Rihanna has become the de facto queen of the Met Gala carpet. From her magnificent yellow Guo Pei from 2015’s “China: Through the Looking Glass,” to her Papal Margiela look for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” in 2018, the singer and entrepreneur’s fashion knows no bounds.
After shutting down last year’s carpet in a show-stopping Valentino Haute Couture dress, with a voluminous coat made of 3D camellias, we can’t help but wonder: What does Rihanna have in store for the 2024 Met Gala?
This year’s May 6 Met, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” is dedicated to breathing new life into garments too old and fragile to be worn again. That blend of old and new, along with the “Garden of Time” dress code, leaves us a lot of options for Rih’s look.
So, in the spirit of the occasion, we’ve taken a deep dive into the Vogue Runway archives to guess—or suggest—what Rihanna could wear to the 2024 Met Gala.
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Alexander McQueen spring 2007
If Margiela Artisinal had an older sister, it would be Alexander McQueen’s spring 2007 collection. Originally worn on the runway by Raquel Zimmermann, this dress in particular seems well-suited for the Fenty founder. The sexy, exaggerated proportions and the flowers bursting from the seams have Rihanna all over it.