--- title: Priyanka Chopra Stuns in Ralph Lauren Dress at 2018 Met Gala description: Priyanka Chopra made a major style statement on the red carpet of this year's Met Gala in New York City on Monday night. canonical: https://time.com/5258519/priyanka-chopra-2018-met-gala-dress/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-08T00:46:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:52:29.543Z og:title: Priyanka Chopra Stuns in Elegant Dress at the 2018 Met Gala og:description: The 'Quantico' star made a major style statement og:url: https://time.com/5258519/priyanka-chopra-2018-met-gala-dress/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7945fcfdbbb61799/69892fcb0a4a223c739d2a26/gettyimages-955805956-1.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 - Red Carpet og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Priyanka Chopra Stuns in Elegant Dress at the 2018 Met Gala twitter:description: The 'Quantico' star made a major style statement twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7945fcfdbbb61799/69892fcb0a4a223c739d2a26/gettyimages-955805956-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Priyanka Chopra Stuns in an Elegant Dress at the 2018 Met Gala  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 8, 2018 12:46 AM UTC  Priyanka Chopra attends the 2018 Met Gala. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/MG18/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) Priyanka Chopra attends the 2018 Met Gala. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/MG18/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)Matt Winkelmeyer/MG18—Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 8, 2018 12:46 AM UTC _Quantico_ star [Priyanka Chopra](http://time.com/collection-post/4299686/priyanka-chopra-2016-time-100/) made a major style statement on the red carpet when she showed up in a crimson velvet gown at this year’s [annual Met Gala](http://time.com/4756953/outrageous-met-gala-fashion/) in New York City on Monday night. The actress’ Ralph Lauren strapless gown was paired with an embellished gold chain mail coif reminiscent of a medieval knight, an emphatic nod to the theme of the night, [_Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination_.](http://time.com/5015330/rihanna-met-gala-2018/) She paired the elegant look with a finger waves and a deep red lip. The dress was a definite departure from the trench coat ensemble with a cathedral train that she wore to last year’s Met Gala (although they were both designed by Lauren) which [captured the whimsy](https://www.buzzfeed.com/sahilrizwan/18-hilarious-tweets-about-priyanka-chopras-outfit-at-the) of the Internet and inspired countless memes. 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