A shimmering vintage vision, Elsesser’s dress was created by patchworking together over 30 dresses sourced on eBay, upon which designer and former Marni creative director Francesco Risso embellished (and painted) metallic details. The Bureau of Imagination dress featured gems of all sizes, sprinkled with glittering shards and swirling eddies of metallic rivers.
It makes sense, then, that she would pare back her beauty choices to let the dress sing. For makeup, she kept to terracotta, reddy-brown tones, with minimal eye makeup, and a sheer sweep of cheek color. For her naked manicure, she chose an extra-long, round shape painted in a sheer, milky beige tone.
Kim Kardashian
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With a breastplate finished in an “auto body shop,” Kardashian made her signature statement on the Met Gala red carpet. Wearing an Allen Jones design, Kardashian modelled a satsuma-colored fiberglass breastplate, and cape-like orange and brown skirt. A change from her usual short manicure, Kardashian chose an extended, almond shape, painted in a pastel, demi-matte nude for the event.
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