Fashion icon Janelle Monáe dazzled in custom couture by Christian Siriano at the 2026 Met Gala on Monday (May 4).
The multi-hyphenate artist wore a floor-length gown that combined nature and technology, with wires and plants intertwined all over the piece. Monáe’s look was an entanglement of cables and greenery, with moving mechanical butterflies and dragonflies dotted along her body, including a butterfly perched atop her head.
In an Instagram post sharing a closer look at her couture, Monáe referenced her futuristic alter ego Cindi Mayweather, who has made appearances in her music since her…
