After the most prestigious fashion event on the planet Met Gala 2026 closed, the aftertaste in the fashion world has not cooled down.
While global media is still amazed by the creative ideas of Hollywood superstars, Chinese netizens when looking back at old photos of domestic stars have suddenly discovered that actress Dilraba Dilmurat once had a look that perfectly matched this year's Met Gala theme - "COSTUME Art", and the red carpet rule "Fashion is art".
Dilireba's appearance was mentioned when she attended the W Magazine's style awards ceremony held in Shanghai (China) in August last year.
At that time, Nhiet Ba wore an autumn/winter 2025 haute couture design by Robert Wun, with a fishtail dress sculpted in "black and yellow sandstone" tones, combined with a large black-rimmed hat and holding a pipe, transforming into a cold-blooded star stepping out of the 90s black and white films.
At the Met Gala 2026 just concluded, the design style emphasizing "architecture form" and strong metal materials has become the dominant trend on the red carpet.
In particular, the image of Justin Bieber's wife - Hailey Bieber - wearing a tight-fitting gold armor dress was commented to create a visual effect very similar to Nhiet Ba's "gold-plated countess" image at W.'s event.
This "gold-plated countess" image was once voted by RCFA (Red Carpet Fashion Awards) as "Best Costume of 2025", and Dilraba Dilmurat is the only Asian female artist to be on this list.
On May 8, the keyword "Dịch Lệ Nhiệt Ba's aesthetic taste ahead of its time" climbed to the top trends on Weibo. Audiences praised the aesthetics and timeless fashion thinking of the Xinjiang beauty.
Fans also discovered that Nhiet Ba's outfit was also taken on by the dominant Met Gala designer this year - Robert Wun.
The Hong Kong (China) designer completely "occupies the wave" of Met Gala 2026, when designing for 8 different stars, including Lisa (Blackpink)'s outstanding moment with a see-through dress with sculptural structure, with surreal 3D hands shaped based on the female singer's own body.
According to Lefty, Robert Wun leads the brand ranking with the highest media performance (EMV index on Instagram) at this year's Met Gala, with 31 million USD.
In which, Lisa alone contributed 19.7 million USD in media value to the brand - ranking Top 1 in the star rankings for the Met Gala 2026.
