The Met Gala 2025 has become the recent talk of the town due to its powerful theme, Black fashion, tailoring, outfits, and cultural influence. It has garnered widespread attention for its bold and culturally resonant fashion statement. Several celebrities and high-profile personalities from the fashion and film industry were spotted at The Met Gala, which was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Among the notable attendees, famous US pop-sensation Sabrina Carpenter graced the Met Gala, donning a pantless Louis Vuitton bodysuit featuring a lengthy train. Reports suggest that it was designed by Pharrell Williams for Louis Vuitton. Interestingly, the outfit bore a resemblance to the attire worn by WWE Superstar and former World Heavyweight Champion Gunther, as fans have noted on social media.
After fans spotted the resemblance, they started drawing comparisons between Carpenter’s outfit and Gunther's, wondering if the US pop-sensation drew inspiration from or was paying tribute to "The Ring General." Did Sabrina Carpenter take inspiration for her outfit from Gunther? After Espresso singer Sabrina Carpenter graced The Met Gala 2025 with her bold brown bodysuit, several social media users spotted the amusing resemblance and instantly drew parallels to the attire of WWE legend Gunther.
Fans began making comparisons of Carpenter and the former WWE Intercontinental Champion, pointing out the similar color palette, sharp tailoring, and commanding presence of both figures. Even some users wondered if Carpenter was a WWE fangirl. Sabrina Carpenter’s look at The Met Gala was topped with dramatic tails, a crisp white collar, and towering platform heels, which mirrored Gunther’s minimalist red-and-black wrestling attire, often paired with a stern expression and equally powerful charisma.
Following this, WWE fans on social media reacted hilariously, making memes about the same. A user commented, "ngl… Sabrina Carpenter at the Met Gala is looking like Gunther." While another fan page wrote, "Goated entrance from the Ring General." But Carpenter did not take inspiration from WWE legend Gunther and his outfit. Rather, her outfit was a part of the Met Gala 2025, titled Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, which was a tribute to the evolution of Black style, emphasizing the significance of tailoring and suiting in Black culture.
Meanwhile, Gunther returns from a suspension after he launched a scathing attack on Pat McAfee and Michael Cole recently on WWE RAW. After the brutal attack, Pat McAfee is set to clash with Gunther at the upcoming WWE Backlash 2025, which will take place on May 10, 2025, at the Enterprise Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. The match card announced for the show has shaped up to be a captivating one with top stars like John Cena, LA Knight, Becky Lynch, Randy Orton, and more.
Sabrina Carpenter brought her love for espresso to the Met Gala red carpet, but she left one very important thing behind — her pants. On Monday, May 5, 2025, the singer appeared on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City showing off her legs in an espresso-colored bodysuit by Louis Vuitton. Her outfit, which featured an eye-catching train, white dress shirt, and sky-high heels, was a coquettish twist on menswear for the coveted event’s theme of the night, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”
The “Please Please Please” artist revealed to Vogue on the red carpet that music producer Pharrell Williams, a Met Gala co-chair this year, was the muse behind her no-pants look this year. "I’m such a massive fan of Pharrell’s and have been to the [Met Gala] and I was just like, ‘If I could go this year with him, that would be my dream’ and it came true. And he was like ‘You’re quite short, so no pants for you,’ so here we are," Carpenter quipped.
The pop star, who made her Met Gala debut in 2022, told the outlet she’s “living on the edge tonight” with her unconventional look. While some social media users on X, formerly Twitter, gushed over the outfit, many argued that the addition of pants would have taken her look to the next level. One user tweeted, "Sabrina Carpenter attending the #MetGala — fit on her is impeccable and tailoring is so good…would’ve liked this better with pants tho."
Others echoed similar sentiments, with one user lamenting, "I was really hoping for a major style statement from Sabrina Carpenter, something out of the box, fresh. I don’t know what in the PANTLESS hell this is. I love Pharrell and Louis Vuitton but ‘You’re quite short so no pants for you’ ???? There’s a 100 other things short people…" Another tweeted, "it’s a no for Sabrina Carpenter’s fit, baby…. baby… go put on pants you’re at a gala. Love her but this is not it…."
Sabrina Carpenter had the best reaction when a person online wasn’t too pleased with her 2025 Met Gala look. In a post on X on Wednesday, May 7 — two days after she walked the red carpet — the pop star hilariously responded to a critic who’d written that her leggy Louis Vuitton jumpsuit was a “perfect example of how dressing against your body type can go horribly wrong.”
The critic stated, "The stuffy collar is making her neck look constricted and short. Not to mention, the sleeves look very stuffy, and the tailoring is completely off, so removing the sleeves shifts focus back to her waist." Suggesting that Carpenter should have removed the sleeves of her brown suit jacket and added a jumpsuit and pinstriped pants to the look, the critic also shared an edited photo rendering what they thought the “Espresso” singer should have worn instead — after which Carpenter reshared the post on her own account with her reaction. Trending on Billboard, she joked, "damn i f–ked up.."
But even though you can’t make everyone happy, Carpenter’s look on May 5 was a favorite of many people’s (and Billboard‘s). Featuring a white collar and long coattails that trailed behind her, the look was designed by LV Men’s Creative Director Pharrell Williams, who also co-chaired the 2025 Met alongside A$AP Rocky, Colman Domingo, and Lewis Hamilton. Carpenter said, "I’m a massive fan of Pharrell and have been to the [Louis Vuitton] show, and I was just like, ‘If I could go this year with him, that would be my dream.' And it came true! And he was like, ‘You’re quite short, so no pants for you.’ So here we are!"
The night marked Carpenter’s third Met, with her first attendance in 2022. Two years later, she attended once again and posed on the red carpet with then-boyfriend Barry Keoghan. In the year since, the “Taste” musician has scored her first-ever No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with Short n’ Sweet, which dropped in August. She spent much of the fall and early months of 2025 touring in support of the album, first in North America, followed by Europe.
As the Met Gala continues to spark conversations around fashion, body image, and cultural expression, Carpenter's bold choice has certainly left its mark, reminding everyone that fashion is not just about the clothes, but the stories and statements they convey.
