Kylie Jenner shocked Met Gala fans and attendees on Monday with what might be her most bizarre outfit to date.
The 28-year-old Kardashians star scandalized her fans when she wore a flesh-colored Schiaparelli gown featuring a bodysuit with what appeared to be fake nipple imprints.
She left little to the imagination with the head-scratching outfit, which emphasized her shockingly slim waist.
Jenner added an extra confrontational touch by seemingly bleaching her eyebrows before she strutted down the iconic red carpet in New York City, while her boyfriend Timothée Chalamet was nowhere to be seen.
Jenner’s ensemble featured a flesh-colored bodysuit – possibly inspired by her sister Kim Kardashian’s Skims line – that reached up to highlight her prominent cleavage.
It also appeared to show a belly button over her midriff, though it wasn’t clear if it was her real one or just a playful imprint.
Kylie Jenner shocked Met Gala fans and attendees on Monday with what might be her most bizarre outfit to date. The 28-year-old Kardashians star scandalized her fans when she wore a flesh colored dress featuring what appeared to be fake nipple imprints
She left little to the imagination in the look, which emphasized her shockingly slim waist. Jenner added an extra confrontational touch by seemingly bleaching her eyebrows before she strutted down the iconic red carpet in New York City
Jenner’s boyfriend, Timothée Chalamet, was nowhere to be seen
The bodysuit was cinched at the back like a corset, and bunched up around Jenner’s hips was what would have been an elegant cream-colored satin gown decorated with pale pink and lavender beads and embroidery.
The dress also laced up the back, but it was left undone and bunched up at Jenner’s hips, as if she had struggled to fit into it and had simply given up halfway through.
Jenner paired her gown with a set of lustrous beige heels with pointy toes, and she required two attendants behind her to hold her train aloft.
The reality star–turned–cosmetics mogul wore her raven locks in Veronica Lake–inspired peekaboo waves that were draped down one shoulder and partially covered one of her eyes.
Jenner shared striking glimpses of her ensemble to her Instagram Stories on Monday.
‘i don’t have any brows wish me luck,’ she jokingly wrote on one close-up of her face.
Another disjointed closeup showed the nipples of her top, along with her pearl necklace, and she tagged Schiaparelli in the snap.
On social media, fans raked Jenner over the coals for her off-putting outfit.
Jenner’s ensemble featured a flesh-colored bodysuit – possibly inspired by her sister Kim Kardashian’s Skims line – that reached up to highlight her prominent cleavage
The bodysuit was cinched at the back like a corset, and bunched up around Jenner’s hips was an elegant cream-colored satin gown decorated with pale pink and lavender beads and embroidery
The dress also laced up the back, but it was left undone and bunched up at Jenner’s hips, as if she had struggled to fit into it and had simply given up halfway through
Jenner paired her gown with a set of lustrous beige heels with pointy toes that were mostly covered by her skirt, and she required two attendants behind her to hold her train aloft
The reality star–turned–cosmetics mogul wore her raven locks in Veronica Lake–inspired peekaboo waves that were draped down one shoulder and partially covered one of her eyes
‘I still don’t get this look. I waited patiently to see the full look and this ain’t still do it for me,’ wrote one poster.
Her bleached eyebrows were a major point of contention for some fans, with one opining that ‘The no brow ruined the ensemble.’
‘She looks dead in the face,’ wrote another user, adding that the ‘outfit is a chop.’
Several fans suggested that Jenner’s ensemble simply wasn’t original after years of the Kardashian–Jenner clan members going for shock value.
‘Why do i feel like the Kardashians have worn some variant of this look a million times since 2013,’ read one post on X.
‘I actually like this a lot,’ admitted one fan. ‘But didn’t she wear this in black already in the past?’
One user thought the corset angle had already been exhausted by the time Jenner tried it out on the Met Gala’s red carpet.
‘Are we not tired of corset?’ they wrote.
Jenner shared striking glimpses of her ensemble to her Instagram Stories on Monday
‘i don’t have any brows wish me luck,’ she jokingly wrote on one closeup of her face
Another disjointed closeup showed the nipples of her top, along with her pearl necklace, and she tagged Schiaparelli in the snap
On social media, fans raked Jenner over the coals for her off-putting outfit
Her bleached eyebrows were a major point of contention for some fans
Several fans suggested that Jenner’s ensemble simply wasn’t original after years of the Kardashian–Jenner clan members going for shock value
One user thought the corset angle had already been exhausted by the time Jenner tried it out on the Met Gala’s red carpet
A few posters on X took issue with Jenner’s outfit, but only because they thought it wasn’t confrontational enough.
