Lil Nas Xcontinues to make style statements everywhere he goes.
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He made a grand entrance on the red carpet, draped in a regal gold velvety cloak with a long train, which was fit for a king. Next, Lil Nas X removed his cape on the carpet, revealing a full gold suit of armor underneath, which was complemented with a pair of gold earrings and some subtle gold winged eyeliner.
For his final look of the evening, the performer wore a fitted, long-sleeve black jumpsuit with a plunging zipper, all covered in sparkling gold jewels. He paired the look with black combat boots and accessorized it with a gold choker.
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“How did I decide to get this look? Well, it was about three different looks,” he told Keke Palmer on the red carpet duringVogue’s livestream. He said after he took off his “amour,” then, “We got to sexy. You know, we got really sexy slutty.”
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Asked how he has the freedom to express his vision, Lil Nas X noted that “COVID let me get a lot of time to think and learn to block people’s thoughts about what I have to do… [I] just like, realized we only get one chance to do this.”
This year’s gala celebrates the museum’s two-part exhibit, kicking off withIn America: A Lexicon of Fashionon Sept. 18 and In America: An Anthology of Fashion on May 5, 2022. According toVogueand exhibit organizers, part one will “celebrate The Costume Institute’s 75th anniversary and explore a modern vocabulary of American fashion.”
Be sure to check out all of PEOPLE’sMet Gala coverageto get the latest news on fashion’s biggest night.
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Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this year’s Met Gala event organizers have issued a vaccination mandate and mask requirement (all guests are expected to wear a mask indoors except when eating or drinking),a spokesperson for The Met confirmed to PEOPLE.
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This marks his first appearance at the Met Gala, and from the grand entrance he made, we don’t think it’ll be his last.
source: people.com
