible.
See you next year!
