At the 2019 Met Gala, which designer created Jared Leto’s crystal Gucci outfit and headpiece?

Alessandro Michele created Jared Leto’s crystal Gucci outfit and headpiece for the 2019 Met Gala.

Leto wore a red Gucci ensemble at the 2019 Met Gala, including a crystal-covered body and a realistic replica of his own head carried as an accessory. Alessandro Michele was Gucci’s creative director and designed the look for the gala’s theme, “Camp: Notes on Fashion.”

The outfit played with theatrical excess, artificiality, and celebrity self-image, all central ideas in the exhibition and theme. Carrying a duplicate head made the presentation deliberately surreal and turned the wearer into both a person and a fashion object.

The look is sometimes attributed generally to Gucci without naming its designer, but Michele is the relevant individual. It is also distinct from Michele’s other highly theatrical Gucci red-carpet creations, including the label’s twin-head runway imagery and elaborate Met Gala styling for other celebrities.