When it comes to the Met Gala, most of the hype centres around the fashion. 'Who are you wearing?!' the wall of photographers shout out to the A-list arrivals. When Rita Ora stepped onto this year's striped carpet at 2023's Met Gala though, all eyes were on her manicure.
Standing next to now husband Take Waititi, Rita looked resplendent in flowing Prabal Gurung. Make-up wise we haven't had any official confirmation yet but we're betting this one's down to the Charlotte Tilbury team - Rita joined the Charlotte Tilbury cohort - read: Sienna Miller, Kate Moss and Charlotte herself - at The Prince's Trust Gala in New York last week. The statement smoky eye, nude lip and soft blush more than levelled up to the singer's designer ensemble and jewels.
But back to the nails. It's not often that a manicure steals the spotlight, but leave it to Rita to make it happen.
Rita Ora's Met Gala Nails
Rita went for the sort of chain manicure detailing that goes way beyond the nail piercings Victoria Beckham made waves with in her Spice Girl days. Each one of Rita's nails carried a chain, some jewelled, others not, all of them around a foot long. How will she eat? What about going to the loo? All questions that quickly sprang up on Twitter threads worldwide as Rita Ora's Met Gala nails started trending.
So will you be taking your manicure cues from Rita this summer? If you're keen to try a flavour of her look without going all out, give nail gems and subtle nail piercings a go. Nail artist to the stars Iram Shelton revisited the look earlier this year. It's the noughties revival you never knew you needed.