--- 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: 2026-04-13T07:52:42.947Z og:title: Daenerys Targaryen Blazed Through the 2018 Met Gala og:description: Dragon. Queen. og:url: https://time.com/5268892/emilia-clarke-met-gala-2018/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt806b449c210df93d/69892fc122fb857e8ce258c7/gettyimages-955778838.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: Daenerys Targaryen Blazed Through the 2018 Met Gala twitter:description: Dragon. Queen. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt806b449c210df93d/69892fc122fb857e8ce258c7/gettyimages-955778838.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Daenerys Targaryen Blazed Through the 2018 Met Gala Like the Dragon Queen She Is by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman May 8, 2018 2:43 AM UTC  Emilia Clarke attends the Met Gala on May 7, 018 in New York City. Emilia Clarke attends the Met Gala on May 7, 018 in New York City.Jamie McCarthy—Getty Images 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. 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