Met Gala Twinning Spiral: Stars Accidentally Matched Looks
Originality took its last breath on the Met Gala red carpet last night. After Zendaya and Anna Sawai’s eerily synchronized black-and-white ensembles crashed social media feeds (shoutout Vogue’s live blog and People magazine’s coverage), the rest of the A-list must have thought, “Why not join the clone club?” Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber wandered in wearing the exact same ivory power suits, complete with sculpted shoulders and high-waisted trousers—as if someone handed both of them the same bulletproof brief. According to Entertainment Weekly and ET Canada, fans were left doing double-takes: “Wait, is that Selena? Or Hailey? Or both?”
Emma Chamberlain and Kaia Gerber followed suit—literally—arriving in matching black leather trenches studded with metallic hardware. Celebrities dropping millions on custom looks only to show up looking like twins is the new Met Gala mantra, apparently. Even the guys couldn’t escape the doppelgänger drama: Timothée Chalamet and Harry Styles both opted for obsidian velvet tuxedos from the same atelier, differentiated only by pocket square fold. One wonders if their stylists are on speaking terms or both Googled “how to wear black velvet in 2025.”
Meanwhile, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky—usually the dynamic duo of unpredictable red carpet moments—showed up in nearly identical midnight-blue gowns by Dior, down to the sculpted bodices. At least they owned the match, unlike others who seemed blindsided by their own wardrobes. Industry insiders whisper that luxury houses are quietly panicking: exclusive designs lose their sheen when they can’t tell one celebrity from the next. Rumor has it some custom elements are being returned post-Gala in a bid to avoid the infamous “who wore it better” meme syndrome.
The Met Gala theme this year was supposed to honor “Invention of Morel,” yet attendees recycled last season’s trending silhouettes as if creativity went out of style back in 2020. Critics at Harper’s Bazaar and The Cut slammed the evening as a “copy-paste catastrophe,” reminding us we’ve officially turned the highest-profile fashion playground into a playground of déjà vu. Social media lit up with #MetGalaTwinning, proving that even the most extravagant event in fashion can’t escape the gravity of uniformity.
Luxury brands losing their edge, celebrities indistinguishable on the red carpet, and the Internet reveling in the confusion—this is peak Met Gala in 2025. At this point, should we even pretend to be surprised? This will definitely age well…said no one ever.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and Vogue Live Blog
People Magazine
Entertainment Weekly
Harper’s Bazaar
The Cut
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