Beyonce in barely-there Givenchy at the Met Gala: exhibitionist or hot?

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Beyonce and Jay-Z decided to walk the carpet of last night’s Met Gala like last year’s post-Met beatdown never happened. Note that they did walk the carpet WITH Solange (Solange arrived separately and did not pose at all with Jay and Bey). I guess that just goes to show you… Beyonce and Jay are fine. One year later, they worked through whatever it was and they’re still strong. And I guess props to them for doing the Met Gala carpet like it was no biggie.

Beyonce was basically naked in this Givenchy gown. If you can tell me how this is Chinese-inspired, I would love for you to try. I think Bey just wanted to look naked and blonde. CB said she looked like Britney Spears in the “Toxic” music video. Truth. I would also say that there’s a heavy dose of Madonna in there, especially with the rooster-tail blonde pony. Bey and Jay were also some of the last people to arrive – wanting a big entrance, I guess, and hoping to soak up the last of the red carpet. As for my general thoughts on Bey’s dress… I don’t even think we should call this a dress. It’s just bejeweled netting. Also: this is like the thinnest Beyonce has ever been, right? Has she been on a crazy diet for six months to wear this dress?

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Solange Knowles wore Giles Deacon. This isn’t Chinese-themed either! And it’s a disaster. I know a lot of you enjoy Solange’s offbeat style, but this doesn’t work. At all.

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  1. GoodNamesAllTaken says:

    Enough.

    • sam says:

      did I not say she would arrive last minute and fame w**** like crazy. it’s a sad day when Kim K looks better than you and is more classy.

      • Tristan says:

        She actually looks like an even cheaper, tackier verson of la Kartrashian! Unbelievably awful. What on earth was she thinking. Every time Beyonce has been styled by la Tischi, he’s made her look like a streetwalker

      • Diana B says:

        so tacky! 😖

      • springingforward says:

        Gah. THIS is the look of feminism? FAIL.

      • Chichi says:

        Lol. Where were these comments when Rihanna turned in a thong and some netting at the vogue awards? Is this another case of “curvy? cover that shit up. Skinny? Oh so couture”????

      • ava7 says:

        @ Sam: You called it! I didn’t agree with you about the fame wh …. comparison with Kim K. before but now I totally see that you were right on! I’m sorry, but this dress screams “I’m the worst kind of narcissist” and the whole showing up at the end, as if (in their minds) everyone was just holding their breath for the REAL stars to arrive…..it’s truly nauseating me.

      • Timbuktu says:

        Chichi,
        I thought Rihanna looked horrible in that dress, too!

      • Sarah says:

        Yes! People say that Kim is trying to copy Beyonce, but God help me, I think this looks like vice versa. Ugh….

      • Bobbityboo says:

        Something about her looks different…I think it’s that she’s had some electrolysis forehead work, ala Kardashian. Also no one ever talks about her butt injections/implants. Because she has had them

    • Snazzy says:

      Exactly. No words

    • FLORC says:

      Bey is trying too hard like JLo at this point.Great body for both ladies but sometimes less is more.

    • Santia says:

      I am tired of Beyonce. Used to a be a time when she was fresh and innovative, now she just looks desperate and try-hard.

      • Anna says:

        Lol how? This look is totally a throwback to Beyonce before 2007 ish and her Destiny’s Child days.
        Solange’s dress was supposed to be like a Chinese fan, so it did fit the theme.
        I don’t know what you guys are sipping but everyone else loved Beyonce and Solange’s looks last night.

        A lot of celebs played it safe this year because they didn’t wanna cross the line of being culturally appropriative and possibly offend the Chinese people. (I did read a lot of Chinese people were offended by the theme and some of the dresses tho)

      • Sarah says:

        Careful – the Hive is coming after you already!

      • annaloo. says:

        I am tired of pretty much everyone at this party:

        Beyonce
        Katy Perry
        Solange
        Madonna
        George & Amal
        etc etc

        But more than anything, I think it upsets me that there were so many Kardashians there. Truly, the event, for all that they spend on it, feels cheap now.

      • Paleokifaru says:

        I agree. It’s been done Beyoncé. By yourself and everyone else. So tired and not even thematic.

        I liked Solange’s look though. On theme in an extremely cool and difficult to wear way.

    • Gea says:

      The only thing that Beyonce have displayed is her overexposure of her assets as she did last years and years before. Hm and many many times before in many nude numbers she wore. So passé!

    • Shambles says:

      Seriously. I hate both Kim and B’s dresses, but of the two I think Kim’s is actually the better-executed look. The design of Kim’s sequins (or whatever you want to call them) is more intricate, artistic and kinda pretty (even though the dress itself is overdone and try-hard). The jewels on Beyoncé’s “dress” just look like someone threw some random crap over her lady bits to make sure they were covered. No artistry or inspiration. Lazy and cheap.

      • Livealot says:

        Agree about the intricacy of Kim’s dress tho I wasn’t a fan of those sleeves or her for that matter. HOWEVER I’m living for Beyonces ponytail. That is all.

    • atrain says:

      Her “look at me omg I’m ssssooooo sexy” thing that’s she had going on for the last few years needs to end. She must have taken classes from Mariah Carey on tri-hard sexiness.

