Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala 2026 breastplate previously appeared on a ‘90s icon
Kim Kardashian wore a metallic orange breastplate designed by British Pop artist Allen Jones to the 2026 Met Gala, aligning with the 'Costume Art' theme. The same piece was previously worn by supermodel Kate Moss in a 2013 portrait titled 'Body Armour,' which later sold at auction for $52,000. Originally created in the late 1960s for an unproduced film, the breastplate was modified for Kardashian and finished with a glossy orange coating at an auto body shop.
- ▪Kim Kardashian wore a fiberglass breastplate by Allen Jones to the 2026 Met Gala.
- ▪The breastplate was originally created in the late 1960s for a film that was never produced.
- ▪Kate Moss wore the same piece in a 2013 portrait titled 'Body Armour,' which sold for $52,000 at Christie’s.
- ▪The breastplate was trimmed to the hips for Kardashian so she could walk the red carpet.
- ▪Allen Jones painted the sides of the attached leather skirt to match the breastplate’s orange finish.
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Fashion Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala 2026 breastplate previously appeared on a ‘90s icon By Hannah Southwick and Hilary George Published May 5, 2026, 12:01 p.m. ET Kim Kardashian has viral Met Monday looks down to a fine art. For the Met Gala 2026 red carpet, she interpreted the “Costume Art” theme with British Pop artist Allen Jones, who created her metallic orange breastplate. She wasn’t the first famous face to slip into the sculptural piece, though. Jones photographed supermodel Kate Moss wearing the same look in a now-famous 2013 portrait. That photograph, titled “Body Armour,” sold for roughly $52,000 at a Christie’s auction devoted to the supermodel and later became the signature image of Jones’ Royal Academy retrospective in 2014.
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