Rihanna's 2024 Met Gala Look Is Going to Be Surprisingly "Simple"

Let's be honest, a big reason why everyone tunes into the Met Gala is to see what Rihanna will wear. Every year, she manages up the ante and takes her fashion game to the next level as she makes her way up the museum's grand staircase. In 2018, she was dubbed "Pope Rihanna" and went viral for her custom John Galliano beaded minidress, matching coat, and mitre hat, but perhaps her most memorable look was three years earlier when the singer showed up in a canary yellow Guo Pei creation complete with a 16-foot cape. 

However, things might look a little different this year. "I'm actually keeping it real simple this year...very simple," Rihanna teased of her outfit while speaking with Extra at the launch event for her new Fenty Beauty Soft'lit Foundation in Los Angeles on Friday. 

While she has two options for dresses, Rihanna, who has attended 10 Met Galas in the past, noted that both are "very simple-ish...compared to everything I've done." 

Instead of her outfit, the singer going to be focusing on her glam. "I think it's gonna come to what my makeup and what my hair is going to do," she continued. "We wanna play with that, but I have no idea what I'm gonna do with that."

The theme for this year's Met Gala exhibit is "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion," but it was announced in February 2024 that the dress code will be "The Garden of Time," inspired by J.G. Ballard's 1962 short story of the same name. The event will be co-chaired by Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, and Chris Hemsworth.