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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lauren Morris

Met Gala fans praise Bad Bunny’s ‘old man’ look as ‘performance art’

Bad Bunny has been known to fully commit to the Met Gala’s creative theme every year, and 2026 was no exception – with the rapper dressing as an elderly man for one of the biggest nights in fashion.

This year’s Met Gala theme was “Fashion is Art”, inspired by the museum’s latest “Costume Art” exhibition that looks at depictions of the body through a series of themes: “the naked body”, “classic body”, “pregnant body” and “ageing body”.

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