André 3000 Wore A Piano To The Met Gala Red Carpet This Year, So Here’s A Roundup Of The Most Confusing Met Gala Accessories Of All Time
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The Met Gala has always been home to the weird and wonderful, and in recent years, we’ve certainly seen celebrities take it up a notch.
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The 2025 Met in particular saw some super exciting and extravagant looks — but one thing in particular I always look forward to is seeing the accessories. Did you guys spot that Norwegian billionaire with the briefcase full of flowers? So pointless… I’m obsessed.
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Anyway, it got me thinking that celebrities have really been bringing their A-game with accessories, but are some of these iconic, or just plain weird? I’ll let you decide.
1. André 3000’s piano, 2025
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It’s symbolism for how he carries the music industry, actually. According to me.
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2. Frank Ocean’s green baby, 2021
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Incredible stuff.
3. Jaden Smith’s dreads, 2017
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And if I said he was the most on theme that entire year…
4. Ezra Miller’s mask, 2019
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Hate how much I love this.
5. Jon Batiste’s saxophone, 2025
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Not the first instrument we’ve seen at the Met, and definitely won’t be the last.
6. Lizzo’s flute, 2022
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If there’s one thing we can count on, it’s Lizzo playing the hell out of that flute.
7. Hunter Schafer’s face spider, 2021
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Don’t even have words for how much I need a face spider.
8. Lady Gaga’s huge brick phone, 2019
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Never gagged harder, will never gag this hard again.
9. Sarah Jessica Parker’s Nativity hat, 2018
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Oh look, I can see baby Jesus from here.
10. Tracy Ellis Ross’s frame, 2019
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Toooooo good.
11. Janelle Monae’s many hats, 2019
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So many!
12. Camila Cabello’s ice cube, 2024
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Girl, is your hand not wet?
13. Grimes’s sword, 2021
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She came prepared for any scenario.
14. Olivier Rousteing’s sewing machine, 2025
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He, too, came prepared for any (fashion) scenario.
15. Tyla’s hourglass, 2024
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In case anyone wanted to play Pictionary inside.
16. Katy Perry’s lightbulbs, 2019
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Serving Lumière.
And of course, 17. Jared Leto’s head, 2019
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I can’t even fault it.
