Met Gala: Kim Kardashian's corset takes her breath - and possibly her ribs - away
'They say fashion hurts, but it shouldn't actually cause a pulmonary embolism, Kim.' Picture: Matt Crossick/PA Wire
The Garden of Time was the theme for the Met Gala, as the bold and the beautiful gave us plebs a hit of the high life, with extravagant outfits, outlandish accessories, and plenty of baffling sartorial choices.
The theme, inspired by the Costume Institute's exhibition Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, seemed to scupper some celebs.
A startling amount of the outfits seemed to have nothing to do with gardens but a fair few of them looked like they didn't have time to pull the whole thing together.
Doja Cat landed in a towel, the poor pet. Sure, we've all been there, the taxi beeping outside and you're only getting out of the shower.
She changed into a wet, Vetements T-shirt dress with the makeup streaming down her face. Morto for her.
But at least she had something on.
Rita Ora deliberately donned a see-through jumpsuit, the colour of your nan's old tights, with a necklace of long beads barely covering her lady garden. Perhaps that was her interpretation of the theme?
She must have been in a fierce rush out the door too because the poor thing forgot to pull a comb through her hair.
One can only pray the nudie jumpsuit isn't going to make its way into her Penneys collection, I couldn't be dealing with Cork teenagers going around dressed like cappuccino-stained condoms. We just don't have the weather for it.
Kim Kardashian looked like she dashed the fash too, with an auld grey cardigan thrown over her shoulders and her roots showing. The gúna was breathtaking - literally. The poor girl was like a docked goldfish trying to suck a breath in, and no wonder.
The John Galliano chainmail-esque corset was exquisite but it cinched her waist to 19 inches apparently - hello, that's my wrist on a good day. They say fashion hurts, but it shouldn't actually cause a pulmonary embolism, Kim.
Another dedicated follower of fashion who stopped us - and herself - in our tracks was singer Tyla. At last, an attendee who actually had a stab at the theme!
She was dazzling in a sand sculpture of a Balmain gown created by the label’s artistic director, Olivier Rousteing, with her shoulders shimmering and a bespoke hourglass clutch.
Teeny fly in the sand though, she couldn't actually walk in the creative couture and had to be unceremoniously carried up the steps and plopped down to pout for the photographers, then hoiked up by a tuxedoed flunky and moved on again. Who has the time for THAT?
One can only imagine what happened when she needed to attend to her bladder. Although, sand is lauded for its absorption qualities.
Cardi B required the assistance of 10 men to fluff and puff her baffling black tulle train, and Zendaya slayed on the dress front, but I fear she has a date with the chiropractor in her future; her oversized floral headpiece looked divine as she jutted her chin and dipped her shoulder but it's a crick waiting to happen.
Meanwhile, Katy Perry appeared in a metal corset with a grass skirt - or did she?
Katy Perry. That’s it. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/OT51H6wJ9i
— javi (@jxries) May 6, 2024
Nope, she got AI to create the look and posted it on her social media, meanwhile she was probably flung on the sofa in her PJs eating her curry in a hurry with her free 'Just Eat' vouchers. Bravo, Perry!
Our Irish fashionistas did us proud, with Samantha Barry, Andrew Scott, Eve Hewson and Jamie Dornan rocking the style, and Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson, stepping out in sparkling green shoes and a gold shamrock pin.
We were all agog to see Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter make their debut as a couple. Barry swaggered in a Burberry suit, looking rakish in a velvet jacket, pinstripe waistcoat, ruffled shirt and a top hat. He looked like a sexy Artful Dodger.
He dodged the theme too, like most of them, but what gala goers lacked in thematic diffidence they made up for in bonkers set pieces. A triumph!
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