      • Michelle says:

        @atrain – Totally agree. She is acting VERY Mariah these days. It makes her seem like she might be kind of crazy. I think there comes a point when celebrities get too famous that their minds start to slip and I feel like Beyonce has been at this point for a while now. The pictures she posted on Instagram, especially the one with her showing off the back of her dress, were odd! And her poses at the Met Gala were terrible as well.

      • ava7 says:

        @Michelle totally agree with you but I think she’s been kinda crazy for a while now. She’s most definitely got an acute case of narcissism that needs some kind of intervention.

      • Michelle says:

        @ava7 – I agree! I wanted to like Beyonce, but it just isn’t there for me. She gives off way too many crazy Mariah vibes. I wonder if it just happens to celebrities who reach that point of fame-they begin to believe their own hype.

      • Petee says:

        She look’s like I Dream Of Jennie.They all looked bad.

    • annaloo. says:

      I KNOW. I saw these pics and just thought, “I’m tired of these people. I really am.”

      • Blackcat says:

        Me too! Where’s the innovation? This is all been done, try way, way, way, too hard. I don’t care what your body looks like I don’t care for women or men prancing around 1/2 or 1/4 dressed.

    • lkaye says:

      Exactly. This woman has a daughter, is this the image you want to portray?

      • Franca says:

        Her having a daughter has nothing to do with anything.

      • lkaye says:

        uhm, yes it does. parents with self respect raise children with self respect. walking around with your ass crack hanging out is not my definition of having self respect. perhaps your definition is different. beyonce is above this, she doesn’t need to keep up with the kardashians of the entertainment world.

      • Z says:

        I agree. Terrible example for her child as a mother and woman

      • hippo says:

        I agree with Franca. If she’d worn this and wasn’t a mother, would you still say that she was lacking in self-respect? Becoming a mother doesn’t mean you have to become a Madonna figure.

        (I wouldn’t have worn this pre or post baby though!)

    • Anne tommy says:

      As per the boxing match outfit- trashy. She’s supposed to be an artist and a business woman at a classy do, not a bloody trapeze artist in the circus de get your kit out. I suppose we should be grateful hubby isn’t flashing his meat and two veg in transparent netting: oh wait, men don’t do that do they?

    • MtnRunner says:

      Is this the first time she’s done The Sheery NearBuff? I guess she was going for the “through a looking glass part?”. This is attire for the MTV video music awards, not the Met Ball.

    • MtnRunner says:

      Is this the first time she’s done The Sheery NearBuff? I guess she was going for the “through a looking glass part?”.

      Solange’s dress is crackballs.

    • Jib says:

      Beyonce is really just Tacky City. Solange is the interesting and classy sister.

    • Maria A. says:

      That outfit says one thing and one thing only: LOOK AT MEEEEEEE!

  2. jinni says:

    I really wish this nude dress trend would die like the bondage dress. I think her hairstyle and make-up (eye make up are suppose to be Chinese inspired and maybe the use of gold in the dress. But her hairline looks odd.

    • LadyMTL says:

      Same here, I’m over it. Anyway, Rihanna did it best when she wore that netting-dress at the CFDA’s. No-one can top that.

      • Jessica says:

        Yes! If you’re going to wear a see-through dress, have the guts to actually be naked, not stategically covered with ugly decorations.

      • sally says:

        yes to both you ladies!

      • Wren says:

        So, so agree. If you’re going to be naked, own it. Don’t wear, well, whatever this is.

      • cujokay says:

        I hated that dress.

      • Jan says:

        Yes, Ma’am. She was naked, well almost, but she wore that dress. Makeup, hair, and even the dress was on point. Josephine Baker inspired and kilt it…not killed.

      • Kimberly says:

        Yes Jan! Rihanna kilt it in that Adam Selman Swarovski crystal dress she wore to the CFDA’s. It was very ala Miss Josephine. If you gone be naked, do it right please. Two years running Rihanna has slayed the MET Gala carpet.

      • mollyrogers says:

        Details in Rihanna’s presentation – her pedicure, delicate sandals, facial expression and posture – helped sell the whole J. Baker tribute as well.

      • Jib says:

        Rihanna was tacky, crude and way too try-hard, too. Showing off your nipples in public, in a society that finds that offensive, is going to get you attention, but what kind of woman wants that kind of attention? Rihanna, that’s who. Tacky and inelegant.

    • Joanne_S says:

      There’s something eerie going on with her face here. Maybe it’s a make-up fail, maybe it’s the ponytail (I rhymed, lol) but… someone on the D pointed out that she’s starting to morph into her husband. Can’t unsee!

      • joy says:

        In some of these shots she’s like a twin to her mom.

      • CG says:

        Yeah, has she had some work done? If so, the blonde I Dream Of Jeannie hair and naked dress are certainly distracting from the tweaking.

      • yomamamama says:

        she just looks like straight-up tina k to me, too @joy

      • SamusAran says:

        I think her ponytail is too tight. But it looks weird overall.

      • Lama Bean says:

        Interesting. In the header photo I’m seeing Gaga. Ponytail or not she’s had a touch up at the doc.

      • Pandy says:

        She looks like a teenager thinking she’s avant garde at her prom. This is hilariously awful but she thinks she’s the hottest thing going. What a disaster lol.

  3. India says:

    Kim and Kanye are going to be jealous of Bey’s dress. Bey has completely stolen their thunder.

