As always, Kim Kardashian commanded attention at the 2024 Met Gala.
The 43-year-old turned heads in a custom Maison Margiela dress by John Galliano, which featured a waist-cinching corset and sheer embellished skirt.
While the size of her waist sparked some shock reactions online, many fans were distracted by one particular accessory.
The mother-of-four paired her glamorous gown with a casual grey cardigan, which left the internet scratching their heads.
It’s safe to say fans were not happy with her sweater, and took to social media to question why she spoiled the top of her dress by covering it up.
Some fans even speculated the star had a last minute wardrobe malfunction, and needed the cardigan to cover her modesty.
Kim Kardashian is not doing that sickening corset justice with that tired cardigan. I don’t even want to talk about the hair I have a headache just looking at it #MetGala pic.twitter.com/43CHzt8tqM
— taylan (@taylancomart) May 6, 2024
Not Kim wearing a CARDIGAN! 😱 #MetGala #MetGala2024 #thankyouaimee #kimkardashian pic.twitter.com/I0Ll7VJRqO
— The Sip List Podcast (@list_sip) May 7, 2024
Kim Kardashian with the cardigan I’m gonna be sick
— Lucy Rohden (@lucy_rohden) May 7, 2024
Love Kimberly but what in the PLT is that cropped cardigan. Looks like it’s been washed 45 times too many #MetGala #KimKardashian https://t.co/KFQjThz7lu
— andrea manen (@andrea_manen) May 7, 2024
#kimkardashian cardigan #metgala mystery solved? I think the left cup of the dress was constructed way too low, which was why she was covering it with the cardigan the entire time she was walking the carpet. pic.twitter.com/mCCYVtxrGP
— KGMaine (@KGod1978) May 7, 2024
So, what’s the real story behind the cardigan? Well, it turns out the sweater was an intentional part of her outfit.
Speaking to Vogue on the carpet, Kim explained how it played into the overall theme of “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”
The reality star said her outfit was meant to represent “the wildest night of my life in a garden” where she just ran out and grabbed her “boyfriend’s sweater and threw it on and had to get to work. And my hair’s all messed up.”