{"id":433212,"date":"2026-05-05T10:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/433212\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:16:09","slug":"dwayne-johnson-dons-a-skirt-as-he-divides-fans-with-controversial-met-gala-2026-outfit-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/433212\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwayne Johnson dons a skirt as he divides fans with controversial Met Gala 2026 outfit choice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dwayne Johnson stepped onto the Met Gala red carpet for the first time on Monday evening, sporting a pleated skirt that immediately sparked debate online.<\/p>\n

The 54-year-old actor arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art hand in hand with his wife, Lauren Hashian, both dressed in coordinating looks from American designer Thom Browne.<\/p>\n

Despite more than three decades in the spotlight, the star had never previously attended fashion\u2019s most prestigious annual event.<\/p>\n

His stylist said working with Mr Johnson involved \u201csubverting expectations of what a man of his build can wear\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Dwayne Johnson attended his first Met Gala on Monday<\/p>\n

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When asked about his outfit, the actor said: \u201cI feel great!”<\/p>\n

Mr Johnson revealed that when Mr Browne\u2019s team first sent over sketches featuring the pleated skirt, they questioned whether he would feel comfortable wearing it.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, in our culture, Polynesian culture, we rock lavalavas, we rock skirts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most masculine men, not that I\u2019m one of them, but the most masculine men wear lavalavas and skirts.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The actor arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art hand-in-hand with his wife, Lauren Hashian<\/p>\n

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Mr Johnson, who has Samoan heritage through his mother, described the lavalava as a traditional garment worn wrapped around the body.<\/p>\n

The ensemble featured a black mohair tailcoat paired with a skirt constructed from more than 350 metres of hand-pleated silk ribbons, described as having a \u201cskeletal composition\u201d.<\/p>\n

He completed the look with a Manish Malhotra high jewellery brooch, featuring a Colombian emerald surrounded by white diamonds and set in 18-karat white gold.<\/p>\n

Mr Johnson has previously shared his views on masculinity beyond fashion.<\/p>\n

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The theme of the Met Gala 2026 was ‘Costume Art’<\/p>\n

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Speaking at CinemaCon 2026 while promoting Disney\u2019s live-action Moana, he said \u201creal masculinity\u201d involves supporting women.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll men of all ages, we should empower, support and champion all women. That\u2019s what real masculinity looks like,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s gala celebrated the theme \u201cCostume Art\u201d, with Beyonc\u00e9 serving as co-chair alongside Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour.<\/p>\n

The host committee included Zoe Kravitz and Sabrina Carpenter.<\/p>\n

Viewers watching from home were quick to share their reactions online.<\/p>\n

Some praised the look, with one user writing on X: \u201cScottish men wear kilts also culturally. There\u2019s also an Irish version.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is actually true. He isn\u2019t being woke,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n

A third added: \u201cThis is actually the most normal thing I\u2019ve seen out of the Met Gala so far, relatively speaking of course.\u201d<\/p>\n

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However, others were more critical, with some describing the outfit as a \u201chumiliation ritual\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the men eventually do their humiliation rituals,\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n

Another added: \u201cExcept you\u2019re not in Samoa, you\u2019re in America, at a formal event. Put on a suit.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2026 Met Gala has also faced wider controversy, with criticism directed at organisers following the involvement of Jeff Bezos and Ms S\u00e1nchez Bezos as sponsors and honorary co-chairs.<\/p>\n

Some activists have cited Amazon\u2019s labour practices and political ties as reasons for protest, with several high-profile figures allegedly choosing not to attend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dwayne Johnson stepped onto the Met Gala red carpet for the first time on Monday evening, sporting a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":433213,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,921,93,61,60,43,40822,90,2508],"class_list":["post-433212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news","tag-sgg","tag-us","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/433213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}