    • Michelle says:

      Yep. Bey’s dress is more tacky and revealing so she is receiving more attention. Good or bad Kim and Kayne lust for attention. So only for that reason I’m glad Beyoncé chose this awful “dress”

  4. Lindy79 says:

    She has a banging body etc etc but…

    a) this has NOTHING to do with the theme unless the theme was “LOOK AT MEEE!”
    and b) You could see her arse crack as she went up the stairs so it’s a no from me

  5. Size Does Matter says:

    I believe that is actually Laverne Cox doing a Charo impression in Beyonce’s bejeweled shower curtain. Laverne, you look so much lovelier being you instead.

    • Antonym says:

      First words out of my mouth when I saw this: that is not Chinese inspired, more like tacky garden of Eden Charo.

      Nice to know I’m not the only one seeing a bit of Charo.

    • funcakes says:

      I was thinking more in the line of Britney spears Toxic video. The hair is an homage to Nepolian Dynamite girl friend.

    • sills says:

      I LOL’ed hard at this, thank you for the laugh.

  6. Hateonit. says:

    Theres SO many other pics of this horrible dress attached to this horrible woman. She’s horrible in the fact that she believes everyone should kiss her ass. And that alone is just….I can’t. She looks so desperate in all the pics of her it’s annoying. Even kartrashian didn’t even pose that hard. She reminds me of lea michele. Disaster. Oh you have a nice body? We get it. Same with jlo and her stupid open mouth wearing next to nothing thinking she’s still young ass. You’re almost 50. Please stop.

    • Imo says:

      Yes why won’t women realize they expire by 50? Dressing demurely should start by age 40 so women have the next ten years to gradually accept that it’s over. What the heck, they probably should just avoid their inevitable decline by never embracing their body consciousness, sexuality or, well, any autonomy, ever. Since that period only lasts for ten years tops why bother? Why get used to the freedom and joy of self expression at all when it’s all over so soon? Silly elderly women!

      • Hateonit. says:

        I’m not saying you expire at a certain age. But there are things that are age appropriate and some that are not. Jlo wears NOTHING age appropriate ever. She’s like Mariah Carey except she can’t sing. We’ve seen her ass since she came out. The fact is she’s older now. She should be classy and sophisticated. Not trying to compete with the younger generation. Yes she’s beautiful, yes her body is great. There’s better ways to show it off and look beautiful at the same time.

      • Imo says:

        I just disagree that age should be emphasized. A gaudy mess of a dress shouldn’t be tolerated because it clings to a younger body. Covering up shouldn’t be mandatory because of age. Emma Stone would never wear Beyonce’s tacky dress but if she did it would be excused? Patriarchy demands that young, nubile flesh be worshipped but aging women need to face the fact that they are mother figures. It makes me so mad. It wasn’t until my late 20″s that I found the courage to live my best life on my own terms. As a woman I finally realized I could author my own experience. Being young, others applauded me and encouraged my new courage/freedom. Was it all a joke? When I’m 50 will society pull my card and make me give it all back? Do I put on a housecoat, pour my husband his coffee and smh at young people and their music? Or do I get to wear backless dresses, flip off construction workers and argue politics with my father-in-law for a few more years?

      • Harryg says:

        But I think Helen Mirren could have worn this dress and looked fab! B looks like an ice skater and I can’t stand her anyway, go away.

      • The Original G says:

        Well, JZ doesn’t have to dress in a tricked up hairnet to be taken seriously does he?

      • flaca says:

        You are awesome 🙂 Really, shaming “older women” for being proud about their bodies (why are you so offended by an “older” body? you should think about that), shaming mothers for still being in touch with other aspects of their life other than motherhood (like, being sexual), is as sexist as it gets. Go back to the 50s! I don’t like any of these people, but not because of those reasons. Just because there are way more talented, amazing human beings on this planet that don’t get any attention. But stop making women feel guilty about being alive, for god’s sake!

    • Dhavynia says:

      ITA , she managed to cheapen the event at the same level KK does

      Can someone please tell this woman she’s no Riahnna , she looks ridiculous and so try hard

    • Oobejabbawonka says:

      Dear Hateonit, in which universe can Beyonce NOT sing? Are you deaf?

      • sensible says:

        Read it again, hateonit is referring to JLO.

      • Hateonit. says:

        Jlo. In my statement it says jlo. Beyoncé whether I despise or not can sing her ass off.

      • anon321 says:

        Beyonce can’t sing, what you hear is a fantastic team in the recording studio.

      • lisa says:

        while beyonce is a better singer than a lot of pop stars, i dont think she is a good singer. however, she does sing loudly. i guess it is something.

  7. Lucy2 says:

    OMG that hair. She looks like Loretta Tortelli from Cheers.
    Solange’s dress is hilariously bad too.

    • crtb says:

      That was my first thought: The hair? How blonde is she going to be? The posed look so contrived.

    • bondbabe says:

      She looks like a Cindy Lou Hoo/I Dream of Jeannie compilation…. Disaster!

  8. GiGi says:

    So…. she’s basically naked. She looks great, but I mean… is this sanitary? I wouldn’t want to sit down where someone’s bascially exposed genitals were sitting… And how is she not worried about a possible vadge slip? I suppose the beadwork is supposed to be a Chinese reference? IDK.

    • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

      Why don’t Kim and Bey just come naked and get it over with? I am so bored by this “ooooh I’m almost naked! I’m sooo daring!” It has been done to death.

    • Jessica says:

      You can see she’s wearing Spanx, starting from her waistline.

