Cardi B’s dress at the Met Gala wasn’t actually directly inspired by breasts or intestines

Por Carlos Valencia
7 May, 2026

33-year-old rapper Cardi B stunned at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a design based on the work titled “The Doll” by surrealist artist Hans Bellmer.

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This 1933 piece is famous for depicting modular figures that explore unusual bodily forms and the organism’s internal structure.

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The black lace dress featured volumes reminiscent of cysts or tumors, which sparked an intense debate on social media about the representation of physical health. Many users compared the aesthetic to organs such as intestines. The artist used this avant-garde proposal to examine today’s view of the human body, evoking the historic artist.

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