This Next-to-Naked Trend Is Taking Over the Met Gala Red Carpet Right Now

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Though Kim Kardashian certainly took home the trophy for best naked dress at the Met Gala this year—showing up in Marilyn Monroe's Jean Louis dress from John F. Kennedy's 45th birthday party guaranteed her that title—a handful of other attendees are still vying for a similar but not entirely identical accolade. That is, the one for the best next-to-naked look. And trust me—it's a close race. 

Even from the very beginning of the Met Gala red carpet, we could see that all-black, all-lace looks would be one of if not *the* top trend of the night, with Vanessa Hudgens, who co-hosted Vogue's livestream, arriving early in a gothic getup by Moschino. From there, we spotted Maude Apatow in Miu Miu, Karlie Kloss in Givenchy, and Phoebe Dynevor in Louis Vuitton, all wearing similarly sheer, black ensembles for the evening's event. But wait; there were more. 

Keep scrolling to see every celeb who walked the 2022 Met Gala red carpet dressed in black (lace). 

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WHO: Bella Hadid

WEAR: Burberry dress; Briony Raymond jewelry

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WHO: Dakota Johnson

WEAR: Gucci

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WHO: Phoebe Dynevor

WEAR: Louis Vuitton

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WHO: Vanessa Hudgens

WEAR: Moschino dress; Jimmy Choo shoes

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WHO: Kerry Washington

WEAR: Tory Burch

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WHO: Maude Apatow

WEAR: Miu Miu dress; Cartier jewelry

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WHO: Karlie Kloss

WEAR: Givenchy

Coming up: Hailey Bieber Basically Wore a Wedding Dress to the Met Gala, and We're Obsessed

Senior Fashion Editor

Eliza Huber is a New York City–based fashion editor who specializes in trend reporting, brand discovery, and celebrity style. She joined Who What Wear in 2021 after almost four years on the fashion editorial team at Refinery29, the job she took after graduating with a marketing degree from the University of Iowa. She has since launched two monthly columns, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled the likes of Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, and Sabrina Carpenter for WWW's monthly cover features; and reported on everything from the relationship between Formula One and fashion to the top trends from fashion month, season after season. Eliza now lives on the Upper West Side and spends her free time researching F1 fashion imagery for her side Instagram accounts @thepinnacleoffashion and @f1paddockfits, running in Central Park, and scouring eBay for '90s Prada and '80s Yves Saint Laurent.