      • GiGi says:

        Um – you can see her entire butt crack. Is she wearing buttless Spanx?

      • truthSF says:

        @GIGI, butt-less spanx are a big thing for ppl who get a butt augmentation, so yes, they exist and she could be wearing one.

      • Santia says:

        They have better/closer pictures at people. She DOES have underwear on, but it’s like underwear with a butt crack.

    • Oobejabbawonka says:

      THIS!!! Makes me want to hurl 🙁

      • kai says:

        buttless spanx??? Ok, that’s sort of funny. And they want me to be impressed and admire their beauty?? bwahaha

  9. Kath says:

    Tacky and classless. I thought Beyonce was better than these sorts of stunts, but obviously not.

    I can’t remember a more low-rent showing than this year’s “fashion”. It’s like the whole world has become Kardashianised.

    • claire says:

      It’s ridiculous. I can’t believe people were going gaga over this. And the way she was posing. OMG. It’s secondhand embarrassment for me. Like, it’s a costume gala. Wear a theme. Be secure. You don’t have to be basically nude for attention.

    • enike says:

      the top of the dress is beautiful, and the total impression would be amazing, if the lower part of the dress would not be see-through

      she should remember the old age truth: you either show your boobs or your legs, not both at once

    • Lee says:

      @Kath

      So agree with you!

  10. Dewdrop says:

    I think Solange’s dress is supposed to be reminiscent of a Chinese fan.

  11. Franca says:

    This dress would only look good on rail thin models. It looks horrible. And I wish she would go back to the haircolour she had in Dreamgirls, this blond is way too yellow and harsh.

    Solange looks amazing. Not Chinese themed, but amazing.

    • Kaley says:

      Agree on the hair for sure. Blonde is not her color.

      For the dress though, I think she rocked it. She has some ample T and A to almost expose, so it keeps you interested! 😀

    • Oobejabbawonka says:

      Nothing looks good on rail thin models. Nothing.

    • Samtha says:

      It would be a bejeweled sack on a rail-thin model.

  12. Pixi says:

    Solange’s dress looks very uncomfortable.

  13. Anastasia says:

    Her hair reminds me of that doll whose hair grew when you cranked her arm. Anyone remember that?

    And is Solange holding that up, or does it stay up or??? I’m confused by her dress.

    • Goats on the Roof says:

      Dolly Surprise! I wanted one of those suckers so bad, but my mom never let me have one.

    • Chrissy says:

      OMG, I had two of those, The blond one and then the little sister red headed doll. They were really fascinating at the time…. #memories.

    • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

      Yes! I had one that ended up with just a hole in it’s head because …brothers.

    • Jen43 says:

      I was Beautiful Chrissy. Chrissy did it better.

    • mia girl says:

      I got my sister’s hand-me-down Chrissy. I was thrilled.
      Do you all remember the *click, click, click* sound it made when you pulled her hair all the way out?!

    • Tessy says:

      Tressy! I desperately wanted one and when I got it for Christmas and was upset to find out the only hair that grew was a silly ponytail out of the top of her head.

      There is a definite resemblance.

      Is there a video of her narcissistic “see me” march up the stairs? I want to know how she got up to the top without doing a header. The fabric is puddled all around her feet and I can’t imagine how she didn’t catch the toe of her 4 inch spikes in the netting.

    • Anne tommy says:

      As per the boxing outfit- trashy. She’s supposed to be an artist and a business woman at a classy do, not a bloody trapeze artist in the circus de get your kit out. I suppose we should be grateful hubby isn’t flashing his meat and two veg in transparent netting: oh wait, men don’t do that do they?

    • Anne tommy says:

      In the UK the doll whose hair grew was called Tressy, and you turned a key in her back to make the hair longer or shorter. I am ashamed to say that at one stage I cut it all off.

    • Becks says:

      Yes!! That busted weave looks like doll hair!
      It takes a lot of money to look that cheap 😂

  14. jugstorecowboy says:

    Did Solange have to stand with her arms up all night? How exhausting!

    • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

      Maybe the front folds down when she lets go?

      • Kiddo says:

        Solange’s dress looks like a mollusk of sorts. The print on whitish portion is throwing me off. I want to like it, or at least appreciate it for being unique, but I can’t quite.

        Beyonce has a rocking body, but Brittaney Spears, Cher and JLo have all done this, so it’s redundant, and more of a performance dress. I’m actually a little bored with it.

    • sills says:

      I saw other pics where she’s not holding it up. I could not be convinced to wear a dress I can’t get my arms around, can barely see over, and that looks like visiting the Planetarium on acid. I’m a hard-core Solange stan but this is a no for me.

  15. mari says:

    I’m still waiting to find any dress that I really liked from this fashion disaster.

    Beyonce’s is one of the most awful ones. Dying to be the talk of the night.

    Also really dislike the blond fake hair. Why can’t she embrace the afro hair!

    • AlmondJoy says:

      Mari, you may not realize this, but therr are plenty of black people that dont have afro hair. Many people in my family aren’t able to make afros because their hair is fine. Furthermore, she can wear her hair however she likes. It’s for HER to decide.

  16. capepopsie says:

    Bejeweled netting! Spot on! I don´t know why she even bothers.
    Next time there probably won´t be netting either. . . .

    • Anastasia says:

      Just strategically apply adhesive sequins. We’re giving them ideas now!

  17. Lara K says:

    Yeah it’s like Kim and Bey swapped bodies for the night.
    Yuck.

