Adut Akech’s Met Gala 2021 Look

The Met Gala is an iconic fashion industry event and one that we’ve witnessed time after time. Each year, this lavish gala draws over 22,000 people for festivities featuring major players on its red carpet. Over its history, this gala has established a legacy of spotlighting new and up-and-coming designers while also featuring cutting edge tech trends and fashion.

One of the night’s most striking and notable features was fashion maverick Adut Akech’s stand-out look: she donned an eye-catching backless Christian Lacroix emerald gown sourced from online vintage store Shrimpton Couture with white heeled sandals and numerous bracelets to complete her ensemble.

What were some of your favourite Met Gala looks? We compiled our picks for the best looks from last night’s gala and selected Amber Valletta, Emily Ratajkowski and Adut Akech as our top contenders – Akech is an impressive South Sudanese model born and raised in Kenya who made her runway debut for Givenchy before transitioning over to Valentino modeling.