At the 2022 Met Gala in New York City, Nicola Peltz Beckham and Brooklyn Beckham turned their first major red carpet appearance after their wedding into a coordinated Valentino fashion moment.
Wearing Pierpaolo Piccioli’s now-iconic Pink PP shade, Nicola stepped onto the Metropolitan Museum of Art carpet in a dramatic Valentino couture gown paired with towering matching platform heels. The monochromatic look reflected the platform shoe revival dominating red carpets in the early 2020s while keeping the focus on proportion, color, and height.
Brooklyn complemented her look in a relaxed cream Valentino suit styled with a sheer shirt and white sneakers, giving the couple a softer, less traditional interpretation of formal eveningwear.
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz turn heads at the 2022 Met Gala, with Brooklyn in a relaxed cream Valentino suit and sheer shirt, while Nicola stuns in a hot pink Valentino couture gown with sky-high platform heels and emerald drop earrings (Credit: ABACA / INSTARimages)
Other standout looks on the carpet included Kendall Jenner’s sheer Prada look and black platform sandals, Vanessa Hudgens in sheer Moschino, and Kim Kardashian wearing Marilyn Monroe’s historic gown.
Nicola Peltz Radiates in Valentino’s Pink PP Gown at the 2022 Met Gala
Nicola’s Valentino couture gown balanced dramatic volume with clean styling details, including a plunging neckline, flowing cape panels, and matching platform pumps hidden beneath the floor-length hem.
The exaggerated proportions echoed the theatrical dressing that defined the “Gilded Glamour” Met Gala theme while keeping Valentino’s saturated Pink PP color at the center of the look.
Nicola later revealed that Pierpaolo Piccioli personally encouraged her to wear the vivid pink Valentino look after she had initially considered another gown for the event.
Nicola Peltz stuns in a flowing hot pink Valentino gown, elevated by sky-high platform heels that elongate her 5ft 5½ (166.4 cm) frame with striking elegance (Credit: PA IMAGES / INSTARimages)
Princess Vibes: Nicola Peltz Wears Neon Pink Valentino Heels and Minimalist Jewelry
The appearance also continued Nicola’s growing relationship with Valentino and creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli, who had designed her wedding gown just weeks earlier.
At the Met Gala, that connection translated into one of the night’s most recognizable monochromatic fashion moments, complete with matching neon platform heels that extended the Pink PP color story from head to toe.
She kept her jewelry minimalistic, showing off her stunning wedding band and engagement ring. Nicola finished her look with dazzling drop earrings that added a hint of green to her outfit.
Nicola Peltz wears minimalistic jewelry with just a pair of earrings, her wedding band, and her engagement ring (Credit: Jennifer Graylock / INSTARimages)
Brooklyn Beckham Breaks Tradition in Sheer Valentino Shirt and White Sneakers
Brooklyn Beckham took a more relaxed approach to tailoring in a cream Valentino suit, styled with a sheer open-collar shirt, elastic-waisted trousers, and white sneakers rather than traditional formal shoes.
He told Vogue of his outfit, “Usually, I just go very simple and wear black suits, but this year, I wanted to add a little bit more.”
“When I saw that sheer shirt for the first time, though, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, can I pull this off?’ But it was so comfortable, and Pierpaolo absolutely killed it. It’s definitely one of my favorite outfits I’ve ever worn.”
Brooklyn Beckham wears a cream Valentino suit with a sheer shirt and a pair of white sneakers (Credit: PA IMAGES / INSTARimages)
Met Gala Platforms, Couture Heels, and the Return of Extreme Red Carpet Dressing
Nicola Peltz Beckham’s Valentino Pink PP look captured a major shift in early-2020s red carpet fashion, where towering platforms, monochromatic styling, and dramatic proportions became just as important as the gowns themselves.
Brooklyn Beckham in a black Valentino suit and Nicola Peltz in a sparkling pink Valentino gown at the 2021 Met Gala benefit “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021, in New York City (Credit: ABACA USA / INSTARimages)
From hidden couture heels to impossible platform silhouettes, the Met Gala continues to produce some of fashion’s most memorable shoe moments alongside its headline-making couture.
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