Afterhours Fashion Face-Off: Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega at Met Gala Afterparty
Unsurprisingly, the Met Gala drama didn’t stop on the red carpet—it simply toppled into late-night revelry, where Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega rolled out fresh outfit spectacles that remind us how absurdly we worship celebrity style. According to People Magazine, Carpenter ditched her earlier gowns for a sculptural black strapless mini dress by Prabal Gurung, pairing it with 6-inch platform heels and smoky eye makeup that looked ready for its own close-up. E! News corroborates that Ortega countered with a custom midnight-blue latex bodysuit from Sandy Liang, complete with architectural shoulder pads and a slicked-back bun, as if channeling a post-apocalyptic superheroine—because who doesn’t want their style choices to read like dystopian fan fiction?
In case you missed it (and honestly, why would you?), both stars shared guilty-pleasure snaps on Instagram Stories around 2 AM, tagging their stylists and unleashing a flurry of “OMG” comments from an army of fashion fiends. BuzzFeed Celebrity notes that fans on TikTok have already started ranking Carpenter’s glossy red lipstick against Ortega’s glossy patent sheen, proving once again that online discourse can’t resist turning a simple photo dump into a full-blown debate. Vogue’s celebrity style editor chimed in on X (formerly Twitter), lamenting the carbon footprint of sculpted fabrics that will probably live in storage until the next apocalypse—yes, even fashion has its climate villain plotline.
Of course, none of this is about high art or social causes anymore; it’s about cultivating the illusion of spontaneity while post-filtering every pixel to death. Carpenter’s stylist, Samantha McMillen, tells People that the goal was “effortless cool,” a phrase that might as well be shorthand for “expensive convenience.” Ortega’s camp, speaking to E! News, claims the look represents “empowerment,” which is either inspiring or the sort of self-help vernacular that works best when you’re elbow-deep in champagne and despair.
We’re left scrolling through these afterparty highlights at 3 AM, wondering how we got so invested in the gloss when everything else is falling apart. Fans will keep dissecting hem lengths and hairstyle grids while actual headlines pile up about rising costs, political theater, and climate collapse. But hey, at least Caroline and Jenna nailed their “just-rolled-out-of-bed” glamour, right? Let this serve as your nightly reminder that our priorities could be worse—but only if you squint really hard.
Closing thought: lock this in for when someone inevitably tries to convince you designer latex is the solution to modern malaise—stay tuned for that existential follow-up.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine, E! News, BuzzFeed Celebrity, Vogue
Attribution: Creative Commons Licensed
