9 incredible Met Gala looks based on paintings, and the artworks that inspired them

Jenner wore a Gap Studio by Zac Posen gown. It featured a train with a pair of wings painted onto it in reference to the ‘The Winged Victory of Samothrace,’ a treasured second century Greek sculpture housed in the Louvre.

Foy wore a bespoke Erdem corset gown with jewelled chain straps and a draped skirt, inspired by John Singer Sargent’s ‘Portrait of Madame X’ painting.

Abrams wore a bejewelled gold Chanel dress, inspired by a Gustav Klimt painting.

Bassett wore a Prabal Gurung dress inspired by the work ‘Girl in a Pink Dress,’ by Harlem Renaissance artist Laura Wheeler Waring.

Zegler wore a white Prabal Gurung and mask in reference to a painting by French artist Paul Delaroche.

Thompson’s Valentino gown was made in Klein blue, the deep blue colour first mixed by French artist Yves Klein.

Schafer wore a Prada gown and matching headpiece inspired by Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Mäda Primavesi.

Platt wore a Tanner Fletcher suit decorated with embroidery and beading inspired by scenes from one of Georges Seurat’s most famous paintings.