It’s May 4—and this year, it’s not just Star Wars Day. Today happens to be the first Monday in May (or Tuesday, depending on where you’re placed on the globe), which means the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s costume benefit is in full swing. While this year’s Costume Art exhibition examines fashion as an embodied art form, the dress code is simply ‘Fashion is Art’.
Sounds easy enough? Below, The Nod team’s thoughts on the live action unfolding on the cobblestone carpet.
Emma Chamberlain in Mugler
“Off to a strong start with a legendary throwback to Thierry Mugler’s La Chimère gown from haute couture 1997!” — Chloe Chou
Ashley Graham in Di Petsa
“The Wetlook dress was on top of my predictions for this year, and I’m so glad Ashley Graham wore it. Apparently, she was sewn into the look. I love that her hair’s wet. Slick!” — Chloe Chou
Cara Delevingne in Ralph Lauren
“A sheer surprise! I love a quasi-naked moment. Is this vintage?” — Chloe Chou
Nicole Kidman in Chanel
“First Chanel look by Matthieu Blazy on the Met Gala carpet! Sequinned and plumed!” — Chloe Chou
Anna Wintour in Chanel
“Two feathered Chanels back-to-back. Lemarié’s had a busy few months! Always nice to see Anna smile.” — Chloe Chou
Lauren Sánchez Bezos in Schiaparelli
“A Madame X reference, but I guess I expected a little more. I like the back?” — Chloe Chou
“She has all the money in the world and yet, she still decided to dress this basic? Tsk tsk.” — Sheya Kurian
Isha Ambani in Gaurav Gupta
“Isha Ambani comes with her own PSA: It's mango season.” — Megha Mahindru
Gwendoline Christie in Giles Deacon
“What’s better than one Gwendoline Christie? Two of her!” — Shalini Shah
“Christie is looking like a John Sargent painting brought to life. But with a mask of her own face as an accessory.” — Butool Jamal
Nichapat Suphap in Robert Wun
“I just knew someone would do Robert Wun’s hands but what’s insane about this look is that the hands move thanks to the magic of Casey Curran. Genius!” — Chloe Chou
Lena Mahfouf in Burc Akyol
“Big day for hands and boobies! I actually love this look because I am a perv. I love the body.” — Chloe Chou
Naomi Osaka in Robert Wun
“She’s such a fashion girl and I love this Robert Wun collection so much. It’s killer. I’m glad he’s got more than one look tonight!” — Chloe Chou
Katy Perry in Stella McCartney
“Katy Perry in Stella McCartney ready to go fencing before dinner.” — Shalini Shah
Claire Foy in Erdem
“Another Madame X but the execution’s actually lovely!” — Chloe Chou
Bill Skarsgård in Thom Browne
“Hot!” — Chloe Chou
Anne Hathaway in Michael Kors and Bvlgari high jewellery
“We love how many artists have been name-checked tonight. Kors said this black and white gown was hand painted by artist Peter McGough just for the evening.” – Butool Jamal
Gigi Hadid in Miu Miu
“A pretty lowkey look by Hadid was this Miu Miu gown that she collaged with the Miu Miu team herself. Another naked dress added to our list.” – Butool Jamal
Connor Storrie in Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. brooches
“Connor Storrie in Saint Laurent (with a polka-dotted bow) and Hudson Williams leaving the Mark hotel in a bathrobe later seem to have the red carpet covered between them.” –Butool Jamal
Alex Consani in Gucci
“This dress looked so freaking good on the steps it’s insane. Adding another picture of it cause you need to see it to believe it. Wowza! Bonus points for being quasi-naked.” — Chloe Chou
Sabrina Carpenter in Dior and Louboutin shoes
“A custom Dior look made entirely of real film! And not just any film, the actual film Sabrina. Such an intellectual, Jonathan Anderson way of approaching Carpenter’s showgirl style.” — Butool Jamal
Kylie Jenner in Schiaparelli
“Kylie Jenner in custom Schiaparelli is everyone once the champagne’s drunk and the heels are off.”— Shalini Shah
“I would have cried for some vintage Schiaparelli, this feels seen...” –Naheed Driver
Hailey Bieber in Saint Laurent
“A gold corset? Groundbreaking. With her clean-girl look Bieber is like a gorgeous walking advertisement for Rhode’s skincare. And is that a Scandi scarf!” — Butool Jamal
“I think I’ve seen this film before... It reminds me so much of Isha Ambani’s Schiaparelli sari look from 2024.” — Chloe Chou
Heidi Klum in Mike Marino
“Heidi Klum is a sculpture from the 1800s. She says it took her 20 minutes to get ready. Yeah we don’t believe her.” —Shalini Shah
Julianne Moore in Tom Ford
“Madame X reference count: 3. Beautifully cut!” — Chloe Chou
Karan Johar in Manish Malhotra
“The major Manish Malhotra coat features a hand painted recreation of multiple Raja Ravi Varma paintings. I can recognise ‘Hamsa Damayanti’ and ‘Kadambari’ but there’s obviously more.” – Butool Jamal