  18. NewWester says:

    If Solonge sits down, is her face covered by the front of the dress?

  19. JENNA says:

    That hair color is terrible because it looks cheap. Her body is great though-I guess she wanted to show off. She’s probably disappointed that everyone is talking about Rihanna instead of her.

  20. Sisi says:

    This is the third time in 4 years that Beyonce has worn a sheer Givenchy dress to the MET gala. On that basis alone do I disapprove, and on that basis alone is her look boring and repetitive. She’s Beyonce, she and her team should know better than that, and do better than that. They famously keep track of everything in her life, so why let this happen.

    • Alice D says:

      Yes, I agree completely – the whole point of wearing something like that is to make an impact, and you don’t make much of an impact if you’ve worn essentially the same thing three times previously.

    • Artemis says:

      Beyoncé IS boring and repetitive. And I say that as a fan (of her music and work ethic only)!

    • SamusAran says:

      Totally agree! Also, she looks like she’s on stage at every event now. Change it up.

    • claire says:

      haha. Yep! All those people were going off on Twitter about her creativity and amazing original style, so someone put photos of all of her nude but with sequins dresses in a collage together and it trended for a while. She wears basically the same thing every.single.time. Same with JLo. Both come across so desperate. Ugh.

    • Jib says:

      I keep reading people who say, “She is Beyonce, she is better than this!!!” When do we decide that perhaps Beyonce is NOT better than this???

  21. rentho123 says:

    Jay Z looks nice, thats all 🙂

    • mabel says:

      Ha yes I agree; Jay’s really swoonsome in a good suit. And that white one for the two recent family weddings…..mmmm.
      But Bey, what a disappointment! JLo went off the rails ages ago with her ‘pile it all on’ sexeh. We all know Beyoncé’s a goddess, and her face alone is magnificent enough to be flattered by very simple rigouts. All this display diffuses the impact of her beauty, imo, to her great detriment.
      It’s often said that Laverne Cox does Beyoncé better than Beyoncé does…..well here, Bey looks like some fame-wannabe trying to imitate Laverne herself, and missing her grace and classiness by miles.

  22. Loulou says:

    I’m apparently the only one on this thread who thinks this, but she looks amazing!! That body is killer!

    • Jayna says:

      I thought she looked amazing too. She owned it and worked it with a fierceness.

  23. Jessica says:

    Awful. She made Kim look classy. The dress itself is fugly. The flesh coloured mesh is so tacky, the flower design belongs on an 80yr old’s couch and up close the jewels look so cheap (the fact that they’re not makes it worse). And the hair, oh god, the hair. When did Beyonce turn into low-rent J.Lo?

    Solange’s dress is weird and wonderful. The Met Gala is the time to wear crazy looking couture, not tacky gowns made from the remnants of figure skaters outfits.

  24. Norman Bates' Mother says:

    It’s awful, just awful. Words cannot express how much I hate it.

  25. aang says:

    Comes off as desperate and tacky.

  26. jen2 says:

    I guess the “theme” was not important to most folks. This and the other look at me, look at me dresses are bizarre. And her last one on the carpet, so ‘bow down’ attitude is annoying. Yes, her body is great, but the ego of most of these folks was out of this world. They should just stop with the themes and go with, wear the most outrageous thing you can find. Yes folks should wear their hair however they want, but blonde is not her color.

  27. jon snow says:

    You would think it can´t get more trashy than Kim and then, surprise….Beyonce!!! Dreadful…..50% of MetGala looked like Las Vegas show girl parade.

  28. Nikki says:

    It looks like a Game of Thrones costume, in one of the scenes where they parade the most exotic prostitutes for the king. Unfortunately, when posing next to her fully clothed husband, this impression is only reinforced in my mind. Men can rely on talent, but women still have to rely on the goods??! Ugh. And how will Kim try to top this? 🙁

  29. lisa says:

    i didnt recognize b last night when i looked at the photos. maybe because most of her photos are shopped to death.

    • lisa says:

      it’s 3 hours later and i still think her face doesnt look like her face, maybe it is that ponytail

  30. Emma - the JP Lover says:

    @Kaiser … no, she was this thinner–and perhaps a bit thinner–“Dreamgirls.”

    • mollyrogers says:

      She might look thinner here because of the super-tall platform heels. As I recall those weren’t a thing in 2006.

  31. QQ says:

    bah This Looks Like any of her Concert/grammy Looks

    Solange Now?!?… That’s something that dress

  32. aquarius64 says:

    Beyonce – I expect her to fold her arms and blink.

    Solange – you look like you’re wearing a plate.

    Take separate elevators this time guys. But I don’t think Solange can get into one wearing that dress.

  33. Miss Gloss says:

    Why someone established in their career and extremely successful at that would choose to look like a hooker is beyond me. Our society makes uber successful women feel they need to constantly look sexy. It’s getting beyond ridiculous. Her dress is completely transparent. May as well just skip the dress.

    • Nikki says:

      Exactly, Miss Gloss. It really burns me that her husband is fully clothed, but it seems like talent isn’t enough for women: it must be accompanied by “the goods”. I dont object from prudishness, but it’s the constant bombardment that women must be sexy, must put it out there on a platter. Really, talent should be enough to be acceptable and successful, so this bugged the hell out of me. Her poses don’t help either.

