Kim Kardashian [1] flipped the Met Gala on its head when she showed up wearing a sexy metallic number on Monday night. The mom of three [2] teased her outfit before hitting the red carpet: the gold gown featured giant cross symbols — fitting for the event's theme, "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination [3]."

Her husband, Kanye, a noted designer in his own right, decided to skip the event all together for the second year in a row [4]. It was reported that the rapper has been in Wyoming [5] putting the finishing touches on his upcoming album.

Kim's latest outing marks her first red carpet appearance following Kanye's string of controversial tweets [6]. He was even spoofed in a recent SNL skit [7] for his outlandish rants, which the rapper later laughed off [8]. But on Monday, all eyes were on Kim for her provocative attire. Scroll through to see how Kim interpreted fashion's biggest event.