When Priyanka Chopra's weird dress turned into Modi's Swachh Bharat meme
The 69th annual Met Gala was an affair full of weird fashion choices.
Often dubbed as the Oscars of the East Coast, the Met Gala – the official name is Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit - signals the opening of the Costume Institute’s annual show. This year the exhibition is “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between”.
While Roger Federer decided to sport a really nice suit that wasn’t all that nice when you saw it from behind (it had a giant sequin/crystal studded snake on the back), Priyanka Chopra decided to don something that could only be correctly categorised as the love child of a giant trench-coat and a dress.
Designed by Ralph Lauren, this trench-coat/gown comes with a massive train, and Priyanka Chopra did a rather fantastic job of carrying an outfit that looked so weird. And while she looked almost flawless, the dress/trench-coat’s train, that could easily provide shelter to a handful of children, should they decide to make a tent out of it, became a reason for people on the interwebs to go crazy.
Reiterating the fact that the dress could shelter several children, somebody accurately compared Chopra’s Met Gala look to Vincent Adultman from Netflix’s Bojack Horseman.
Who wore it better? pic.twitter.com/G5p2w407v4
— Daribha (@Tribalations) May 2, 2017
Of course, Chopra wasn’t the only one wearing an outfit that could fit a dozen.
Train face off! Who wore it bigger! #MetGala version of, "Mine is bigger than yours". #PriyankaChopra #Rihanna #MetKawakubo #MetGala2017 pic.twitter.com/GI78Jf1xO4
— Amena (@Fashionopolis) May 2, 2017
And not everyone thought the dress was great. In fact, some were of the opinion that the entire look was nothing short of horrendous.
Priyanka Chopra : I want to wear a saree, a dress, a trench coat AND horrendous shoes Designer : Say no more pic.twitter.com/RQZx7YxJIJ
— Lola Kuttiamma (@Priya_Menon) May 2, 2017
Chopra’s “sweeping” dress earned her quite a few Swachh Bharat Abhiyan jokes.
If everyone in India decides to wear this for one day & walk 100 metres - we can clean India in one hour #SwacchBharat pic.twitter.com/E1XV5J7eZu
— Atul Khatri (@one_by_two) May 2, 2017
When you take Swach Bharat a little too seriously. pic.twitter.com/LWTJryLcVV
— Sahil Shah (@SahilBulla) May 2, 2017
@coolfunnytshirt BREAKING : Priyanka Chopra has been announced as the new ambassador for Swacch Bharat Abhiyan for cleaning the streets in an innovative way. pic.twitter.com/lC5vOvk1ah
— ????hargav (@ThatIndianGuy) May 2, 2017
Of course, what meme on Indian Twitter can be complete without Arvind Kejriwal featuring in it?
When you see it ???????????????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/iWBDnNp8KZ
— Aunty Bharwi ❎ (@auntybharvi) May 2, 2017
When you are enemies but want to impress the same girl who loves yoga pic.twitter.com/anAOiyuIYL
— The Cyber Bully (@thecyberbully13) May 2, 2017
Or Sasikala?
Oh god Sasikala why are you trying to stop Priyanka? pic.twitter.com/SB37wgfarH
— Bahadur (@my2bit) May 2, 2017
And it did remind a lot of people of the troubling times in their childhood, when parents forced them to buy really oversized clothes, because they were still growing. Ugh.
mom : beta kapde tohde bade silwana, badi jaldi chote ho jata hai. You : pic.twitter.com/ietVluyMgV
— Not That Gandhi (@UpdeshGandhi) May 2, 2017
And then there were just the random “big” jokes.
Photographers are waiting ki abhi aur dress aani baaki hai.???? pic.twitter.com/pwKXXMeWrY
— Kachra Peti (@kachra_peti) May 2, 2017
Sunny Pa ji: Apna luck pehen kar chaloPriyanka: Poore gaon ka luck pehen kar chalo pic.twitter.com/5mSWqANvAf
— #GiveUpAMeal (@ShootinThoughts) May 2, 2017
When you take "sweeping the awards" literally. pic.twitter.com/esc3Sv4eLN
— Arnab Ray (@greatbong) May 2, 2017
Aaj hum aapko batayenge Aattey se dress banaane ki recipe ???? pic.twitter.com/OXfXhWmKqq
— Delhi se hu bhench*d (@delhichatter) May 2, 2017
Priyanka Chopra's reaction when somebody said "madam, ghar tak lift de do apni gaadi mein bitha kar.." pic.twitter.com/roqQGgh1I5
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) May 2, 2017
Stylist: I present to you..*pulls curtain*Priyanka Chopra!PC: And I present to you*pulls curtain*The floor!*scattered applause* pic.twitter.com/4MppeZe6io
— Azeem Banatwalla (@TheBanat) May 2, 2017
Have you guys always wondered where Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan shot the Guzarish song for Ghajini?Me too. pic.twitter.com/r0Wc5J5ejQ
— Akshar (@AksharPathak) May 2, 2017
Fashion success or not, Priyanka Chopra sure managed to give everyone on Indian Twitter a hearty laugh.