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Cardi B in Thom Browne

The rapper had one of the most head-turning Met Gala looks of the night, in part thanks to the protruding ruby nipples sewed onto her breasts. And that detail was a pricey addition to the gown: Cardi B revealed each ruby cost $250,000 a piece. “These are ruby nipples by Stefere,” she told Vogue. “If I lose one of these, I’m gonna have to sell one of my [Hermès] Birkin bags!”

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What else do you want to teach her about fashion?

The first lesson I want her to know is don’t be too extra. Less is more, you know? Elegance takes it all, every time. You can never go wrong with elegance. I want her to learn that the most.

Your Met Gala look was very elegant. Does its designer, Thom Browne, know you design for Fashion Nova? Has he seen any of your pieces?

Thank you! You know, Thom Browne, my friend told me he’s a Libra. And that’s why he’s very shy! I really didn’t want to interrupt him during [Met Gala fittings] because it was such an intense amount of work, you know? So I’m not sure he knows I have a [Fashion Nova] collection, but he knows my body shape exactly. [Laughing.]

And you wore half a million dollar ruby nipples. Did they make it home safely at the end of the night?

They go back to Stefere [jewelers], unless Thom Browne wanted to keep them – I don’t know!

Your first film, Hustlers, comes out this Fall. Do you get to wear Fashion Nova in it?

No, I had to wear straight-up stripper outfits for it—all of us did! I didn’t get to wear anything that nice. But you know, it turned out that I only got to be in the movie for one day of shooting, because my schedule is so crazy overbooked. My life right now? It’s crazy. And on the day I shot Hustlers, I performed and then I had to take a flight straight to Iowa. And then tonight, like right after this? I fly to L.A. My body is so tired right now, it can’t do anything.

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Thom Browne designed an “anatomical down-filled dress,” inspired by the female form, for the rapper.

• 2,000 Hours it took to construct
• 8 Number of wranglers who carried her train up the Met Museum’s stairs
• 35 People helped sew the dress
• 30,000 Burned and dyed coque feathers lined the hem and shoulders
• $250,000 The cost of the two ruby nipple covers sewn onto the chest of her dress, made by jeweler Stefere

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Let’s be real: it couldn’t be a campy occasion without Cardi B. She went the unexpected route, wearing a down-filled dress layered in oxblood tulle and silk organza, complete with an almost 10-feet long train. With hand-embroidered bugle bead detailing, 44-carat Stefere ruby nipples, and 30,000 burned and dyed coque feathers, the dress took 35 people and over 2,000 hours to create. A crystal encrusted bugle bead headpiece (made in collaboration with Stephen Jones) topped off the look.

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The rapper’s look even had “boobies” and a “vajayjay,” according to Cardi.

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Dorothy had her ruby slippers. Cardi B has her ruby nipples.

The rapper stunned the crowd at the 2019 Met Gala on Monday when she revealed that the Stéfère jeweled nipple covers on her Thom Browne gown cost a whopping $250,000.

“If I lose one of them, you know what I’m saying, Imma have to sell one of my Birkin bags,” she joked during an interview with Liza Koshy for Vogue.

The 44-carat rubies were designed by Stéfère jeweler Corina Mihaila Larpin, who contributed a few other gems to the camp-themed gala. She designed two diamond rings for Janelle Monáe’s Mad Hatter ensemble, as well as Zendaya’s Cinderella-inspired diamond choker and earrings.

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Stefere Custom Ruby Nipple Covers

Ahead of last night’s Met Gala, designer Thom Browne spoke to Vogue about the custom dress he had created for Cardi B’s second time at the event. “This look for me is a piece of tulle sculpture,” he said of the anatomical, down-filled crimson gown he delivered for her walk on this year’s pink carpet. “I made this specifically for Cardi because she has the ultimate beauty in a woman’s body,” Browne added. “That is what the dress is about for me—taking advantage of that beauty.” It was camp-appropriate, Browne also noted, “because camp for me is taking things to the extreme. The idea of camp fashion is the security in taking risks and the freedom to express ideas in a confident, extreme way.”

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• Cardi B has arrived at the 2019 Met Gala!
• She is wearing something with a huge train that I would like to curl up and sleep on.

If you’re wondering how Cardi B could possibly top her iconic look from last year’s Met Gala, wonder no more. Cardi showed TF up in a burgundy gown with the longest train ever by Thom Browne. It also looks like the comfiest comforter ever and I wanna curl up and sleep on it. See what I mean?

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In 2018, Cardi B showed up to the Met Gala dripping in pearls. (And also, very pregnant.) Her Moschino look set the standard very high. But of course, this is Cardi, and this year’s theme was “camp”—she wasn’t going to disappoint.

Cardi brought the red to the red carpet in an absolutely massive, feathered Thom Browne creation. The high-neck gown encircled the rapper’s head and had sleeves that went all the way to her fingertips. Vogue reports that it comes with some seriously impressive numbers: 30,000 feathers, 2,000 hours, 35 people. And that doesn’t even count the custom bodice, which features 44 carats worth of rubies acting as nipple covers, valued at $250,000—the result of a collaboration with Stefere Jewerly.

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Cardi B slayed the Met Gala pink carpet in an incredibly luxe gown by Thom Browne, inspired by ‘feminism’ and a ‘woman’s body’.

Or, as Cardi brilliantly referred to it, ‘the vajayjay’.

Speaking to YouTuber Liza Koshy, the Bodak Yellow rapper explained the idea behind the outfit was to ‘make it look elegant, extravagant, but not too Halloween-ish’ and described it as the ‘perfect dress’.

Taking us through the design, Cardi pointed out ‘the little boobies, vajayjay, and if you see my back, it’s like, booty’.

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