Olivia Wilde and Margaret Zhang experienced a classic Brenda Walsh and Kelly Taylor moment at the 2023 Met Gala.
The two women showed up to the biggest night in fashion wearing the same Chloé dress in honor of the night’s theme, “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.” The dress, according to Vogue, is based on one Lagerfeld sketched in 1983 when he worked for the label. The cutout gown features an embroidered violin connecting the skirt to the top half.
But what separates this embarrassing moment from the great “Beverly Hills, 90210” dress debacle of 1991 is that at least the “Don’t Worry, Darling” director and the editor-in-chief of Vogue China wore the piece in different colors.
Wilde opted for a white version of the cutout gown, while Zhang sported it in black.
Wilde’s version also had a shorter skirt, and she zhuzhed up her look with arm cuffs that matched the gold embellishments on her dress. Zhang’s look is a bit edgier, with a longer train and a matching cape. The editor also paired her dress with sunglasses and bright blue hair.
According to the Evening Standard, it’s the first time this kind of fashion faux pas has occurred at the Met Gala, which was founded in 1946 and taken over by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour in 1995. Wintour also has the final say over every guest’s outfit, according to E! News, so here’s hoping neither of these women somehow got on her bad side.