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Cardi B's Polarizing Met Gala 2026 Look Is Being Compared to Intestines
Why yes, Cardi B, you are the drama—at least when it comes to making jaws drop upon arrival at the Met Gala.
The "Costume Art" theme and complementary "Fashion Is Art" dress code for the May 4, 2026, event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has—as this year's co-chairs Anna Wintour, Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams expected—resulted in a veritable cornucopia of eye-popping looks.
But the rapper born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar is never one to just blend into the mix. (See all the 2026 Met Gala fashion right here.)
On this occasion, her seventh Met Gala appearance, Cardi B wore her most shocking look yet: a giant sheer Marc Jacobs dress—with black lace overlay—that seemed to resemble an abstract form of the human body.
"I need to hear more from the designer because right now all I see is lace covered intestines…" one person wrote on X, while another compared her to a "human colon."
As another social media user quipped, "It’s giving lymphedema. I live ya Cardi but no."
And if you're under the impression that every little detail of her red carpet looks, from the diamonds around her neck to the tips of her bejeweled nails, is intentional, you would be right.
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"We always try to make sure that everything goes right, that everything be iconic," Cardi told The Hollywood Reporter in 2024. "I know people sometimes be like, ‘Oh, it’s not about who is there and who is not,’ but it’s like, no, you need to remember us forever.”
She proceeded to hit the steps that year with a nine-person entourage, every bit of manpower needed to help arrange the massive train of her flowing Windowsen gown for full effect—even if she was a tad tardy for the "Garden of Time"-themed party.
Last year's theme, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," also suited Cardi just fine, with the "I Like It" artist crushing it in a green velvet ensemble crafted by Burberry designer Daniel Lee.
"She loves clothes and dressing up, which makes the process a lot of fun," Lee told Vogue. "Cardi knows what she wants from a look and comes with ideas."
So, even if getting ready for the Met Gala means "months and months of hard work for a five-minute payout," as Zendaya's stylist Law Roach put it to E! News recently, every second has been worth it.
See all the celebrity fashion worth your time at the 2026 Met Gala:
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A$AP Rocky
in Chanel.
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Rihanna
in Maison Margiela, Briony Raymond and Dyne jewelry.
Photo by John Shearer/WireImage
Jeremy Pope
in Vivienne Westwood.
Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Tessa Thompson
in Valentino.
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Odessa A'zion
in custom Valentino.
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Bad Bunny
in custom Zara.
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Marc Jacobs & Rachel Sennott
in Marc Jacobs.
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Ayo Edebiri
in Chanel.
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Tyla
in Valentino.
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Romeo Beckham
in Burberry.
Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Daisy Edgar-Jones
in McQueen.
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Chase Infiniti
in custom Thom Browne.
Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Law Roach
in custom Ami painted by Naïla Opiangah.
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Alexa Chung
in Dior.
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Tate McRae
in Ludovic De Saint Sernin.
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Cardi B
in Marc Jacobs.
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Jennie
in Chanel.
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Sarah Paulson
in custom Matières Fécales.
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Elizabeth Debicki
in Vera Wang, Footwear for Film LTDA shoe and Verdura Jewelry tiara.
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Jaafar Jackson
in Polo Ralph Lauren.
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Coco Jones
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Kate Moss
in Saint Laurent.
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Rami Malek
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Steph Curry & Ayesha Curry
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Teyana Taylor
in Tom Ford.
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Kris Jenner
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Beyoncé
in custom Olivier Rousteing.
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Blake Lively
in Atelier Versace.
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Madonna
in Saint Laurent.
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Kim Kardashian
in custom Allen Jones and Whitaker Malem.
Tune in to E! today, May 4, starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT for every must-see moment from the Met Gala 2026.
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