The huge bright yellow gown Rihanna wore to the Chinese-themed Met Gala on Monday, May 4, 2015 night in New York has set the Internet agog with hilarious, mostly food related memes.
It seems the large round fur-lined train of the Guo Pei designed dress made many think of omelettes and pizzas. The Internet was soon flooded with memes, mostly depicting the dress as food.
The Met Gala, formally called the Costume Institute Gala and also known as the Met Ball, is an annual fundraising gala for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City.
The Gala is widely regarded as one of the most exclusive social events in New York. The affair, attended by personalities from the arts, fashion, high-society, film and music, has been held at the Met since 1946 and is considered to be the fashion industry’s premier annual red carpet events.