Shine My Crown’s Best Dressed List: 2023 Met Gala

by Xara Aziz May 2, 2023

Courtesy: Vogue Livestream

It was all pomp and circumstance at the 2023 Met Gala, which showcased designers, fashion legends and the world’s biggest celebrities who all convened at New York City’s iconic Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate the life and legacy of German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld under the theme: A Line of Beauty.

The editors at Shine My Crown sifted through videos of the hundreds of guests who were attendance and selected the women of color who wore their custom designs best.

Rihanna

RIHANNA THE QUEEN OF MET GALA pic.twitter.com/SgED3E3uLD
— 𝖌𝖆𝖇 (@gabgonebad) May 2, 2023

Naomi Campbell

Naomi Campbell. That's it. That's the tweet. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/yncY7gDK0J
— ESSENCE (@Essence) May 1, 2023

Cardi B

Cardi B is making money moves at the #MetGala. pic.twitter.com/bFt7wm35l3
— E! News (@enews) May 2, 2023

Lala

Listen. LA LA is giving WEALTH!

Our good sis looks thick and peaceful! @lala #MetGala pic.twitter.com/m4448tbKNw
— BET (@BET) May 1, 2023

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez makes a grand entrance at the #MetGala. pic.twitter.com/3weGSEiGBS
— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) May 2, 2023

Viola Davis

Viola Davis looks radiant at the #MetGala this evening! See more carpet arrivals here: https://t.co/d7wlM5TBA6 pic.twitter.com/bLc3Ugu1El
— People (@people) May 2, 2023

Sabrina Elba

Sabrina and Idris Elba nailed the #MetGala Lagerfeld theme

Serious fashion with a touch of whimsy

: IG @EBONY pic.twitter.com/QWzc82o44C
— Qondi (@QondiNtini) May 2, 2023

Doja Cat

The cat queen Doja Cat #MetGala pic.twitter.com/FhcxzacWuN
— (@bikashXo) May 2, 2023

Lizzo

“Who is this?” Lizzo mouthed while hugging a human-sized costume of Karl Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette.

The answer: Jared Leto. pic.twitter.com/CBQbe9LlEE
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) May 2, 2023

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s #MetGala necklace https://t.co/hOy37MacjY pic.twitter.com/MwCIZcAap7
— British Vogue (@BritishVogue) May 2, 2023

Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling looks really good in white. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/HanudhRzn7
— E! News (@enews) May 2, 2023

Keke Palmer

Keke Palmer for the 2023 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/UXB5P9RG7H
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) May 1, 2023

Young Miami

@diddy x @yungmiami305 are stepping on necks as the make their way into #Metgala2023 #Metgala #metgala2023 #metgalacouple #diddy #youngmiami pic.twitter.com/CSTvc7fBE8
— Heritage Times HT (@TheHTAfrica) May 2, 2023

Janelle Monae

Wait for it…and then wait for it again…and then wait for it again @JanelleMonae stuns many times over on the #MetGala red carpet. pic.twitter.com/BQgwLysWFg
— The Metropolitan Museum of Art (@metmuseum) May 2, 2023

Tems

Not only is Tems a talented musician but she’s always serving looks on the red carpet. Her styling team understand the assignment #MetGala pic.twitter.com/B5p698Uks9
— Emi Eleode (@EmiEleode) May 1, 2023

Mary J. Blige

https://twitter.com/moiciaratoo/status/1653195352533499904

Teyana Taylor

.@TEYANATAYLOR might be the first person to twerk at the #MetGala pic.twitter.com/to6bSmCPhg
— BET (@BET) May 2, 2023

Brittney and Cherelle Griner

Brittney Griner and Cherelle Griner at the #MetGala. https://t.co/m94XaFKHbE pic.twitter.com/G3Rc2xGQGp
— Variety (@Variety) May 1, 2023

Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu & Puma on the carpet together #MetGala pic.twitter.com/i18kC8Q15G
— Femme It Forward (@FemmeItForward) May 2, 2023

Serena Williams

Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian reveal they are expecting their second child together. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/0F8TNgaBla
— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) May 2, 2023

Joan Smalls

Supermodel Joan Smalls wows at the #MetGala … no small feat https://t.co/7pfrLBlt8g pic.twitter.com/UpPtQlX2C5
— Variety (@Variety) May 2, 2022

Imaan Hammam

Imaan Hammam on her way to the #MetGala2023 pic.twitter.com/cYrHyJLfba
— ❦ (@theitcouture) May 1, 2023

Xara Aziz

Xara Aziz is a writer and researcher covering U.S. pop culture and race relations.