Top ‘Oops’ Moments from Met Gala 2025 Viral Blunders

The May 5, 2025, Met Gala at New York’s Metropolitan Museum, celebrating the theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” delivered plenty of high-fashion drama. Attendees from Rihanna to Nobel laureates wore dazzling, tailored looks. But even as fans lauded standout outfits, the evening had its share of on-camera slip-ups. Media outlets and social feeds quickly flagged the night’s biggest mishaps, wardrobe quirks, stumble incidents and viral mix-ups.

< >People magazine even quipped that on this gala, “for every well-considered tribute to Josephine Baker, there’s a possible underpants-related tribute to Rosa Parks”. That tongue-in-cheek line captured how each misstep became the talk of Twitter and TikTok, providing comic relief alongside the couture.

Stella McCartney’s Name Flub

One of the night’s most talked-about gaffes happened live on camera. Host Teyana Taylor repeatedly mispronounced designer Stella McCartney’s name, calling her “Stella McCarthy.” McCartney, whose father is Beatles legend Paul McCartney, laughed off the mistake.

She joked that she might legally adopt the misspelt name if it happened again. Comedian Ego Nwodim (a Met Gala correspondent) couldn’t resist pointing out that she pronounced it correctly. The brief name slip generated laughs and social-media sharing but no serious fallout – just a lighthearted moment on the red carpet.

Lisa’s “Rosa Parks” Underwear Controversy

Lisa (BLACKPINK’s Lalisa Manobal) set off a major internet storm with her Louis Vuitton ensemble. The Thai pop star’s outfit featured a sheer lace jacket and matching briefs, covered in portraits by artist Henry Taylor. One of those portraits looked to many fans like Rosa Parks, the civil rights icon. Social media erupted. One user on X (Twitter) snarked that Lisa “doesn’t seem to care as she wears underwear with images of ROSA PARKS”. The phrase “Rosa Parks underwear” began trending almost immediately.

Lawyers and PR teams soon weighed in. Henry Taylor’s studio clarified that the face on Lisa’s outfit “is not Rosa Parks, but one of [the artist’s] neighbours,” and that all the portraits are people from Taylor’s personal life – friends, family and neighbours. (Louis Vuitton echoed the point, telling The Cut that the images were “portraits of figures who have been a part of [the artist’s] life”.) With the official statement out, much of the online outrage simmered down, though memes of Lisa’s “Parks panties” continued to circulate as the joke of the night.

Amelia Gray Hamlin’s Lace Durag Backlash

Model Amelia Gray Hamlin (daughter of RHOBH star Lisa Rinna) provoked criticism with her outfit choice. Hamlin arrived in a head-to-toe red lace Valentino ensemble, including a lace headwrap tied like a durag. Many commentators felt the look was tone-deaf given the gala’s focus on Black fashion. People magazine reported that Gray’s “pantsless lace Valentino number, complete with lace durag, did not hit the mark,” and that the internet’s overall reaction was basically “Yikes”.

The Hindustan Times noted that fans had blasted her on social media – comments on a post of her arriving included “Yikes,” “not the durag,” and “amelia gray at the Met Gala”. No official statement followed (it remained a social-media dustup), but the flurry of criticism highlighted the sensitivities around referencing Black culture on this night of celebration.

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Kim Kardashian’s Tripped Guard

Even fashion veteran Kim Kardashian had a small stumble. She arrived in a dramatic ensemble with a large visor and a long, crocodile-print train. As she walked with an entourage, a nearby security guard accidentally caught his foot in the trailing fabric. Kardashian caught herself immediately and even steadied the guard so he wouldn’t fall.

The brief trip was captured on video and shared online to a round of chuckles. Fans pointed out that despite her giant hat, it was the train, not an accessory, that almost caused the fall. Kardashian herself seemed amused by the incident, which caused no injury and was more funny anecdote than a scandal.

Megan Thee Stallion’s Hair-Flip Scare

A viral moment came courtesy of Megan Thee Stallion’s spectacular ponytail. Megan arrived with an enormous high ponytail – a style reportedly weighing several pounds. When she swung her head to greet someone, that ponytail whipped around in a wide arc. Spectators gasped as it swung dangerously close to hitting LSU basketball star Angel Reese.

As Hindustan Times described it, Megan’s “intricate (and undoubtedly heavy) ponytail nearly dragged Angel Reese out”. The clip of Megan’s hair flip was widely shared on Instagram and TikTok (with captions like #Whew). Thankfully, no one was hurt. Reese later joked that she was fine, but the near-miss became one of the night’s most eye-opening highlights.

Kylie Jenner’s Painful Shoe Mishap

One of the funniest “oops” moments happened after the gala via social media. Kylie Jenner shared an Instagram Story showing her ordeal removing her heels at the end of the night. Jenner was wearing a voluminous black Ferragamo gown with matching spike-heeled shoes – but in the video, her team painstakingly poured water on her feet, trying to pry the shoes off. Jenner laughed (and winced) as she said, “Designer Maximilian Davis told me to tape my feet into these shoes, and now my feet are stuck in these shoes!”.

Fans immediately screen-grabbed her lament and joked about the agony of Met Gala fashion. By morning, entertainment sites like TMZ and Page Six were covering “Kylie Jenner’s Met Gala wardrobe malfunction.” Jenner later posted another Story assuring followers that her feet were “okay” after all. Still, the “shoe glue” saga was replayed on late-night TV and became a running joke about the price of beauty.

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Final Takeaways

By the next morning, news outlets and social media had recapped each of these moments alongside the usual best-dressed lists. There were no official apologies from the Met or designers – after all, these were mostly harmless slip-ups. But fans loved reliving them. People had predicted these “awkward mishaps” were part of the fun, and each incident (from Lisa’s underwear scare to Kylie’s taped-on heels) spread rapidly online.

Celebrities rarely comment on such red-carpet gaffes, and organisers kept the focus on the art. However, as Kylie herself showed with a follow-up story (where she quipped that her feet were “okay” after all), even superstars know to laugh them off. The 2025 Met Gala will be remembered for its creative fashion moments, but its viral “oops” moments just as much.