Cardi B — The 2019 Met Gala Oxblood Gown

Cardi arrived at the 2019 Met Gala in a custom Thom Browne oxblood gown with a train that required five handlers and took 2,000 hours to hand-embroider. The dress cost an estimated $500,000. It covered the entire red carpet like a blood-red ocean. She couldn't walk without assistance. She could barely sit. But the photos were so spectacular that they were viewed 200+ million times. Cardi treats the Met Gala like a competitive sport — her 2018 look (pearl-encrusted Moschino) and 2023 look were equally showstopping. Nobody commits to spectacle harder.