Met Gala outfits by numbers: From Gigi Hadid's expensive manicure to Rihanna's now-famous omelette dress

Danielle Fowler

·Freelance Writer

4 May 2018 at 7:01 am

One day: Beyoncé’s fast Met Gala turnaround

11 hours: Cara Delevingne’s faux tattoo session

30 battery packs: What it took to light up Claire Danes’s dress

Two years: How long it took to make Rihanna’s omelette dress

Three fabrics made entirely from plastic: Emma Watson’s recycled dress

£1,475: The manicure bill Gigi Hadid footed

£6,000: The price of each pearl used to embellish Beyoncé’s 2016 dress

25ft: Priyanka Chopra’s impressive train

One day: Beyoncé’s fast Met Gala turnaround

Interesting fact of the day: Beyoncé’s 2012 dress was one of the fastest turnarounds in Met Gala history. On the day of the event, the singer called up her stylist and had decided that she fancied going to the red carpet ceremony (as you do).
In just one afternoon, her team had tracked down a Givenchy dress that was lined up for another project and the rest is history. [Photo: Getty]

The fashion industry’s biggest players can spend up to a year swotting up ahead of the annual Met Gala extravaganza.

And now that May’s rolled around, we can only imagine the pressure that must come hand-in-hand with choosing the most Instagrammable, talking-point-of-a-look that must of course be in keeping with the theme.

Hosted by Anna Wintour, the star-studded ceremony never fails to leave us awe-inspired and in celebration of next Tuesday’s event, we’re taking a look back at some of the most memorable looks to date.

Behold, the ultimate Met Gala by numbers.

From Gigi Hadid‘s £1,475 manicure to Beyoncé‘s impressive one-day turnaround, these are some of the figures to remember.

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