Mindy Kaling Shows Off Slim Figure in Shimmering Corset Gown on 2023 Met Gala Red Carpet
02.05.2023 - 02:15
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Total transformation! Mindy Kaling took a fashion risk at the 2023 Met Gala — and showed off her slim figure in the process.
The Mindy Project alum, 43, wore an off-white Jonathan Simkhai dress with a fitted corset bodice and shimmering detail on Monday, May 1, at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, paying homage to the night’s theme — “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.” She styled her hair in a sleek low pony, adding length to her usually short locks.
“Simkhai and his LA-based team of ateliers are perfectionists,” Kaling told Marie Claire. “I feel so confident in the gown.”
She went on to tease a second look by the same designer for an afterparty, hinting that her outfit would be “flirty and shorter, but still very on-theme.”
Kaling previously attended the “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” fundraiser in May 2022 wearing bright lilac. Her Prabal Gurung gown featured a plunging neckline and thigh-high slit with purple floral embellishments on the shoulders. She accessorized with matching silk pumps and diamond jewelry.
The Sex Lives of College Girls creator has been a frequent guest of the gala, making her debut in 2013 in a custom Lela Rose dress. She reflected on the prestigious night during a September 2022 conversation on Meghan Markle‘s “Archetypes” podcast.
“I did feel, like, fraudulent the first year I went. You don’t know the secret things you’re supposed to do, when I went I was staying downtown with a friend,” the Office alum explained. “I didn’t know you were supposed to stay uptown near the Met. You’re supposed to get in a standing van so your dress didn’t wrinkle. I was just in a cab, in my dress, sitting in the backseat of a car, you know, driving for 45 minutes.”
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