--- title: Jared Leto Channels Gucci Jesus on 2018 Met Gala Red Carpet description: For his return to the 2018 Met Gala, Jared Leto adhered to the theme by channeling Jesus — that is, if Jesus wore full Gucci. canonical: https://time.com/5268716/jared-leto-met-gala-2018/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-08T00:27:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:52:41.703Z og:title: Jared Leto Predictably Channeled Jesus at the 2018 Met Gala og:description: BRB, finding religion og:url: https://time.com/5268716/jared-leto-met-gala-2018/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1fa22ba6146cbba4/69892fbc929fad2677bf07a7/gettyimages-955759714.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jared Leto Predictably Channeled Jesus at the 2018 Met Gala twitter:description: BRB, finding religion twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1fa22ba6146cbba4/69892fbc929fad2677bf07a7/gettyimages-955759714.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jared Leto Predictably Channels Jesus Christ at the 2018 Met Gala  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 8, 2018 12:27 AM UTC  Jared Leto, Alessandro Michele, and Lana Del Rey attend the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018\. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Jared Leto, Alessandro Michele, and Lana Del Rey attend the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018\. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)Jamie McCarthy—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 8, 2018 12:27 AM UTC For his return to the annual [Met Gala](http://time.com/5256466/met-gala-2018-details-theme-date/), Jared Leto adhered to the 2018 theme of _Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination_ by channeling Jesus at fashion’s biggest night on Monday night — that is, if Jesus wore full Gucci. Leto sported a Virgin Mary blue Gucci suit with navy lapels that he paired with a pink pussy bow shirt (if this sounds like [Melania Trump’s debate attire](http://time.com/5256466/met-gala-2018-details-theme-date/), it’s because they were both designed by Alessandro Michele for Gucci). Leto upped the religious ante by pairing his suit with a floral brocade stole that was reminiscent of the clergy stoles that priests often wear, as well as a golden crown fit for a saint that sat on his flowing, shoulder-length locks. Leto arrived to the Met Gala alongside Michele and singer Lana del Rey, a trinity attired entirely in Gucci for the occasion. > [](https://twitter.com/kima%5Fjones/status/993643689753874437) Leto was widely applauded on the Internet for his adherence to the 2018 Met Gala theme. Some of his fans were quick to point out his striking resemblance to what many people think Jesus looked like, while others gave him props for taking chances with his fashion choices — something that many of the male attendees are critiqued for not doing. > [](https://twitter.com/serenityfharper/status/993625605424996352) > [](https://twitter.com/serialskiIIer/status/993625800317554688) > [](https://twitter.com/tqmhollands/status/993625683896172545) > [](https://twitter.com/Iasttoleave/status/993625425866903559) > [](https://twitter.com/kalenminaj/status/993626167935582209) > [](https://twitter.com/batmanleagues/status/993629148739489792) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5268716/jared-leto-met-gala-2018/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5268716/jared-leto-met-gala-2018/"},"headline":"Jared Leto Predictably Channels Jesus Christ at the 2018 Met Gala","datePublished":"2018-05-08T00:27:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:52:41.703Z","description":"BRB, finding religion","url":"https://time.com/5268716/jared-leto-met-gala-2018/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Met Gala 2018"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1fa22ba6146cbba4/69892fbc929fad2677bf07a7/gettyimages-955759714.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/blt1fa22ba6146cbba4/69892fbc929fad2677bf07a7/gettyimages-955759714.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals","caption":"Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals","creditText":"Jamie McCarthy—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/5268716/jared-leto-met-gala-2018/","name":"Jared Leto Predictably Channels Jesus Christ at the 2018 Met Gala"}}]}] ```