      • Ally8 says:

        Yes! Same with Kanye and Kim K. The guy is all comfy and conventional, while the woman is exposed and restricted by her clothes. Especially B with her massive achievements, stop dancing “backwards and in heels”!

      • belle de jour says:

        Yes! It would have been far more impressive if Jay Z had worn a nude mesh suit, with only his privates covered in tacky rhinestones.

        But that would not have been the “power” position to take, would it have been?

        The double standard for objectification could not be more explicitly rendered here than if they had consciously tried.

      • meme says:

        ^This. You don’t see successful men wearing sheer pants on the red carpet or sheer shirts, do you? They are fully dressed and some of them look damn sexy fully dressed. Men would never degrade themselves like this or wear stuff that they feel uncomfortable in or need someone to help them walk around. Some of these women are ridiculous…no matter how successful they are.

    • kai says:

      I totally agree with all of you.

    • sofia says:

      Remember that this is the same woman who photoshops her instagram pictures in order to show a tight gap.

  34. Miss Gloss says:

    And for some reason she’s decided to channel I Dream of Jeannie

  35. Chrissy says:

    Beyonce looks so desperate…how is this elegant, classy or appropriate to the theme of the evening? UGH! He hair looks like Blue got ahold of some Clairol and dyed her mum’s hair. So tacky and fake-looking. Overall her look is laughably bad and pathetic. I’m embarrassed for her.

  36. Jenns says:

    Solange’s dress looks designed to stop her from beating someone’s a$$ in a elevator…

  37. In the top foto Jay looks scared..ya know he told Solange to stay the hell away. Beyonce is looking over her shoulder..fearing the Solange attack.

  38. serena says:

    What the hell is Bey’s wearing? She could do naked within the chinese theme if she wanted, but no, this is .. what? This is so meh, not only I don’t like it at all but I think it doesn’t leave an impression either since she did ‘almost-naked-dresses’ other times. The pony tail is also totally not suited for this event.
    And yeah, reminds me of Britney’s video.

    Kim K.’s dress is almost more “stylish” than hers. Bam, I said it all.

  39. Debbie says:

    Did bey grant Anna her three wishes? I hope one was to go back in time and not have trifling losers at the met gala.

    I can’t even with how ugly, pathic and try hard this is. It feels desperate for attention. I have nothing positive to say about her look. Honestly I’m getting to where I have nothing positive to say about bey. Just stop.

    Solange I like. It is not a wearable dress it’s a fashion piece which is what the event is. It had great creative design elements. Which as Someone in fashion I like. I don’t think thy should produce them as they would never sell but it gave off that Chinese fan vibe without being obvious, was edgy and didn’t feel a need to have her naked for notice. Plus that sucker looks hand painted. Love it.

  40. Rhiley says:

    I can’t tell, does the pony tail look like I Dream of Jeanie, or Casey Kasem’s crazy wife?

  41. Dawn says:

    I really think Bey missed the boat this year. I would have like to see her dressed in something smooth and silky and more colorful. I think she could have pulled off this theme perfectly but ended up looking like she and jLo and KrapTrash were all heading to the Porn awards show.

  42. Lilacflowers says:

    Seriously, did somebody send out joke invitations to people?

    “Beyonce, this year’s theme is Midsummer Night’s Dream – come as Titania!”
    “Kim, this year’s theme is stumpy Vegas showgirl!”

    A prize to whoever is the most naked without being actually naked!

    • Size Does Matter says:

      I was wondering the same, if they sent joke invitations with fake themes to people they don’t like. Katy Perry and Madonna received Graffiti Chic. Ivanka got Yacht Club Princess (but I think she looks amazing), and the trifecta of horror must have been given Bring Your Gynecologist.

  43. ccinkissimmee says:

    They both look great…Beyonce is finally wearing her hair different and I can appreciate that! Solange is just gorgeous and can do NO wrong in my eyes.

  44. Jag says:

    Beyonce obviously wanted everyone talking about her and not Kim K.. I think that the dress could’ve been interesting, but the way it is, it’s definitely exhibitionist. She has a gorgeous body and could’ve looked stunning. Instead, she looks like my garden after I’ve pulled out the weeds at the beginning of spring.

  45. Isa says:

    Her try hard posing actually made me laugh.

    Solange’s dress looks like a cupcake liner.

  46. Eleonor says:

    She always wears the same dress over and over.

  47. kai says:

    As someone who struggles with social anxiety and is too shy to order pizza or whatever, I’m just so endlessly fascinated by (and a liiiiiitle bit jealous of) people… practically NAKED… in front of hundreds of photographers screaming their name…. What that must be like?

  48. L&Mmommy says:

    Am I the only one who like it and thinks she look sexy and beautiful? I KNOW she was stunt queening like hell and didn’t stuck to the theme. I know she basically did this to steal the thunder and in very rare feat she might have beaten Riri(not in style but in attention seeking). But I still think she looked good and yeah I think she’s been on a diet since last year’s drama just to wear this dress and have everyone talking. I think she succeeded.

    • Jayna says:

      No you’re not the only one. I enjoyed her on the red carpet. She owned her look in a big way, and maybe I’m just too vindictive towards Kim, who is a Beyonce wannabe, or Kanye is obsessed with Kim being that. So Kim all solemn with her serious look and Beyonce-inspired gown and out comes Beyonce at the last minute strutting that dress big time with zest and enjoying every minute of it. It gave me a chuckle thinking of that compared to Kim’s super serious posing face she and Kanye do and that probably they were all mad Bey stole Kimmie’s thunder as far as the see-through look going even further but with a far better ass. LL.

