The duo Grammy-award winning Nigerian artistes, Tems and Burna Boy made their debut at the star-studded gathering of the fashion world at the 2023 Met Gala.
The Met Gala is an annual fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City, and is generally held on the first Monday in May and the duo were among the selected celebrities in attendance.
The 2023 theme was ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’ in honour of the life and work of the late Karl Lagerfeld, a fashion designer and regular attendee at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute.
The global megastars in attendance included Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Ice Spice, Serena Williams, Jennifer Lopez, Gabrielle Union, Dwayne Wade, Keke Palmer, Billie Eilish amongst others.
Stars of African descent at the Met gala included Burna Boy, Stormzy and Skepta who dressed in similar blue checkered outfits.
The afrobeats stars stunned the red carpet of the 2023 Met Gala held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, on Monday night.
Burna Boy graced the event donning a matching black and blue slightly checkered outfit and a generous cape-like extension of the same material flowing behind him.
Tems made a fashion statement with a custom Rober Wun dress, a black corset top, a flowing regal white finishing at the bottom, and elbow-length gloves.
The Oscar-nominated singer was styled by Dunsin Wright.
Tems expressed excitement for making her Met Gala debut in a side interview with ESSENCE.
She said: “Oh my goodness! I have never done it before. So, I’m so excited. It’s my first time. It’s going to be lit!”
