Serena Williams eviscerated by fans over ‘tacky’ Met Gala look… day after tennis legend was branded ‘cheap’
Fans have brutally ripped into Serena Williams over her outfit choice at the Met Gala.
Serena, 44, was among a plethora of stars who hit the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday night for the glitzy fashion extravaganza in New York City.
The 23-time Grand Slam winner opted for a shining, silver dress with gold accessories on the night, which later proved to be a polarizing choice among fans.
The dress, which was custom designed by Marc Jacobs, featured a one-shoulder silhouette, hip pads and a train of crushed silver, along with a gold vine down her leg.
While some fans were loving the design, others were less convinced and took to social media to brutally rip into the tennis legend’s outfit choice.
Taking to X, one fan wrote: ‘Body is tea but who mixes gold and silver together’.
Fans brutally ripped into Serena Williams over her outfit choice at Monday night’s Met Gala
The dress, which was custom designed by Marc Jacobs, featured a one-shoulder silhouette, hip pads and a train of crushed silver along with a gold vine down her leg
Another user said: ‘What the hell is going on tonight. I think I might just faint from all these tacky dresses’.
‘Gold and silver is never a good combo and this is proof,’ another fan wrote.
One fan simply wrote: ‘Horrendous look’.
The scathing assessment on Serena’s look came just one day after she was labelled ‘cheap’ for wearing a provocative look to Anna Wintour‘s pre-Met Gala dinner.
The tennis legend wore a backless red sequin gown featuring a striking asymmetrical silhouette and a daring open-side design for the event on Sunday evening.
Meanwhile, on Monday night, Serena’s sister and Met Gala co-chair Venus Williams stepped out alongside her new husband in a stunning, black outfit.
The seven-time Grand Slam winner opted for a bold look in a custom light-reflecting crystal black gown by Swarovski with a pearl-adorned neck plate.
In keeping with the theme – Costume Art – Williams’s gown was inspired by her painting that was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery, according to Vogue.
The athlete was one of the first to hit the red carpet, walking with her actor husband, who looked dashing in a black tuxedo and burgundy bow tie with a matching pocket square. The couple married in Florida in December.
As one of four co-chairs, alongside Beyonce, Nicole Kidman and Anna Wintour, Williams headlined the sports stars in attendance.
Along with the Williams sisters, sports stars such as China’s Olympic golden girl Eileen Gu, American figure skating hero Alysa Liu, fellow tennis player Naomi Osaka and WNBA star Paige Bueckers all dazzled at the glitzy gala.
Fans on social media joked that Serena’s metallic dress resembled a roll of tin foil
