2024 met gala The red carpet is officially over with no Rihanna insight.
According to PeopleFounder of Fenty Beauty Was scheduled to attend the annual fashion event But On Monday May 6 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, However, a source told the outlet that she has come down with the flu.
Her fans were immediately disappointed by her lack of attendance at this year’s Met Gala outfit Lovers alike. On X, formerly on Twitter, a user wrote after vogue’s Red carpet livestream ends immediately 8.30pm ET: “The Met Gala is over??? No Rihanna? No Blake Lively?”
“I’m really sad that Rihanna is no longer going,” another fan said in response to the news that the “Diamonds” singer is in bad shape.
Many fans were eagerly awaiting Rihanna’s arrival, given that she is known to single-handedly deliver some of the most memorable fashion looks at the Met Gala. In fact, Savage x Fenty designer Recently she gave hints about her outfit For this year’s theme, titled “The Garden of Time”.
talking to the trend In April, Rihanna teased what fans can expect at the Met Gala. “I’m going to wear something Fenty! Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Savage,” she said at the time.
Focusing on the Met Gala dress code, which emphasizes themes of fleeting beauty, Rihanna said she would take a step back from her wild side and showcase a more modest personality. “I have done a lot in my life. I have my nipples out, my panties out,” she said. “But now, those are things that, I think as a mother and a growing young woman — the emphasis on youth — are things that I think I would never do. Like: ‘Oh my God, I really did that?’ Nips out?’”
Last year, Rihanna attended the Met Gala with her boyfriend A$AP Rocky — despite their late arrival, which came after long time the trend abruptly ended its livestream coverage Of the incident. She wore a white Valentino gown to the 2023 Met Gala, which was themed in honor of the late Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld. She gave an update on her second pregnancy, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky — who are also parents to son RZA — welcomed their second son, Riot Rose, in August 2023.
As in previous years, the “Umbrella” singer has wore everything From the Pope-inspired headdress designed by John Galliano to the yellow gown by Guo Pei that took two years to make.
While Rihanna was absent from this year’s Met Gala, actor Zendaya returned to the Met Gala for the first time in five years. Challengers The star, who also served as co-chair of the event wore a custom peacock gown Designed by John Galliano for Maison Margiela Artisanal. Her dramatic blue and green gown was a symbol of Dior’s Spring 1999 couture collection, which was also designed by Galliano. Her shoes were custom Tabi pumps by Christian Louboutin for Maison Margiela, while her jewelery was Bulgari.
One fan on X said: “Already the best look of the night,” while another person wrote: “Oh she got the assignment.”
The theme of the 2024 Met Gala was “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” – which coincides with the opening of the Costume Institute’s annual exhibition. The exhibition focuses on 50 historically significant pieces of fashion, some of which are so fragile that they can never be worn again.
In keeping with the theme, guests were encouraged to follow the Met Gala’s dress code, in what is called “The Garden of Time”. The dress code takes inspiration from a 1962 short story of the same title written by JG Ballard, which focuses on the theme of fleeting beauty.
some met gala guests explained the topic completely of this year’s fashion extravagance, while others simply Adopted the clear by wearing garlands To represent a real garden.
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