Cardi B Enlists Eight People to Carry Her Massive Gown Up the Iconic Steps at 2024 Met Gala

Cardi B went big for the 2024 Met Gala.

The 31-year-old rapper arrived at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday wearing a massive black ball gown by Windowsen. In fact, the dress was so large that it required eight people to carry it up the museum's iconic steps.

The show-stopping dress featured a dramatic train. Cardi, who accessorized her look with equally jaw-dropping jewelry, wore her hair in a beehive style.

Sensen Lii, founder and designer of the independent fashion house, Windowsen told ET about the inspiration for the dress.

"I associated fertile, black soil with the theme — like the rich earth used for planting crops and flowers," he said in a statement. "The design is floral, reminiscent of a garden's trees, flowers, and earth. The whole dress uses nearly three thousand meters of organza and consists of an inner and an outer layer."

Lii added, "The collaboration took nearly two months from planning to execution. Our entire studio worked around the clock on this project, making it an intensive but rewarding experience. Designing for an artist like Cardi B is such an honor but also filled with uncertainty for me. With so many options available for such a high-profile artists, the final decision on what to wear might not be made until the last minute. It remains uncertain until she actually walks the red carpet. I also flew to New York for the fitting and some final touch up of the dress."

Cardi previously attended the event in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023.

Ahead of this year's gala, Cardi told The Hollywood Reporter that, year after year, her Met Gala strategy is simple -- "Be iconic."

"We're always thinking ahead. I feel like the Met Gala is almost like going to the GRAMMYs. It's very nerve-racking, and even though we make it look so easy, we really be so nervous," she said. "We always try to make sure that everything goes right, that everything be iconic."

"We want everything to be iconic," Cardi added. "I know people sometimes be like, 'Oh, it's not about who is there and who is not,' but it's like, no, you need to remember us forever."

Entertainment Tonight will be on the iconic Met Gala red carpet, so keep checking back with ETonline for more coverage from fashion's biggest night, including live updates and all of the jaw-dropping red carpet looks.

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