--- title: Met Gala 2017: Solange Channels Missy Elliott With Look Photo description: Solange Knowles paid homage to Missy Elliott's iconic trash bag ensemble from "The Rain" at this year's Met Gala. canonical: https://time.com/4762705/met-gala-2017-solange-photo/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-02T02:27:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:15.362Z og:title: Solange Pays Homage to Missy Elliott With Her Met Gala Look og:description: Looks like Solange can't stand the rain og:url: https://time.com/4762705/met-gala-2017-solange-photo/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09c137e9c9615c92/6988cb888fd2ee353f356d8b/solange1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 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: Solange Pays Homage to Missy Elliott With Her Met Gala Look twitter:description: Looks like Solange can't stand the rain twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09c137e9c9615c92/6988cb888fd2ee353f356d8b/solange1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Solange Knowles Pays Homage to Missy Elliot's Iconic Trash Bag Ensemble With Her Met Gala Look > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 2, 2017 2:27 AM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Solange 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 Theo Wargo/Getty Images For US Weekly) NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Solange 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 Theo Wargo/Getty Images For US Weekly) Theo Wargo-Getty Images For US Weekly  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 2, 2017 2:27 AM UTC Leave it to [Solange Knowles](http://time.com/4709652/solange-knowles-on-feminism/) to make wearing a puffer jacket of a dress look chic on the [Met Gala red carpet](http://time.com/4762326/met-gala-2017-red-carpet-photos/). The [_A Seat at the Table_](http://time.com/4604697/solange-knowles-rise-weary-jimmy-fallon/) singer sported a black, oversized bubble jacket with a train and matching trousers as well as a crisp white button down and matching black and white shoes, all by Thom Browne. In an Instagram posted to her account, Knowles sent love to both Browne and the designer inspiring the night’s theme, [avant garde designer Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons](http://time.com/4757973/met-gala-2017-rei-kawakubo-bio/), but she also gave a shout out to an unexpected source of inspiration for her outfit: [Missy Elliott](http://time.com/4484308/missy-elliott-marc-jacobs-video/). With that context in mind, Solange’s elegant puffer jacket of a gown bears a striking resemblance to Missy’s memorably inflated garbage bag ensemble from “The Rain \[Supa Dupa Fly\]” video. Talk about real recognizing real. 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