--- description: Donatella Versace commanded the red carpet at the 2018 Met Gala in New York City, where she co-hosted "fashion's big night." title: Donatella Versace Commanded the 2018 Met Gala Red Carpet image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt730be21fddd311c2/69892fc3cf40a87b34c4c25d/gettyimages-955753964.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Donatella Versace Confirms Her Living Legend Status At the 2018 Met Gala  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 7, 2018 10:59 PM CUT  Donatella Versace arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018\. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo credit should read HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images) Donatella Versace arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018\. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo credit should read HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images)HECTOR RETAMAL—AFP/Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 7, 2018 10:59 PM CUT Iconic Italian fashion designer [Donatella Versace](http://time.com/5127803/donatella-versace-late-brother-gianni-versace/ "undefined") confirmed that she’s a living legend when she took to the red carpet at fashion’s biggest night, the [2018 Met Gala](http://time.com/4756953/outrageous-met-gala-fashion/ "undefined") in New York City on Monday night. Versace, who came fabulously attired in an ornate navy and gold dress of her own design, was a co-host for the event, alongside _Vogue_ editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, Rihanna, and Amal Clooney. Of course, Donatella, never one to heed convention, ensured that her dress was anything but average by choosing a sweeping overskirt style that cut open dramatically in the front to show off a mini dress and over-the-knee high heel boots. The elaborate gold embroidery paid homage to the theme of the gala, [_Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination_](http://time.com/5015330/rihanna-met-gala-2018/ "undefined")_._ Although the designer has long been an influencer for the fashion industry, she’s also been a major fixture in pop culture; in the past, she’s appeared as herself in the fashion-focused comedy, _Zoolander_ and has even been the inspiration for an eponymous song by Lady Gaga. Many will also recognize Donatella from the television series, [_American Crime Story_](http://time.com/5093342/versace-american-crime-story-statement/ "undefined"), the most recent season of which details the assassination of her late brother Gianni Versace. > [](https://twitter.com/muzickdata/status/993618873386782725) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5258513/donatella-versace-met-gala-2018/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5258513/donatella-versace-met-gala-2018/"},"headline":"Donatella Versace Confirms Her Living Legend Status At the 2018 Met Gala","datePublished":"2018-05-07T22:59:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:52:29.506Z","description":"As one does","url":"https://time.com/5258513/donatella-versace-met-gala-2018/","keywords":["Newsfeed","fashion","Met Gala 2018"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt730be21fddd311c2/69892fc3cf40a87b34c4c25d/gettyimages-955753964.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt730be21fddd311c2/69892fc3cf40a87b34c4c25d/gettyimages-955753964.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-ENTERTAINMENT-FASHION-METGALA","caption":"US-ENTERTAINMENT-FASHION-METGALA","creditText":"HECTOR RETAMAL—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5258513/donatella-versace-met-gala-2018/","name":"Donatella Versace Confirms Her Living Legend Status At the 2018 Met Gala"}}]}] ```