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.
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