--- title: Emilia Clarke Stuns the 2018 Met Gala Like a Dragon Queen description: Emilia Clarke blazed through the 2018 Met Gala red carpet like the Game of Thrones' dragon queen she is canonical: https://time.com/5268892/emilia-clarke-met-gala-2018/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-08T02:43:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T09:09:03.373Z og:title: Daenerys Targaryen Blazed Through the 2018 Met Gala og:description: Dragon. 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Named editors include Richard Hall (The Brief), Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs (Inside TIME), Eliza Berman (Worth Your Time), Philip Elliott (D.C. Brief), Justin Worland (Future Proof) and Harry Booth (In the Loop). Health Matters is written by TIME's health desk. #### How do I sign up for a TIME newsletter? Go to time.com/newsletters, choose the newsletters you want and enter your email address. There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=ab159ca1-0af6-486a-894b-93e23f6bc662&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Daenerys Targaryen Blazed Through the 2018 Met Gala Like the Dragon Queen She Is [Watch (HLS stream): Daenerys Targaryen Blazed Through the 2018 Met Gala Like the Dragon Queen She Is](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ziUkFI3J.m3u8) (0:14)  _Published 2018-05-08. Emilia Clarke might have been one of the few people in the mix at the 2018 Met Gala accustomed to embodying a queen on the daily._ by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman May 8, 2018 2:43 AM UTC by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman May 8, 2018 2:43 AM UTC [Emilia Clarke](http://time.com/4885747/game-of-thrones-daenerys-targaryen-azor-ahai-theory/) might have been one of the few people in the mix at the 2018 Met Gala accustomed to embodying a queen on the daily. The 31-year-old [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4880545/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-daenerys-targaryen-marry/) actor who plays the beloved Breaker of Chains Daenerys Targaryen showed up on the [2018 Met Gala red carpet](http://time.com/5258401/madonna-2018-met-gala-dress/) in a showstopping Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda gown. The black and gold floorsweeping gown had _Game of Thrones_ fans breathlessly bowing down to their true queen. The portraits of painterly cherubs around her full skirt perfectly embodied the theme of the occasion, _Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination_. And of course, she wore a crown. She even highlighted her natural beauty with bubblegum pink blush. If she was missing some accessories, it was her fire-breathing dragon spawn, but we can’t have everything we want in life. See below as people officially declared the first Monday in May Dany’s coronation day. > [](https://twitter.com/faveslooks/status/993660002123567107) > [](https://twitter.com/JonxDanyy/status/993655119907639302) > [](https://twitter.com/DanyUnburnt/status/993665827672150017) > [](https://twitter.com/shxrlocked/status/993661501314621442) > [](https://twitter.com/fassips/status/993656495983259654) ## Transcript Right here Mila look to the front. Emilia Emlia in the front. Right here Emilia look to the front. Emilia. 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