Kim Kardashian returned to this year’s Met Gala in a unique metallic look.
The 45-year-old American media personality and socialite was seen at the fashion world’s biggest event in a bronze high-neck breastplate paired with a hand-painted leather color-block skirt that was open at the front.
She kept her look very minimal and chose nude pumps. She left her blonde, wavy hair parted in the middle.
Point to be noted is that keeping up with the Kardashians The star, who is the girlfriend of Formula One star Lewis Hamilton, wore a dress created by artist Alan Jones, designers Whittaker Malem (Patrick Whittaker and Kier Malem) and creative director Nadia Lee Cohen.
while giving an interview to circulationKardashian said she was working with designers for her 2026 Met Gala outfit, adding, “It’s an artist, one of my favorite artists, Alan Jones.”
She also told the outlet that the look was designed using a mold of a model taken in the 1960s.
According to the press release, Whitaker Malem collaborated with Jones to create a mold to create the unique breastplate with attached leather skirt.
It is important to mention that Kim Kardashian’s look had a sculptural part, which is an homage to Jones’s works from the Pop Art movement, specifically his Body Armor from 1978, which he created for an unreleased film. In 2013, Kate Moss wore his artwork to pay tribute to his contribution to the fashion world.
