--- title: Met Gala 2017: Rihanna Wins internet with dress description: There are few things that the Internet agrees on but Rihanna's dominance as a fashion icon at the Met Gala is one of them. canonical: https://time.com/4762629/rihanna-queen-met-gala-2017/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-02T01:13:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:15.219Z og:title: The Internet Agrees Rihanna Is the Queen of the Met Gala og:description: All hail bad gal Ri Ri og:url: https://time.com/4762629/rihanna-queen-met-gala-2017/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte8807c91bbd4abc4/6988cb8297cdff6b066b0826/rihanna-story.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Agrees Rihanna Is the Queen of the Met Gala twitter:description: All hail bad gal Ri Ri twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte8807c91bbd4abc4/6988cb8297cdff6b066b0826/rihanna-story.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Is In Complete Agreement. Rihanna Is the Undisputed Queen of the Met Gala ## Video: 2017 MET GALA: THE BEST LOOKS [Watch (HLS stream): 2017 MET GALA: THE BEST LOOKS](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/40SFzmB1.m3u8) (0:57)  _Published 2017-05-02. For this year's (admittedly tricky) Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala theme, Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons, stars took every possible approach to the biggest red carpet of the year_  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 2, 2017 1:13 AM CUT  NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Rihanna attends the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Rihanna attends the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)Neilson Barnard—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 2, 2017 1:13 AM CUT There are very few things that the Internet collectively agrees on, but one thing is for certain: that one [Robyn Rihanna Fenty](http://time.com/4746220/rihanna-fenty-puma-video/ "undefined") is the undisputed queen of the [Met Gala](http://time.com/4762153/met-gala-2017-behind-the-scenes-photos/ "undefined"). While bad gal Ri Ri’s always been a fashion maven — one only needs to look at the overwhelming popularity of her shoe and clothing lines — it’s her unrivaled excellence at fashion’s biggest night that’s really set her apart as a style icon. At the last Met Gala she attended in 2015, Rihanna’s sweeping goldenrod cape by Guo Pei not only tickled fashion insiders, but it quickly inspired [one of the Internet’s most beloved memes](http://time.com/3846906/rihanna-met-gala/ "undefined"). This year, it appears that Rihanna remains the Internet’s unanimous fashion favorite at the Met Gala, after showing up in a gorgeously ornate Comme des Garçons dress, complete with a top knot, matching eyeshadow and strappy stiletto heels. After a [red carpet](http://time.com/4762326/met-gala-2017-red-carpet-photos/ "undefined") filled with guests who half-heartedly flirted with the [avant garde Rei Kawakubo/Comme de Garçon theme of the night](http://time.com/4757973/met-gala-2017-rei-kawakubo-bio/ "undefined"), Rihanna fully leaned into the over-the-top nature of the theme, winning the hearts of the Internet and the fashion flock alike. > [](https://twitter.com/RemedyPodcast/status/859206080022405121) > [](https://twitter.com/RachelEffendy/status/859209074533126144) > [](https://twitter.com/aaronmedwards/status/859209087434862592) > [](https://twitter.com/neekaneeks/status/859207957757665280) > [](https://twitter.com/bottledfleet/status/859206629325127680) > [](https://twitter.com/Kanyeberly/status/859205769895563264) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4762629/rihanna-queen-met-gala-2017/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4762629/rihanna-queen-met-gala-2017/"},"headline":"The Internet Is In Complete Agreement. 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