Ranking the Many Robots at Last Night’s Met Gala
Last night’s Met Gala theme was “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology,” and naturally, many stars took this as a directive to morph into their robot alter egos. (Probably cyborgs, really, although we’re not so sure the Kardashians haven’t been preprogrammed for world domination.)
Balmain’s silver-suited squad may have been the most thematically dressed table of the evening—though, as Kylie Jenner’s injuries indicated, it’s hard out there for an android.
Not even tuxedos were safe: Zayn Malik’s came equipped with bionic arms—all the better to match Gigi Hadid’s robot rings and pointy chrome nails. We wouldn’t have been surprised if, in lieu of interview answers, reporters were greeted with bleeps and bloops from the guests.
Ahead, our ranking of the best AI-inspired outfits from the red carpet.
Gigi Hadid in Tommy Hilfiger and Zayn Malik in Versace
Robot level: RoboCop meets Fembot
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Lady Gaga in Versace
Robot level: Terminator
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Jourdan Dunn in Balmain
Robot level: The Iron Giant
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Kylie Jenner in Balmain
Robot level: BB-8
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Kim Kardashian in Balmain
Robot level: Ultron
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Taylor Swift in Louis Vuitton
Robot level: Pris from "Blade Runner"
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Kanye West in Balmain
Robot level: Optimus Prime
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Zendaya in Michael Kors
Robot level: Dot Matrix from "Spaceballs"
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Julie Macklowe in Philipp Plein
Robot level: C-3PO
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Lauren Santo Domingo in Giambattista Valli
Robot level: R2-D2
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Naomi Watts in Burberry
Robot level: WALL-E
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Naomi Campbell in Roberto Cavalli
Robot level: Ava from "Ex Machina"
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Riley Keough in Diane von Furstenberg
Robot level: Gort from "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
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Anna Ewers in Jason Wu
Robot level: Maria from "Metropolis"
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Brie Larson in Proenza Schouler
Robot level: The Tin Man
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Cindy Crawford in Balmain
Robot level: Sonny from "I, Robot"
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