Rihanna And A$AP Rocky Were The 2023 Met Gala's Grand Finale, As They Should Be

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Rihanna And A$AP Rocky Were The 2023 Met Gala's Grand Finale, As They Should Be

Here it is...the moment you've all been waiting for...Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's 2023 Met Gala look.

The pair shut down the red carpet proceedings tonight and were some of the final people to arrive at the event, making the type of entrance that only Rihanna could.

Here's their look in full. Drink it in.

And here's Rihanna, who looks like she's absolutely cocooned in Chanel's iconic Camellia flower design from the waist up.

The sunglasses! The train!

And as the couple ascended the Met Gala steps, Rihanna took off the rose-coat to show off the white Valentino dress, as well as her baby bump.

Who says you can't get away with being fashionably late?

Check out all the 2023 Met Gala looks here.

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