Nicki Minaj‘s whimsical Marni minidress popped with petal power at the 2024 Met Gala.
The “Pink Friday” rapper stepped out in an artful dress made from yellow silk duchesse adorned with hand-painted recycled aluminum flowers. Her museum-worthy silhouette featured a bold brushstroke-like texture, giving the impression of a three-dimensional oil painting. At her side was the Italian fashion house’s creative director, Francesco Risso.
Minaj completed her custom Technicolor look with her very own line of Pink Friday press-on nails — in a decidedly low-key light pink almond shape — and a matching chain strap Trunkaroo clutch by Marni.
Minaj made her Met Gala red carpet debut in 2013 when she wore a navy gown by Tommy Hilfiger. This year marks her seventh time attending the fundraiser; she has previously worn Prabal Gurung, Riccardo Tisci for Burberry, Jeremy Scott and H&M to the event.
This year’s dress code, “The Garden of Time,” takes its cue from the 1962 short story of the same name by J.G. Ballard, which dovetails nicely with the latest Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute exhibition, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, which opens to the public on Friday, May 10. The Andrew Bolton-curated show spotlights fragile pieces from the institute’s archives, all viewed through a lens of nature. The exhibit’s coffee table book will be released on June 18.
Read more of The Hollywood Reporter’s Met Gala coverage here.
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