Charli XCX left very little to the imagination as she posed in her underwear while preparing for the Met Gala on Monday.
The Brat singer, 33, was pictured in a hotel room as she posed in a skimpy black corset and matching briefs.
She added inches to her curvy frame as she slipped into a pair of towering pleaser stilettos.
Flaunting her physique, Charli leaned up against a door frame as she tied her raven tresses into a high ponytail.
Her snaps came as she was pictured on the red carpet at the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum, as the biggest fashion event of the year went underway.
For the glitzy evening, Charli slipped into a sheer, black, strapless gown which featured a floral design and a two-meter train.
Charli XCX, 33, left very little to the imagination as she posed in her underwear while preparing for the Met Gala on Monday
The Brat singer was pictured in a hotel room as she posed in a skimpy black corset and matching brief
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit, also known as the Met Gala, falls on the first Monday in May every year.
The theme of this year’s event – widely considered the Super Bowl of celebrity red carpets – is ‘Costume Art’, while the dress code is ‘Fashion Is Art.’
The dress code calls on the A-list attendees to explore how designers use the human body as a blank canvas.
Leading the charge is a powerhouse trio of co-chairs, with Beyonce, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams joining forces with Vogue’s global editorial director Anna Wintour to oversee fashion’s biggest night.
It’s the first time tennis superstar Williams has co-chaired the gala. Kidman previously co-chaired the star-studded event in 2003 as well as 2005, and Beyonce was an honorary chair in 2013.
The New York City museum will pair historical and contemporary garments from the Costume Institute for the exhibition, which will be loosely divided into three categories, including the classical and the nude body, aging and pregnant bodies, and the anatomical body.
The exhibit – set to unveil the Met’s sprawling new Conde M. Nast Galleries – has been made possible by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez, who are the lead sponsors and honorary co-chairs.
‘The title “Costume Art” refers to the history of the costume institute,’ Andrew Bolton, the Costume Institute’s curator, said at a press conference.
Has the Met Gala become too focused on outrageous outfits instead of genuine artistic expression?
Her snaps came as she was pictured on the red carpet at the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum, as the biggest fashion event of the year went underway
Leading the charge is a powerhouse trio of co-chairs, with Beyonce, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams joining forces to oversee fashion’s biggest night; Beyonce seen at the 2016 Met Gala
The theme of this year’s event, widely considered the ‘Super Bowl of celebrity red carpets’, is Costume Art; Kidman seen at the 2025 Met Gala
Bolton, who selects the theme, said fashion has ‘the status of art because of, and not in spite of, its relation to the body.’
French luxury fashion house Yves Saint Laurent is also sponsoring the exhibit.
The 2026 Met Gala will also have a host committee that includes committee co-chairs Anthony Vaccarello and Zoe Kravitz, along with members Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Angela Bassett, Gwendoline Christie, Misty Copeland, Elizabeth Debicki, Lena Dunham, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor and more.
Costume Art will run from May 10, 2026 through January 10, 2027, following the Met Gala on May 4.
The Met Gala is a huge money-maker for the museum, and provides the Costume Institute with its main source of funding.
The 2026 Met Gala marks a major moment because it’s the first one since Wintour technically stepped back from one of her famed roles at Vogue.
The glittering gala’s lead sponsors and honorary co-chairs are Amazon founder and tech billionaire Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez Bezos; The pair seen at the 2024 Met Gala
Anna Wintour has reigned supreme as the chairwoman of the Costume Institute benefit for over 30 years; Wintour seen at the 2025 Met Gala
In June 2025, Wintour announced she was stepping down as the editor-in-chief of American Vogue after 37 years.
The global director for Vogue and global chief content officer at Conde Nast hired Chloe Malle as the new head of editorial content at Vogue.
Wintour has famously been incredibly hands-on with the Met Gala over the years, and is credited with making it the splashy A-list affair it has become, beloved by celebrities like Rihanna, the Kardashians, Blake Lively, Zendaya and more.
Last year, many stars did not attend the Met Gala, and some people thought it was to avoid making a faux pas because of the theme, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, which was centered around the political and aesthetic constructs of Black dandyism.