‘I like the concept of the naked body undressing I just wish she wouldve pushed it even more. Just making nipples makes it feel safe idk,’ one fan admitted.
Many of the positive reactions that Jenner received appeared to be either from her most devoted, parasocial fans or from those who offered only faint praise.
‘honestly i feel like this is on theme, I just don’t like it,’ read one reaction.
Another person said of Jenner’s outfit: ‘it’s ugly but in a creative way so i’ll take it.’
Once she had made it through the gauntlet of the Met Gala red carpet, Jenner caught up with some of her good friends inside the event.
She posed in one photo with her longtime pal Hailey Bieber, who wore a blue skirt with a golden breastplate.
After grabbing a drink, she and Zoë Kravitz exchanged air kisses.
A few posters on X took issue with Jenner’s outfit, but only because they thought it wasn’t confrontational enough
Many of the positive reactions that Jenner received appeared to be either from her most devoted, parasocial fans or from those who offered only faint praise
Jenner showed off her outfit inside the exhibit at the Met
Once she had made it through the gauntlet of the Met Gala red carpet, Jenner caught up with some of her good friends inside the event. She posed in one photo with her longtime pal Hailey Bieber, who wore a blue skirt with a golden breastplate
After grabbing a drink, she and Zoë Kravitz exchanged air kisses
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit, also known as the Met Gala, falls on the first Monday in May every year.
The theme of this year’s event – widely considered the Super Bowl of celebrity red carpets – is ‘Costume Art’, while the dress code is ‘Fashion Is Art.’
The dress code calls on the A-list attendees to explore how designers use the human body as a blank canvas.
Leading the charge is a powerhouse trio of co-chairs, with Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams joining forces with Vogue’s global editorial director, Anna Wintour, to oversee fashion’s biggest night.
It’s the first time tennis superstar Williams has co-chaired the gala. Kidman previously co-chaired the star-studded event in 2003 as well as 2005, and Beyoncé was an honorary chair in 2013.
The New York City museum will pair historical and contemporary garments from the Costume Institute for the exhibition, which will be loosely divided into three categories, including the classical and the nude body, aging and pregnant bodies, and the anatomical body.
The exhibit – set to unveil the Met’s sprawling new Conde M. Nast Galleries – has been made possible by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez, who are the lead sponsors and honorary co-chairs.
‘The title “Costume Art” refers to the history of the costume institute,’ Andrew Bolton, the Costume Institute’s curator, said at a press conference.
Leading the charge is a powerhouse trio of co-chairs, with Beyonce, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams joining forces to oversee fashion’s biggest night; Beyonce seen at the 2016 Met Gala
The theme of this year’s event, widely considered the ‘Super Bowl of celebrity red carpets’, is Costume Art; Kidman seen at the 2025 Met Gala
The glittering gala’s lead sponsors and honorary co-chairs are Amazon founder and tech billionaire Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez Bezos; The pair seen at the 2024 Met Gala
Anna Wintour has reigned supreme as the chairwoman of the Costume Institute benefit for over 30 years; Wintour seen at the 2025 Met Gala
Bolton, who selects the theme, said fashion has ‘the status of art because of, and not in spite of, its relation to the body.’
French luxury fashion house Yves Saint Laurent is also sponsoring the exhibit.
The 2026 Met Gala will also have a host committee that includes committee co-chairs Anthony Vaccarello and Zoe Kravitz, along with members Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Angela Bassett, Gwendoline Christie, Misty Copeland, Elizabeth Debicki, Lena Dunham, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor and more.
Costume Art will run from May 10, 2026, through January 10, 2027, following the Met Gala on May 4.
The Met Gala is a huge money-maker for the museum and provides the Costume Institute with its main source of funding.
The 2026 Met Gala marks a major moment because it’s the first one since Wintour technically stepped back from one of her famed roles at Vogue.
In June 2025, Wintour announced she was stepping down as the editor-in-chief of American Vogue after 37 years.
The global director for Vogue and global chief content officer at Conde Nast hired Chloe Malle as the new head of editorial content at Vogue.
Wintour has famously been incredibly hands-on with the Met Gala over the years, and is credited with making it the splashy A-list affair it has become, beloved by celebrities like Rihanna, the Kardashians, Blake Lively, Zendaya and more.
Last year, many stars did not attend the Met Gala, and some people thought it was to avoid making a faux pas because of the theme, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, which was centered around the political and aesthetic constructs of Black dandyism.
