TRANSFORMATIONS

Emily Ratajkowski Debuts Pixie Hair Style Ahead of the Met Gala

She looks almost unrecognizable.


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The first Monday in May, aka the Met Gala, is one of the most exciting and experimental days of the year for celebrity beauty. And the first major transformation of the 2018 crop—pun very much intended—is Emily Ratajkowski.

The brunette bombshell traded her usual long locks for something decidedly different, posting a photo of herself to Instagram on Monday debuting a cropped pixie cut. “Didn’t work out for tonight butttt…stay tuned! ?” she wrote, crediting celebrity hairstylist Jennifer Yepez with the new look. To quell the inevitable comments section freak-out, she added, “it’s a wig, guys.” Yepez also posted some photos of the look to her own account, noting that while, sadly, the temporary ‘do won’t be making an appearance on the steps of the Met on Monday night, they’re “saving this one, so stay tuned.” Yepez posted the same picture to her Instagram Story, writing, “you can literally wear any look @emrata,” which is undoubtedly true.

Even though the wig didn’t make the cut, EmRata’s “Joan of Arc chic” look still feels on-theme for Monday night’s gala. Formally titled “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” this year’s Costume Institute exhibit will explore the influence of religion in fashion. “Fashion and religion have long been intertwined, mutually inspiring and informing one another,” the Met’s head curator, Andrew Bolton, told Teen Vogue ahead of the 2018 gala. “Although this relationship has been complex and sometimes contested, it has produced some of the most inventive and innovative creations in the history of fashion.”

This year’s theme is expected to be one of the most controversial yet, and it’ll undoubtedly be interesting to see how celebrities (and their stylists) interpret it. At last year’s Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons–themed event, Ratajkowski paired her mermaid-esque sequined dress with long, wavy hair and a flick of blue cat-eye eyeliner. We’ll have to wait to see what she’ll wear this year, but it’s safe to assume that her 2018 look will be much, much more daring. All eyes on Instagram, everyone.

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Kate Moss in Marc Jacobs at the 2009 Met Gala “The Model as Muse.” Photo by Getty Images.

Rihanna in Guo Pei at the 2015 Met Gala “China: Through the Looking Glass.” Photo by Getty Images.

Kim Kardashian in Givenchy at the 2013 Met Gala “PUNK: Chaos to Couture.” Photo by Getty Images.

Madonna in Givenchy at the 2013 Met Gala “PUNK: Chaos to Couture.” Photo by Karwai Tang/FilmMagic.

Lupita Nyong’o in Prada at the 2014 Met Gala “Charles James: Beyond Fashion.” Photo by Getty Images.

Tom Brady & Gisele Bundchen in Alexander McQueen at the 2011 Met Gala “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.” Photo by Getty Images.

Caroline Kennedy in Carolina Herrera with husband Ed Schlossberg arrive at the 2001 Met Gala “Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years.” Photo by Evan Agostini/Ima.

Rooney Mara in Givenchy at the 2013 Met Gala “PUNK: Chaos to Couture.” Photo by Getty Images.

Doutzen Kroes in Zan Posen at the 2010 Met Gala “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity.” Photo by Getty Images.

Cara Delevingne in Stella McCartney at the 2015 Met Gala “China: Through The Looking Glass.” Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images.

Florence Welch in Alexander McQueen at the 2012 Met Gala “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations.” Photo by Getty Images.

Sienna Miller in Thakoon at the 2015 Met Gala “China: Through The Looking Glass.” Photo by Getty Images.

Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid, wearing Tommy Hilfiger, arrive for the “Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2016.

Karwai Tang

Taylor Swift in Louis Vuitton attends the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2016 in New York, New York.

Taylor Hill

Sarah Jessica Parker attends the Costume Institute Gala for the “PUNK: Chaos to Couture” exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Dimitrios Kambouris

Miranda Kerr attends the “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty” Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2011 in New York City.

Kevin Mazur

Solange Knowles attends the “China: Through The Looking Glass” Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City.

Andrew H. Walker

Linda Evangelista during 2004 Costume Institute Gala ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Ron Galella

Katy Perry attends the Costume Institute Gala Benefit to celebrate the opening of the “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity” exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 3, 2010 in New York City.

Kevin Mazur

Jennifer Lopez attends the “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty” Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2011 in New York City.

Dimitrios Kambouris

Diane Kruger attends the “Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations” Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Dimitrios Kambouris

Chloe Sevigny attends the “Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations” Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2012 in New York City.

Larry Busacca

Priyanka Chopra in Ralph Lauren attends ‘Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons:Art of the In-Between’ Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Jackson Lee/FilmMagic)

Jackson Lee

Cameron Diaz during “Poiret: King of Fashion” Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Michael Loccisano

Blake Lively attends the Costume Institute Gala Benefit to celebrate the opening of the “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity” exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 3, 2010 in New York City.

Dimitrios Kambouris

Anne Hathaway attends the Costume Institute Gala for the “PUNK: Chaos to Couture” exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

Larry Busacca

Ashley Olsen attends the Costume Institute Gala for the “PUNK: Chaos to Couture” exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rabbani and Solimene Photography/WireImage)

Rabbani and Solimene Photography

Amal Clooney attends the ‘China: Through The Looking Glass’ Costume Institute Benefit Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City.

George Pimentel

Amber Valletta wearing Atelier Versace attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala “Superheroes: Fashion And Fantasy” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2008 in New York City.

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