Doja Cat in Saint Laurent
“Doja Cat has two words for her latex Saint Laurent dress: Grecian butterscotch. The look’s vanilla compared to her past Met Gala moments but we get it.” — Shalini Shah
Lisa Airan in vintage Christopher Kane
“2015 Christopher Kane! This look really gives bodies, bodies, bodies.” — Chloe Chou
Janelle Monae in Christian Siriano
“It’s Janelle Monae vs the machine in custom Christian Siriano. She never disappoints.” —Shalini Shah
Chase Infiniti in Thom Browne
“Who doesn’t love some trompe l’oeil, especially if it’s Chase Infiniti in Thom Browne.”— Shalini Shah
Lena Dunham in Valentino
“Her look is inspired by Baroque painting Judith Slaying Holofernes and Cara Delevingne said ‘Go be that blood splatter’ and honestly, I see that.” — Ruhi Gilder
SZA in Bode
“Everything and bought and recycled from eBay, wow this is how you do it.” – Naheed Driver
Kendall Jenner in custom Gap Studio by Zac Posen
“Were Kendall and Kylie planning on twinning?” — Chloe Chou
“Did Kendall just wear a Gap version of her sister Kylie’s dress?” — Naheed Driver
Kim Kardashian in custom Allen Jones and Whitaker Malem and Louboutin shoes
“I’m over seeing breastplates and armour, but this one is created by the same duo that made Batman’s and Wonder Woman’s, so that’s cool.” — Chloe Chou
Beyoncé in Olivier Rousteing
“It’s giving modern monarch meets archival goddess.” — Naheed Driver
Eileen Gu in Iris Van Herpen
“Olympian Eileen Gu in an Iris Van Herpen dress brings bubbles and levity.” —Shalini Shah
“I think it's impossible to go wrong with Iris Van Herpen. This was too pretty to behold.” — Chloe Chou
Lisa in Robert Wun and Bvlgari high jewellery
“It’s giving bride, but Met Gala edition.” — Ruhi Gilder
“What’s the Robert Wun count because this might truly be his night...” — Chloe Chou
Bad Bunny in Zara
“Is it giving daddy? No, its giving grandpa.” – Naheed Driver
Gracie Abrams in Chanel
“Gustav Klimt! I love how her glam also matches the original portrait. The workmanship on the dress is truly gorgeous.” — Chloe Chou
Sarah Paulson in Matières Fécales
“My pay day look.” – Naheed Driver
Camila Mendes in Manish Malhotra
“Finally, a non-Raja Ravi Varma reference! Malhotra cited the women in Amrita Sher-Gil's paintings as his muse for Mendes’s corseted chiffon look. Complete with MM high jewellery of course.” — Butool Jamal
Bhavitha Mandava in Chanel
“As cute as this is, I think we need to see Bhavitha in a different set of clothes. This is too fresh to feel overplayed, but here we are. Her glam looks great though.” — Chloe Chou
Cardi B in Marc Jacobs
“The B in Cardi B here is for Boobs? Balloons? The outfit is from Marc Jacobs fall 2025 and takes inspiration from the life-sized dolls of German artist Hans Bellmer.” — Butool Jamal
Jennie in Chanel
“She looks like a mermaid! The light reflecting off of it is gorgeous. And she also has silver pigment on her fingers like Ashley Graham!” — Chloe Chou
Anok Yai in Balenciaga
“Wow, look at her looking like a bronze statue. That make up needs an award.” – Naheed Driver
“Couture by Pierpaolo is just magic. I love how he can make a singular colour feel so multi-dimensional.” — Chloe Chou
Margot Robbie in Chanel
“I love this train. And the hair!” — Chloe Chou
Rihanna in Maison Margiela
“Of course Rihanna makes a late entrance in a sculptural metallic number by Maison Margiela. A$AP Rocky in baby pink makes for the perfect arm candy. Please zoom in on Ri's nails, though.” — Shalini Shah
Doechii in Marc Jacobs
“On a nakedness scale of 0 to 10, this is a solid 8. Barefoot is truly the new luxury.” — Chloe Chou
Paloma Elsesser in Bureau of Imagination by Francesco Risso
“Just... amazing! Easily one of the best looks of the night and the most pleasant surprise. The look was apparently patchworked from 30 vintage dresses Risso bought off eBay!” — Chloe Chou
Ayo Edebiri in Chanel
“If a Grecian statue and an angel had a baby... I don’t think I’m making a lot of sense at this point but yep, that’s Ayo Edebiri tonight. Reminds me of Cinderella getting dressed by birds.” — Chloe Chou
Simone Ashley in Stella McCartney
“Our modern day Joan of Arc. Unlike her character in The Devil Wears Prada 2 who wore Armani for a gala, Ashley opted for a much more naked dress made of repurposed Falabella chains. ” — Butool Jamal
“You know I love it.” — Chloe Chou
A$AP Rocky in Chanel
“A$AP sees a mango on the carpet and raises you an apple. I think he should only do cosy, pyjama-adjacent looks on the Met Gala carpet and make it a tradition. He can pull it off cause he, too, is a Fashion Killa.” — Chloe Chou
