Cardi B gave an unintentional human anatomy lesson by making quite the eyebrow-raising entrance at the 2026 Met Gala.
The 33-year-old rapper – born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar – was ripped on social media over her bizarre Marc Jacobs gown, which many compared to a colon.
For the fashion extravaganza, Cardi shocked with the outrageous look, with some saying went a little too far with the ‘Costume Art’ theme.
‘Why does she look like intestines [crying emoji],’ one X user posted while another said she resembled a sexually transmitted infection as they wrote: ‘Cardi B is dressed as an STI at the Met Gala.’
Another X user was unrelenting as they wrote: ‘Cardi B showing up to #MetGala in what looks like a cheap thong stretched over hemorrhoids,this ratchet b*tch never misses a chance to embarrass herself and the culture. [laughing while crying emoji] Who keeps inviting her?’
Those on Reddit under the showbiz-centered subreddit /r/fauxmoi were not any nicer regarding the avant-garde look.
Cardi B gave an unintentional human anatomy lesson as she made quite the eyebrow-raising entrance at the 2026 Met Gala
The 33-year-old rapper – born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar – was ripped on social media over her bizarre Marc Jacobs gown which many compared to diseased intestines and even colons
‘So that’s what happened to my ascending colon after the resection,’ one user wrote while another said: ‘She is giving a colon in lingerie.’
Cardi was not the only bizarre look featured on fashion’s biggest night as many stars donned some rather interesting outfits.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit, also known as the Met Gala, falls on the first Monday in May every year.
The theme of this year’s event – widely considered the Super Bowl of celebrity red carpets – is ‘Costume Art’, while the dress code is ‘Fashion Is Art.’
The dress code calls on the A-list attendees to explore how designers use the human body as a blank canvas.
Leading the charge is a powerhouse trio of co-chairs, with Beyonce, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams joining forces with Vogue’s global editorial director Anna Wintour to oversee fashion’s biggest night.
She donned her most shocking look yet as she rocked the outrageous look from the American designer which featured a lacy black overlay which resembled lingerie
Cardi was all smiles in the bold look
The shape of some of the elements of the wild look including around the shoulders and hemline along with the rapper’s curvaceous figure made the entire look like an abstract form of the human body
Cardi was blasted all over social media including on X (formerly Twitter ) and Reddit as many believed she went a little too far with the ‘Costume Art’ theme
It’s the first time tennis superstar Williams has co-chaired the gala. Kidman previously co-chaired the star-studded event in 2003 as well as 2005, and Beyonce was an honorary chair in 2013.
The New York City museum will pair historical and contemporary garments from the Costume Institute for the exhibition, which will be loosely divided into three categories, including the classical and the nude body, aging and pregnant bodies, and the anatomical body.
The exhibit – set to unveil the Met’s sprawling new Conde M. Nast Galleries – has been made possible by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez, who are the lead sponsors and honorary co-chairs.
‘The title “Costume Art” refers to the history of the costume institute,’ Andrew Bolton, the Costume Institute’s curator, said at a press conference.
Bolton, who selects the theme, said fashion has ‘the status of art because of, and not in spite of, its relation to the body.’
French luxury fashion house Yves Saint Laurent is also sponsoring the exhibit.
Costume Art will run from May 10, 2026 through January 10, 2027.
Those on Reddit under the showbiz-centered subreddit /r/fauxmoi were not any nicer regarding the avant-garde look
All eyes certainly were on Cardi
Leading the charge is a powerhouse trio of co-chairs, with Beyonce (pictured) , Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams joining forces with Vogue’s global editorial director Anna Wintour to oversee fashion’s biggest night
The Met Gala is a huge money-maker for the museum, and provides the Costume Institute with its main source of funding.
The 2026 Met Gala marks a major moment because it’s the first one since Wintour technically stepped back from one of her famed roles at Vogue.
In June 2025, Wintour announced she was stepping down as the editor-in-chief of American Vogue after 37 years.
The global director for Vogue and global chief content officer at Conde Nast hired Chloe Malle as the new head of editorial content at Vogue.
Wintour has famously been incredibly hands-on with the Met Gala over the years, and is credited with making it the splashy A-list affair it has become, beloved by celebrities like Rihanna, the Kardashians, Blake Lively, Zendaya and more.
Last year, many stars did not attend the Met Gala, and some people thought it was to avoid making a faux pas because of the theme, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, which was centered around the political and aesthetic constructs of Black dandyism.