  49. DavidBowie says:

    Bey is so try hard these days. Solange has such great style so what happened?

  50. AlmondJoy says:

    They both SLAYED. Bey and Solo look fab 😍

  51. shizwhat says:

    I get the dress, you’re hot and you work out and fashion seems to be swaying in this direction for now… but the hair! When was that ever ok? It never was ok! The colour… the ponytail. Yikes. Horrid.

  52. Adrien says:

    Beyonce’s look in the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight was better.

  53. Kori says:

    I saw fan with Solange and also perhaps a kind of origami? I think the dress is ugly but can appreciate her doing something avant garde for an event like this (used to see more of it here) and being different.

  54. Nayru says:

    Her hair is pulled so tight it looks like she has a receding hair line or traction allopecia. The ponytail makes her look like a conehead.

  55. Naddie says:

    Beyonce, we know you’re beautiful and your body is stunning, we didn’t forget it, so there’s no need to get desperate.

  56. danielle says:

    This dress made me laugh. Whoa, bottom butt crack so no one will talk about last years elevator beat down?

  57. db says:

    Bey would like you to know she is very proud of her thigh gap.

  58. meme says:

    Nothing quite like trash with money. I remember when it was considered an ‘honor’ to be invited to the Met gala but once the Kartrashians were invited…Beyoncé looks like a Las Vegas showgirl, not a superstar.

  59. Mimz says:

    I love Bey but I hated this. Not because she’s a mother, not because she’s … I don’t know but I think wearing a sparkling fishnet and call it cultural homage is not what’s happening here.
    And that BLONDE shade is horrific on her.
    She looks very tiny and I guess, congrats

    but I’m extremely disappointed.

  60. PHAKSI says:

    The South African division of the Beyhive had a proper go at a local celebrity for saying she doesn’t like this whole look. These stans are really cray cray

  61. A mascarada says:

    Solange’s dress reminds me of Issey Miyake’s pleats… but well, he’s Japanese. Anyway, I liked it.
    Now, Beyoncé… sweet Lord… the nicest thing I have to say is classless.

  62. fee says:

    Is this the met gala or the Brazilian Carnival?!?!?
    Jlo, Bee= Disaster. These see through sequined dresses reminds me of Vegas showgirls, and they pull it off not here. Then again a party for the over privileged wearing costumes and look at me outfits while the real issues of the world go …..sorry getting riled up lol

  63. word says:

    Yeah I don’t see the “Chinese theme” at all. Beyonce, Kim, and Jlo all wore “barely there” dresses and I bet each of them thought they would be the only one to wear that look lol. I can’t stand it when you see the women half naked standing next to their fully clothed husbands. Why the need to show your skin like that? What’s the point? It doesn’t even have anything to do with the theme of the night.

    “Look I’m a woman so I have to show all of my body so I can get attention while my husband can come with a parka on because no one cares what men wear”. Enough of that.

  64. Carmen says:

    “Look, Mommy, the Empress has no clothes on!”

  65. Saks says:

    Unless you’re under 3 or a dog, that kind of ponytail looks ridiculous. Also Britney Spears did it better…

  66. NeoCleo says:

    I am so over women who feel they need to strut with it all hanging out. Totally tacky.

    • JenniferJustice says:

      Exactly! And with Bey, it’s more than strutting. It’s literally stomping.

  67. cujokay says:

    Beyonce dress is trashy AF. Both Kim & JLo’s dresses were prettier and more substantial. Beyonce looked like a stripper.

  68. JenniferJustice says:

    Bey is going to throw out her back with those ridiculous hard poses. Seriously…ridiculous! That dress reminds me of Julia Louis Dreyfus as the horny fairy in Troll. I can’t beleive Beyonce takes herself so seriously. Sit Down!

  69. Samtha says:

    Her hair is awful.

  70. Jaded says:

    Jeezuz…the Met Gala is turning into a cheap circus event. Bey looks atrocious.

  71. A.Key says:

    Ahahahahaaha, overkill. She looks like a Kardashian ffs.

  72. Inconceivable! says:

    Anyone else see the pics Bey in her “gown” released on her website before her Met arrival? She took a few pics and obviously photoshopped the heck out the them. It didn’t even look like Beyonce’s body, she was SO stretched and elongated.

  73. MonicaQ says:

    So when Rhi-Rhi showed up in pretty much the same thing (the one with the pink furry shawl), that was “daring” and “fun” but this somehow is a bridge too far? Please.

    To be fair, i hate both dresses.

    • A.Key says:

      This one? http://www.womenshealthmag.com/files/wh6_uploads/2014/06/03/rhianna-dress.jpg

      Yep, sorry, Rihanna pulls it off somehow, although I’m no fan of naked dresses.

    • Whatwhatnot says:

      I am not a fan of naked dresses, and wasn’t particularly overjoyed over her showing her bits to the world, but Rihanna owned it, especially by going full throttle with is and providing shock value, the same way Cher brought the shock value in her Bob Mackie way back in the day. Because Rih’s look is so recent in memory, the fact that Jlo, Bey and Kim alll tried it only several months later makes it look desperate and copy-cat-ish and none of them went far enough to top Rihanna’s look.

    • Samtha says:

      Nah. That’s tacky too.

