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"She Would Have Destroyed Everyone At The Met": People Are Reacting To The Outfit Lady Gaga Would Have Worn To The 2024 Met Gala

It's a crime we didn't get to see it on the red carpet.

Chelsea Stewart
by Chelsea Stewart

BuzzFeed Staff

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We can all agree that Lady Gaga never disappoints whenever she goes to the Met Gala.

Lady Gaga with platinum blonde hair in loose waves, wearing simple makeup and diamond earrings, attends a formal event
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Remember her iconic dress from 2019?

Lady Gaga poses on stairs in a voluminous, flowing gown with a high neckline and oversized sleeves, accessorized with a matching bow headpiece
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It was the look that kept on giving because it turned into, like, four different dresses.

Lady Gaga in a dramatic floor-length pink gown with a large train, assisted by a man in a tuxedo holding part of the train
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The pink dress turned into a black dress.

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The black one turned back into ANOTHER pink one!!

Lady Gaga is posing in a sleek column gown on the red carpet, with photographers and attendees in the background capturing the moment
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Then that one turned into this:

Lady Gaga walking on the carpet wearing a bra and panties with platform heels, pulling a cart with large perfume bottles
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It was truly a moment!

Lady Gaga, donning a black bra, panties, fishnet tights, and black boots, dramatically poses while lying on stairs with one arm extended upward
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That's not the only time Gaga has slayed the Met, either. There were these other years, too:

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Unfortunately, she skipped the 2024 Met ball, but she did show what she would have worn for the "Garden of Time" theme.

Lady Gaga in a green feathered outfit, smiling with hands under chin, at an event
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Here it is:

Lady Gaga performing on stage, seated in an elaborate, artistically designed structure resembling twisted branches
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If you can't view the post, it's an all-black gothic-style dress by AZIZ. It featured tall sculpted shoulders, embroidered sleeves, a long skirt, and a floral mask by Philip Treacy that gave the illusion of a purple flower coming out of her mouth. "THIS IS WHAT I WOULD HAVE WORN TO THE MET GALA," Gaga captioned the images. "THE GIMP OF THE GARDEN. 🖤"

People were obsessed.

Comments on social media include, "Obsession. Magnificent. Inspiration. Love you"
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"You would've ate everyone in that met gala," one fan wrote under the post.

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A redditor agreed she "would have destroyed everyone at the Met."

Some were sick about what could have been. "We were robbed," said Spotify.

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Of course, there were jokes and memes, too.

One fan compared Gaga's dress to this look from RuPaul's Drag Race, saying it was "immediately what I thought of."

Person in avant-garde outfit with exaggerated sleeves and a large flower headpiece, standing in front of a metallic fringe backdrop
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"Go off Edgar Allen Poe raven," another fan mused.

Lady Gaga wearing a long black leather trench coat, black sunglasses, and platform boots, holding a clutch, leaving a venue with a man following her
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Someone else joked that the dress is "from the new uncle fester resort ‘24 collection," while a fourth fan said, "It's giving babadook."

Lady Gaga wearing a cap, sunglasses, and a hooded jacket walks on a city street near a car, with another person partially visible beside them
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Another viral comment said, "I know y’all are memeing but this is giving me black orchid vibes, especially since the met gala theme was 'garden of time' and orchids are known for taking years to bloom." It was liked over a thousand times.

Tell me what you all think of Gaga's dress in the comments!

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