This year she wore a floral gown from the fall 2016 Comme de Garcons collection. Rihanna always comes to the Met Gala in theme, but never looking cartoonish or Halloween-y. Rihanna attends the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on in New York City. This year, the Yale grad switched it up for a bold orange, off-the-shoulder dress with floral plumage at the bust by Prada. Last year, her striking hairdo was a tribute to singer Nina Simone and African sculpture that complemented her green jewel-toned gown. Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o is a bona-fide red carpet star. Lupita Nyong’o attends the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on in New York City. Rihanna, Tracee Ellis Ross, Maxwell, and Pharrell Williams’ wife, Helen Lasichanh - definitely not what you would call shrinking fashion violets. While the looks were relatively safe for their first go-round at the Met, they were still out here looking bad and boujee. One of Quavo’s chains was the bust of Yoda. All three looked fearless in matching Versace suits, sets of glittering rings, and blinged-out bracelets and watches. Quavo, Takeoff and Offset apparently know the secret to winning the Met Gala’s red carpet. Offset, Quavo and Takeoff of Migos attends the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on in New York City. A-Rod was careful to avoid stepping on J-Lo’s dramatic train. The retired Yankees slugger Alex Rodriugez stood by as Jennifer Lopez shined in a full-on baby blue princess gown by Valentino. Making their official red carpet debut, newly minted power couple A-Lo (or J-Rod, which sounds slightly naughtier), brought old-school Hollywood glamour to this year’s Met Gala. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez attend the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on in New York City. Anthony’s sheer, long-sleeved black gown just put designer Thai Nguyen Atelier on the map. Last month she announced a surprise separation from NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony amid infidelity rumors, but last night she issued a fashion smackdown via Instagram to the world and perhaps her estranged husband (and former Met Gala date): “Unbreakable” is the caption. The MVP award goes to actress and mother La La Anthony. La La Anthony attends the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on in New York City.ĭia Dipasupil/Getty Images For Entertainment Weekly The event is superpricey (tickets go for $30,000 each, and tables run to $275,000), the guest list is very exclusive, and the red carpet tends to encourage the kind of damn-the-torpedoes fashion chances that celebs used to take. The Met Gala, once a lily-white, insiders-only affair for people in the fashion business, now attracts a hugely diverse set of attendees. But those who did - Rihanna, Tracee Ellis Ross, Maxwell, and Pharrell Williams’ wife, Helen Lasichanh - are definitely not what you would call shrinking fashion violets. So the stage was set to see which famous folks would have the courage to wear Kawakubo’s designs on this year’s red carpet. Some of her garments don’t actually look like something a stylish person would (or should) wear. Only the most daring fashion souls actually wear head-to-toe Comme des Garçons. After all, the current Costume Institute exhibition honors Rei Kawakubo, the Japanese designer behind avant-garde fashion house Comme des Garçons, which she founded in 1969. The dress code for this year’s Met Gala, the short name for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s annual benefit, was supposed to be experimental and hip.
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