Tyla Wasn’t Nervous Her Nails Would Make Consuming Laborious at Met Gala (Unique)

Tyla nailed her 2024 Met Gala manicure!

The “Water” singer, 22, wore a glance impressed by “The Sands of Time.” Her Balmain robe was manufactured from sand that embodied an hourglass paired with nails that dripped with diamonds.

Tyla, who made her Met Gala debut this 12 months, gave reporters a glimpse of her manicure at The Mark Resort earlier than she made her option to the unique occasion.

On theme along with her total look, she opted for a timeless soft-pink shade. Nevertheless, she spiced it up with chains that dangled tiny diamonds from every finger.

When PEOPLE requested if her adorned nails would make it exhausting to eat — and whether or not she practiced prematurely — Tyla expressed no concern.

“It doesn’t matter,” the songstress shortly replied. “It simply seems cute!”

Movie star nail artist Coca Michelle, recognized for her nail attraction designs, is the expertise behind Tyla’s magnificent mani. Michelle, who’s created seems for stars like Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion, shared a roundup of Tyla’s Met manicure on her Instagram.

“Sands Of Time ⏳✨ Faceted Crystal Set for @tyla on the 2024 @metgalaofficial_ ⛓️💎,” the nail artist captioned the put up.

Whereas consuming on the Met Gala wasn’t a priority for Tyla, strolling up its famed red-carpeted steps was a little bit of a problem upon her arrival on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork. The crimson carpet footage proved so, picturing the star being lifted up components of the staircase on the occasion.

Regardless of the restricted mobility within the sand-covered robe, Tyla informed La La Anthony throughout Vogue‘s official crimson carpet dwell stream, “I simply love the outfit and the way every little thing turned out.” She and the artistic staff behind her look “needed one thing out of the field this 12 months,” she stated.

Balmain’s artistic director, Olivier Rousteing, informed Vogue that inspiration for the singer’s Met Gala costume — which included three colours of sand and was blended with micro-crystal studs — got here from a “need to redefine boundaries and rework a transient materials into an eternal masterpiece.” 

Nevertheless, the sculptural costume wasn’t very practical past the photograph op on the carpet. In truth, Rousteing minimize off the whole backside half of Tyla’s robe when the pair went inside!

The artistic director turned her robe right into a mini costume by lopping it off with a pair of scissors that had been handed to him by Instagram vogue professional Eva Chen.

Rousteing shared the behind-the-scenes video of the second on Instagram (which additionally revealed that Tyla went barefoot as soon as contained in the Met Museum), exactly slicing round her legs whereas she was nonetheless sporting the costume.