The Met Gala is an evening of beauty, decadence and, for better or worse, intense scrutiny. And whilst we all watch to revel in the extravagance, we also love a good judge unbiased review of the outfits.
Suddenly, with the arrival of an actress bedecked in jewels and corsetry, us in our PJs on the sofa turn into a regular Tyra Banks, deciding which beautiful girl is going through to next week’s episode of ANTM.
Unfortunately on Sunday night, singer and actress Selena Gomez was one of the victims of the internet’s traditionally unforgiving ridicule.
Despite her divine Coach dress, and her beautifully tousled hair, the Texan came under fire for her slightly over-zealous fake tan application.
The internet totally latched on, and there was many a Ross Geller meme.
Obviously, we've all been there - there being knee deep in a faux-tan emergency, frantically rubbing our elbows with lemon juice and googling how dark the venue we’re going to is.
Where most of us haven’t been, however, is on the most-judged red carpet of the year, as one of the most famous people on earth, so, we should probably cut her a little slack, right?
Unsurprisingly, the 25 year-old has kept schtum about the whole affair, refraining from posting a single selfie from the fabulous evening. Until now. Using her most-followed social media platform, Gomez posted a video of herself, from Monday night, running to her car.
Taking the ridicule like a goddamn champ, she captioned the cute vid, ‘Me when I saw my pictures from MET 🤷🏽♀️’
Girl, we get it.
Daisy Murray is the Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, spotlighting emerging designers, sustainable shopping, and celebrity style. Since joining in 2016 as an editorial intern, Daisy has run the gamut of fashion journalism - interviewing Molly Goddard backstage at London Fashion Week, investigating the power of androgynous dressing and celebrating the joys of vintage shopping.
