Rihanna’s red carpet Met Gala looks never disappoint.
The singer and Fenty Beauty CEO, who first attended the star-studded event in 2007, stunned once again at the 2026 Met Gala.
Rihanna was the last guest to walk the red carpet Monday night, wearing a custom Maison Margiela gown by Glenn Martens and an art deco-style headpiece, according to Vogue.
The handmade gown featured 115,000 crystal beads, jewels and chains and required over 1,300 hours of embroidery, according to Vogue.
In a video on social media, Rihanna said her look was inspired by her native Barbados. “I was coming out of an oyster shell, and I wanted all the pearls and stones to feel, like, oxidized in a way that felt not precious but also with a story,” she said.
She told Essence, “They say to be yourself, and I’m like I’m coming out of an oyster, a clamshell,” comparing it to a butterfly coming out of a cocoon.
Rihanna was joined on the red carpet by her partner, A$AP Rocky, who wore custom Chanel by Matthieu Blazy.
Describing Rihanna’s look, he said, “She’s shining like a diamond.”
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