Rihanna Dazzles in Comme des Garçons at Met Gala 2017: A Night of Fashion’s Finest

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On Monday, Rihanna made a grand entrance on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

This year’s Costume Institute Gala Benefit celebrates the opening of the Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between exhibition, which is co-chaired by Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, and designer Rei Kawakubo.

Rihanna made a stunning appearance at the 2017 Met Gala in a Comme des Garçons Fall 2016 pieceRihanna made a stunning appearance at the 2017 Met Gala in a Comme des Garçons Fall 2016 piece (Credit: WENN)

The 29-year-old singer set the Internet ablaze as she stepped out in a sculptural ruffled Comme des Garçons Fall 2016 dress.

Rihanna's dress was a remarkable display of eccentricity, resembling an unorthodox secret garden with its elaborate and whimsical designRihanna’s dress was a remarkable display of eccentricity, resembling an unorthodox secret garden with its elaborate and whimsical design (Credit: WENN)

Looking like a work of art, she styled her ornate gown with matching eyeshadow, Chopard jewelry, and strappy knee-high stiletto heels.

Rihanna wore a bold, architectural pink-and-blue mini-dress from Rei Kawakubo’s Fall 2016 Ready-to-Wear collection, which featured dramatic, oversized 3D flower embellishments enveloping the torso and two sculptural pieces extending down the sidesRihanna wore a bold, architectural pink-and-blue mini-dress from Rei Kawakubo’s Fall 2016 Ready-to-Wear collection, which featured dramatic, oversized 3D flower embellishments enveloping the torso and two sculptural pieces extending down the sides (Credit: WENN)

Do you think Rihanna was the evening’s best dressed?

Rihanna turned heads in a Comme des Garçons Fall 2016 dress and eye-catching red strappy thigh-high sandals at the 2017 Met GalaRihanna turned heads in a Comme des Garçons Fall 2016 dress and eye-catching red strappy thigh-high sandals at the 2017 Met Gala in New York City on May 1, 2017 (Credit: WENN)