Forget pointe de venise lace, layers of French tulle, and PVC leather – the usual costume institute party fare – because at last night’s Met Gala 2023 an abundance of bejewelled, crystal-embellished and pearl-encrusted looks dominated the red carpet.
On Monday night, ‘fashion’s biggest night out’, otherwise known as the Met Gala, took place to raise funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City under the theme ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’ to pay tribute to the late designer, who was a regular guest at the benefit.
While the likes of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson, and Sabrina Dhowre Elba and Idris Elba were dubbed ‘couples of the night’, and Jared Leto’s Choupette-inspired feline costume dominated conversations across the globe, a new fashion hero emerged – jewels.
Rapper Lil Nas X walked the catwalk covered in silver body paint and sparkly rhinestones, in addition to pearl detailing around his neck and face. His silver thong was accessorised with a belt made out of pearls, while make-up artist Pat McGrath placed a staggering 5,000 stones and 218,784 round flatback Swarovski crystals on his face.
‘Lil Nas X approached this year’s Met Gala with a vision to create a beauty look that was as daring and transformative as his personality,’ McGrath said in a press release.
Feline-inspired attire was also the choice du jour for Doja Cat, who slipped into a figure-hugging Swarovski-crystallised custom Oscar de la Renta gown, topped with cat-shaped and a prosthetic-augmented face.
Others took a more muted take on the jewel trend, such as new mother Keke Palmer dressed in a custom-made strapless column gown made of pastel tweed by designer Sergio Hudson, and covered in over 12,000 Swarovski crystals and pearls.
Kim Kardashian swapped her SKIMS for pearls on the night too, dressed in custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture by Daniel Roseberry,…
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