Beyonce was one of the most photographed women at last night’s Met Gala. Probably because she was the co-chair, I guess. And probably because, from the looks of it, she posed the longest and the hardest on the red carpet. She wanted to make sure every photographer got every angle on her ensemble. Like Kim Kardashian (HA), Beyonce wore Givenchy. And like Kim, everything was very matchy-matchy – matching dress and gloves and boots. I don’t know what’s happened with the house of Givenchy – responsible for many of Audrey Hepburn’s most iconic looks – but I honestly wondered, “Huh, is this House of Dereon?”

So, let’s talk about it. Is this punk? Eh. It doesn’t work on the “punk” level at all, nor does it work on the “well, at least it’s a pretty dress” level either. The combination of a sequined, cropped bustier with belt and the “paisley fire!” fabric just seems kind of trashy and the whole thing – like Kim’s look – is just too matchy-matchy. I think the dress would have been more interesting if she paired it with straight-up black leather dominatrix boots and straight-up black leather gloves. That would have been a more interesting look at least. But this is just so… yeah, House of Dereon.

I don’t know where Jay-Z was? He was probably there, but I guess he didn’t walk the carpet with Bey.

Photos courtesy of Andres Otero/WENN.