    • serena says:

      Nope, I actually hated that dress on Rihanna too. (and I think she can wear pretty much anything and own it like nobody else)

  74. jwoolman says:

    My theory is that there is a virus going around that makes women want to be naked in public, and it’s very contagious. Beyoncé was sitting next to Kim K at a fashion show, remember. Not sure which one is Patient Zero.

  75. Kelly says:

    She looks good but also seems desperate for attention

  76. DEB says:

    That would be such a pretty dress on the right person. On her it is tacky, shows way too much and is paired with a trashy, unflattering hairstyle. You don’t wear your hair like that to an event like the Met Gala. Come off it.

  77. Giddy says:

    Okay, I get it! Bey has a fabulous body, which I personally feel way too familiar with. IMHO the hands down winner of the night was Fan Bingbing, and she couldn’t have been more covered up. It’s not always about skin, but it’s always about fashion.

  78. Twinkle says:

    It was the battle of the asses last night. Literally and figuratively. JLO, Kim K and Beyoncé with their huge assets on display and in competition and their remarkably fragile and vain egos seeking affirmation.

    As for Solange, thank goodness that she lives in her own world and follows her own beat.

  79. alicegrey12 says:

    I have to say Bey Bey’s dress was on the side of tacky and pornographic.

  80. Tracy says:

    Beyoncé, I love ya. Lots to admire. And you’re a beautiful woman with a lovely figure…and all. But really, put it away, will you? You’ve done outrageous…maybe try elegant now. Enough already.

  81. bonsai mountain says:

    I love Solange’s style. Maybe Beyonce doesn’t have style, she just likes to wear what she likes to wear? I just feel like she dressed like Beyonce’s back up dancer, not BEYONCE. You should arrive with your retinue and make an impact. Eh.

  82. blueb says:

    The girls at Go Fug Yourself summed up my feelings on this “outfit”… I saw a video of Beyoncé walking up the stairs and posing on the landings… I was embarrassed for her!

  83. Sassback says:

    Beyoncé lost to basically both press rivals last night-Kim Kardashian, whose dress, while naked but not unexpected from get, looked like a much better version of hers with some excellent beadwork (the geometric beadwork not being commented on is a crime, I think it actually might have been thematic) and RIHANNA, Jay Z’s alleged mistress, and possible subject of last year’s Solange beat down. Rihanna won the Met Gala period this year and she’s not an accessory to a man like Kim K and Bey.

  84. Dante says:

    Bey and Kim show up naked and RiRi is the one everyone noticed. Go home girls.

  85. CityGirl says:

    Yeah Yeah Yeah – You’re hot; hotter than all the others….Got put some clothes on and sit down

    -_-

  86. TOPgirl says:

    Beyonce looks horrible. That dress does not bring out her beauty nor does the off color tannish gold sheen on her face. My god….I never though I’d see the day Beyonce would look like trash and Kim K gets one up on her.

  87. Div says:

    I love Queen Bey but this is such a HORRIBLE look. I feel like it’s a complete exhibitionist thing…not to mention the Barbie blonde hair. It screams “look at me” which is something Beyonce should never have to do. It’s like she’s going through a super early mid-life crisis.

    Also, Solange for the win.

  88. I Choose Me says:

    Terrific body and if she has the chutzpah to show it off, I don’t mind but I hate the look of the thing. Is like somebody went crazy with a bedazzling set and some hot glue.

    Sorry Beyonce, I’mma a let you do your thang but Rihanna had the best sheer dress of all time at the CFDA.

  89. Pumpkin Pie says:

    I don’t get Solange’s dress. Did she keep the that part of the dress lifted the whole time? Weird.

  90. Carmen says:

    Did I miss Dame Helen Mirren? She looked fantastic.

  91. Tiffany says:

    Something has been off with her for a while. I really started to take notice when she was grinding on Gary Clark and Ed Sheer an at the Stevie Wonder special. What the hell. Now she wants to be the person everyone talks about and is going neck to neck with a Kardashian of all people. I agree with another commenter, she could be having issues. For all of his faults, Matthew Knowles really did know what to spin when it came to her.

  92. YvetteW says:

    Beyoncé never had any style. I thought when she got away from her mother’s influence that she would hire someone with taste. But alas….No. Solange is not as musically gifted as her sister, but style-wise, she always wins. Glad to see she & the bro-in-law can coexist nicely at the Ball.

  93. maggie says:

    She’s really pretty but this is so trashy looking. In fact most looked rather tacky and over the top imo. Claire Danes was my fave.

  94. kri says:

    I see a glazed donut with sprinkles and some serious plastic surgery.Riri did it better.

  95. Pnichols says:

    Funny for such a see through dress all I can really see is her ego.

  96. Cc says:

    Bey’s body looks amazing, as always, but this “dress”… honestly I don’t like this type of dress in anyone, great body or not.

  97. cheryl says:

    Wouldn’t it much more glorious if HE was wearing the nudity sparkly shower curtain and SHE was in a tux?

  98. Dr.Funkenstein says:

    Geez, put some clothes on already. Ain’t nobody wanna see you struttin’ around half naked til you’re 80.

  99. Kristen says:

    While I do think the IDEA of the dress is beautiful, my first thought was “Rihanna did it first. And better,”

  100. Bread and Circuses says:

    I… I… I… …really like it?

    Sparkles! Pretty! WHOO-HOO!