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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Isabella Biedenharn / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Isabella Biedenharn / People May 5, 2015 12:58 AM UTC  Solange attends the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York. Solange attends the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York.Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images by [Isabella Biedenharn / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Isabella Biedenharn / People May 5, 2015 12:58 AM UTC Despite the highly publicized [elevator extravaganza](http://www.people.com/article/solange-knowles-attacks-jayz-in-elevator-met-gala) at last year’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Solange Knowles is definitely not shying away from attention this year. Arriving in a [printed Giles mini-dress](https://instagram.com/p/2RxQMHQor6/?taken-by=saintrecords) with teensy pleats, Beyoncé’s newlywed kid sister wrote on [Instagram](https://instagram.com/p/2RxQMHQor6/?taken-by=saintrecords), “When @cartier is your date, and Giles is your dress.” Without a regal [cape](http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2014/11/17/solange-knowles-wedding-dress-solange-knowles-wedding-photos/) or a [bold](http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/gallery/0,,20685839%5F21301914,00.html), [monochrome](http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2014/12/23/beyonce-solange-same-pink-suit-fashion-faceoff/) [look](http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/gallery/0,,20593691%5F21156842,00.html), we almost didn’t recognize the R&B singer. But then again, who else could pull off a dress this statement-making? The effect looks like two paper fans on top of each other, which isn’t a bad thing—but definitely fits with Solange’s trademark eccentricity. The whole appearance spurs so many questions: Will she upstage her sister, who usually arrives at the eleventh hour? Does she have to hold her arms out like that all night? We’ll have to wait and see. This [article](http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2015/05/04/met-gala-2015-solange-knowles-giles-mini-elevatorgate/) originally appeared on [People.com](http://www.people.com) ### See Celebrities on the Red Carpet at the 2015 Met Gala  Amal Clooney and George Clooney attend the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York. Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Rihanna attends the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York. Larry Busacca—Getty Images  Jay Z and Beyonce attend the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York. 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