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Cardi B's Met Gala 2019 Look Featured $250,000 Worth of Rubies

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James Olson

Updated on March 29, 2026

In 2018, Cardi B showed up to the Met Gala dripping in pearls. (And also, very pregnant.) Her Moschino look set the standard very high. But of course, this is Cardi, and this year's theme was "camp"—she wasn't going to disappoint.

Cardi brought the red to the red carpet in an absolutely massive, feathered Thom Browne creation. The high-neck gown encircled the rapper's head and had sleeves that went all the way to her fingertips. Vogue reports that it comes with some seriously impressive numbers: 30,000 feathers, 2,000 hours, 35 people. And that doesn't even count the custom bodice, which features 44 carats worth of rubies acting as nipple covers, valued at $250,000—the result of a collaboration with Stefere Jewerly.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Cardi Battends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)Dimitrios Kambouris

According to Vogue, the train extended a full 10 feet and required five people to carry it up the Met steps.

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