Every year, as celebrities hit the carpet at the Met Gala, the first Monday in May also brings out the internet’s best couch critics. This year, fans judged various interpretations of the “Costume Art” theme and the “Fashion is Art” dress code. Stars like Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Heidi Klum, Sombr, and Chase Infiniti showed off their best museum-worthy looks — but tons of people just tuned in for the jokes and the countless memes the event inspired.
Carpenter arrived at the event in a Dior gown crafted from filmstrips from the 1954 film Sabrina. The dress had glimmering beads sewn into the film — and if you really squint, you can clearly see billing receipts from Letterboxd pro subscriptions. The look by Jonathan Anderson brought out some hilarious swipes at film fanatics.
Janelle Monáe was also one of the buzziest Met Gala attendees. Outfitted in an intricate gown by Christian Siriano, the musician called back to their ArchAndroid and Dirty Computer records with electrical cables, broken hardware, and fluttering metal insects. The fit was rich in detail, though the moss and leaf elements sparked less futuristic references.
Bad Bunny had a totally different take. He opted for prosthetics from Mike Marino, who made the superstar look five decades older in a matter of hours. Viewers compared the look to everything from the Weeknd’s Dawn FM album cover to Will Ferrell in a parody of The Matrix from the 2003 MTV Movie Awards.
For anyone hoping to DIY a version of their favorite look, X had them covered. People pointed out that Doja Cat’s Saint Laurent dress, for example, is just a role of tape away.
Looks from Katy Perry, Connor Storrie, Nicole Kidman, and more spoke to all the ways art as fashion can imitate the most relatable life scenarios.
And every Met Gala comes with a few misses, worst looks, and purely WTF moments— and those brought on some hilarious, if brutal, jokes.
And of course, it wouldn’t be the Met Gala without viewers poking fun at themselves for taking the event so seriously.
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