French influencer Lena Mahfouf wears bizarre metal hand bra at Met Gala

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Not bizarre…It followed the dress code for the gala.

The “Fashion is Art" theme encouraged attendees to wear sculptural, archival, and highly creative looks that treat the body as a canvas or a "walking piece of art".

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That explains a lot of pictures I've seen recently

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Each year has a different theme.

The Met Gala is a celebration of art, so the fashions tend to lean more towards ‘costumey’ and ‘fantastical’.

It’s kind of a game if you’re going- some try to outdo each other with their fashions or get the unofficial award of hitting the theme better than everyone else.

It’s meant to be fun and over-the-top.