Rihanna at the 2023 Met Gala.Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty
Towards the end of the 2023Met Galared carpet Monday night, fans and press had one person on the brain —Rihanna.
This meant the superstar’s entrance would be the most-watched and highly anticipated moment of the evening. And it was.
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna at the 2023 Met Gala.John Shearer/WireImage
Her show-stopping arrival left us with logistical questions, though: Did the couple miss out on the seated dinner? Did they mingle with stars inside before the night’s end? And, of course, did their tardiness go against Met Gala etiquette?
When asked who is allowed to show up late for a Met Gala red carpet, Wintour definitely answered, “Rihanna.”
As for the other inquiries, those might be answered with a “maybe.” According toNBC New York, guests trickle into the Metropolitan Museum of Art for cocktails at 6 p.m. That lasts for a couple of hours until the seated dinner, which is scheduled for around 8 p.m. Last night’s red carpet live stream went until about 9 p.m. as a few red carpet stragglers trickled in (and likely rushed straight to dinner).
Since her debut in 2007, there have been only a few times when Rihanna’s made a prompt appearance, such as in 2018, the yearshe was one of the co-chairsfor the “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” theme. Otherwise, let’s just say the carpet is on Rihanna-time.
Read ahead to see which Met Galas the cosmetics mogul pulled up to fashionably late — and the looks that were worth the build-up.
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A$AP Rocky and Rihanna at the 2023 Met Gala.Mike Coppola/Getty
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At around 10 p.m. — four hours after the red carpet began — the “Rude Boy” singer and “A$AP Forever” rapper took the famous steps in Valentino and Gucci respectively.
Always one to take up space on the carpet with the most architectural of looks, Rihanna arrived in a head-to-toe white outfit featuring what could be considered a large-scale balaclava covered in white camellia appliqués. She also wore cat eye sunglasses with massivefanned-out faux eyelashes.
Rihanna’s headpiece was then transformed into a shawl draped around her elbows. Underneath the piece was a billowing white gown that showed off her growing bump. She also wore pearl necklaces and fingerless leather gloves.
A$AP Rocky strayed away from the norm, clad in a tartan kilt over rhinestone-accented jeans and teamed with four belts. He paid homage to Lagerfeld in a black blazer, leather tie and sunglasses, all sartorial items that were a part of the designer’s uniform.
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ASAP Rocky and Rihanna.Mike Coppola/Getty
At 10 p.m. this year as well, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky made their Met Gala couple debut after red-carpet hours. The carpet opened at 5:30 p.m. and closed at 9 p.m., perThe CutandVoguerespectively, making the couple way, way late.
Rihanna again proved to be the queen of custom dressing, wearing anoversized sculptural coat dressand over 267 carats of Bulgari jewels, plus a Thelma West ring and Maria Tash earrings.
Meanwhile, A$AP Rocky bundled up in a multi-color quilted blanket.
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The dress' fur-trimmed and flower-patterned train flowed down the stairs effortlessly for that wow factor expected of a red-carpet finale.
source: people.com
