Forget Demure—Kim, Selena, and Kylie Wore This NSFW Trend to the "West Coast Met Gala"
The fourth annual Academy Museum Gala is about to begin, but first, we get the chance to watch as some of Hollywood's chicest and most talented stars arrive and walk the red carpet in Los Angeles. Often referred to as the "West Coast Met Gala," tonight's gala has a reputation for being one of the best dressed red carpet events of the year, and that's saying a lot with the Oscars and Golden Globes as its biggest competition. Just like those award shows, the Academy Museum Gala isn't without its fair share of daring fashion moments.
If we had to pick just one dominant trend for the evening thus far, it would have to be lingerie, from bustiers and corsets to sheer lace and faux thongs. First came The Bear's Ayo Edebiri, whose white Thom Browne couture dress from the F/W 24 collection featured a drop-waist silhouette and corset bodice. Kim Kardashian also chose a bridal-esque lingerie look without the actual dress part. Instead, she wore a vintage Thierry Mugler bustier-style bodysuit in all-white satin, styling it alongside a floor-length duster, naked shoes, and lots of Tiffany & Co. diamonds.
How 4 celebrities wore the lingerie trend at the Academy Museum Gala:
WHO: Ayo Edebiri
WEAR: Thom Browne F/W 24 couture dress; Tiffany & Co. Tiffany Jazz earrings and a Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany ring
STYLED BY: Danielle Goldberg
WHO: Kim Kardashian
WEAR: Vintage Mugler; Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Selena Gomez took a darker approach to the trend, wearing a custom Alaïa navy-blue velvet halterneck gown with a black leather bustier peeking out from underneath. With it, she added Tiffany & Co. by Elsa Peretti earrings, Bone Cuffs, and rings with a Tiffany Forever band ring.
WHO: Selena Gomez
WEAR: Custom Alaïa dress; Tiffany & Co. by Elsa Peretti earrings, Bone Cuffs, and rings with a Tiffany Forever band ring
STYLED BY: Erin Walsh
Finally, Kylie Jenner arrived, and as usual, her outfit of choice turned heads. Alongside her older sister Kendall Jenner—who was dressed in S/S 24 Schiaparelli couture—the youngest Jenner debuted a Mugler S/S 98 couture gown with a barely-there top made of sheer sequins and skin-colored mesh. The bottom half showcased a black floor-length skirt with a whale tail–esque mock-thong cutout at the hips.
WHO: Kylie Jenner
WEAR: vintage Mugler dress
STYLED BY: Alexandra Rose and Mackenzie Grandquist
Eliza Huber is an NYC-based senior fashion editor who specializes in trend reporting, brand discovery, and the intersection of sports and fashion. She joined Who What Wear in 2021 from Refinery29, the job she took after graduating with a business degree from the University of Iowa. She's launched two columns, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, Gracie Abrams, and Sabrina Carpenter; and reported on everything from the relationship between Formula One and fashion to the top runway trends each season. Eliza lives on the Upper West Side and spends her free time researching F1 fashion imagery for her side Instagram accounts @thepinnacleoffashion and @f1paddockfits, watching WNBA games, and scouring The RealReal for discounted Prada.
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