Wild things celebrities have done in the name of fashion: The behind-the-scenes stories of the most talked-about looks
Red carpets have brought us some incredibly memorable fashion moments from celebrities: from statement headpieces to awe-worthy embellishments.
To pull off the looks, some stars have had to go to wild lengths, whether it be taking corset breathing lessons or having to call on help just to walk up the stairs.
We're taking a look at the behind-the-scenes stories and reality of some of the most outrageous celebrity looks.
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Anya Taylor-Joy
While on the red carpet at the Australian premiere of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Chris Hemsworth's daughter asked his dad's co-star Anya Taylor-Joy the question on everyone's minds.
"My daughter just said, 'Dad, how does she sit down?'" Hemsworth told Taylor-Joy mid-interview in a TikTok video.
Taylor-Joy then replied with her plan: "I have another outfit to then go and sit down."
The actress wore a vintage Paco Rabanne chain-linked dress with arrows sticking out all around the skirt for the premiere.
She also had a matching arrow headpiece which seemed to make it hard to hug and pose next to her co-stars.
Zendaya
Zendaya has been a queen of the method dressing trend, and this Thierry Mugler robot suit really solidified her title.
The actress wore the 1995 suit at the Dune: Part Two world premiere in London.
But in a video for Vogue's Life in Looks series, Zendaya revealed a problem she encountered with the suit just minutes into wearing it that made her think wearing it could be a "bad idea".
Zendaya
"Immediately after wearing it for 10 minutes or less than that, I got really lightheaded," she recalled.
"The metal conducts and holds onto heat very quickly and kind of traps heat in. I'm wearing a complete bodysuit so there's a barrier so you already have a layer of material on your skin," she explained.
"As the days were coming up, I was like, 'This is a bad idea. Like, why did I do this?'"
Zendaya
The actress didn't stay in the suit for very long, changing into a second and much more comfortable look on the red carpet.
The star swapped the robot suit for a gorgeous little black dress from Mugler.
The raw meat dress was designed by Franc Fernandez.
Brandon Maxwell, who helped style Gaga for the awards show, revealed on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, that he was a vegan at the time.
"I wore really long opera length gloves and a mask and just kind of got through it."
Chappell Roan
Chappell Roan has become known for her outrageous and dramatic costumes on stage.
One of the biggest looks she has pulled off was dressing as the Statue of Liberty at the 2024 Governors Ball.
To transform into the iconic US monument, Roan's body had to be sprayed in green paint.
But in a recent podcast interview, Roan revealed the behind-the-scenes struggle with actually removing the look.
"Like, it didn't come off," she recalled on the Call Her Daddy podcast.
Roan revealed to get the paint off she took three baths using dish soap.
"I literally poured dish soap in and scrubbed my whole body with coconut oil, jumped in, scrubbed with a literal, like, kitchen sponge," she explained.
Roan said all of the paint "came off except there was a green tint to my skin, so I literally looked mouldy for four days."
Kim Kardashian
The Met Gala steps are no stranger to wild and out-there approaches to fashion.
In 2019, Kim Kardashian turned heads in a skin-tight custom Thierry Mugler latex dress adorned with crystals.
In an Instagram post after the event, Kardashian revealed the behind-the-scenes process of putting the look together and the one thing she had to prepare for wearing the dress on the night.
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