She’s being known as on the carpet for her tone-deaf look on the crimson carpet.
Hollywood sweetheart Sydney Sweeney is on the enterprise finish of social media’s punishing yardstick amid claims she missed the mark on the 2025 Met Gala’s culturally significant theme.
“Sydney Sweeney referencing Kim Novak, a white lady, for Superfine: Tailoring Black Style….ok?” scoffed a cyber faultfinder on X, blasting the “White Lotus” star’s nod to Fifties actress Kim Novak, 92.
She’s set to painting the silver display screen veteran in “Scandalous!,” a forthcoming movie directed by Met Gala co-chair, Colman Domingo. The biography will observe Novak’s forbidden love affair with late ‘50s boulevardier, Sammy Davis Jr., during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Earlier than making her grand debut at tonight’s trendy to-do, Sweeny shared a snapshot of Novak on her Instagram story, hinting at her trendy inspiration for the night, the place the gown code was “Tailored for you.”
Upon arrival, the “Euphoria” actress sashayed up the museum’s staircase in a curve-clasping Miu Miu robe. The black, glowing quantity featured beaded fringe and a keyhole cutout that showcased her ample cleavage.
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She appeared beautiful from head to toe. However did she nail the night time’s celebration of Black dandyism and designers? Some digital vultures are shaking their heads no.
“Paying homage to a white lady when the theme is tailoring black style,” spat an outraged X consumer.
“Sydney Sweeney is not on the theme for the night at all. Nice gown, beautiful gowns, though,” ranted one other.
“Actress Sydney Sweeney looks like she’s going to a White House Correspondents Dinner and not the Met Gala based on Super Fine: Tailoring Black Style. #MetGala2025,” an underwhelmed onlooker wrote. “I guess this is the ‘safe’ way to interpret the theme! Smh!.”
“Sydney Sweeney needs to explain how paying homage to a white woman is black dandyism.”
The beleaguered belle defined the curation of her apparel to Vogue, telling crimson carpet correspondent Lala Anthony: “I always feel that [Miu Miu] just brings such beautiful stories to every dress. ”
“So this is actually paying homage to Kim Novak, and I’m doing a movie with Colman Domingo … so we wanted to really just bring that to life.”
