Gwendoline Christie was one of the earliest arrivals at the 2024 Met Gala — and one of the most memorable.
This year’s gala may be themed “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” but the British Wednesday actress, 45, kicked off the red carpet by channeling evil queen energy in a dark orange Maison Margiela gown and tulle cape.
One of Vogue’s official livestream hosts (along with fellow early arrivals La La Anthony and Ashley Graham) the Game of Thrones alum brought dark whimsy to the carpet with the custom velvet gown, designed by the fashion house’s creative director, John Galliano.
The soft-yet-striking look was complete with a striped, sheer opera coat, per Vogue. According to the magazine, it was created with a “‘retrograding’ technique, which utilizes variations of thread-work, appliqué, and encrustation from the bottom to the top of a garment.”
Adding more color (and theatricality!) to Christie’s sophomore Met Gala look was a pair of mustard Tabi x Christian Louboutin pumps, Vogue reported.
To top off the look, the actress wore her platinum hair in a cloud-like, gravity-defying hairstyle, and sported a soft, doll-like makeup look complete with blood-orange blush placed high on her cheekbones.
The dramatic, whimsical look is not the first time Christie has turned heads in a doll-like Margiela look.
In January, the Wednesday actress appeared in the Paris-based brand’s spring/summer 2024 presentation in an avant-garde ensemble: a translucent rubber dress, which she wore over a dreamy blue corset.
But the stunning look — completed with Victorian curls, sheer opera gloves and white tights — was not the star of the show, but rather the star’s doll-like makeup.
Christie’s “porcelain glass skin” makeup was courtesy of legendary makeup artist, Pat McGrath, and went viral shortly after the show.
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Last year, Christie made her Met Gala debut in a far more subdued — but equally elegant — look, rocking a floor-length pink gown, courtesy of Fendi Couture by Kim Jones.
The actress paired the debut look with nude pumps, a natural glam and Old Hollywood-inspired curls.