Popsugar Fashion Celebrity Fashion Lena Waithe Outfit at the Met Gala 2018 Lena Waithe Wore Her LBGTQ+ Pride on Her Sleeve With This Powerful Met Gala Look 8 May 2018 by Erin Cullum Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola Lena Waithe didn't leave her Met Gala look up to interpretation — she made it crystal clear. The talented actress and screenwriter showed up to fashion's biggest event of the year rocking the hell out of a rainbow cape. In case you missed it, the gala's theme is "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," and the LGBTQ+ inspiration behind Lena's outfit stood out as a bold juxtaposition. Lena is a vocal advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and for being unapologetic about who you are. "The theme, to me, is 'be yourself,'" she told an interviewer on the red carpet. "We're talking about church, it's about . . . you were made in God's image." Carolina Herrera designed the beautiful cape, which was sewn into Lena's tailored black blazer. Get a closer look at her amazing outfit ahead! Related: Everyone Please Kneel: Rihanna's Met Gala Look Will Be Your New Religion Image Source: Getty / Neilson Barnard 1 / 8 Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola 2 / 8 Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola 3 / 8 Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola 4 / 8 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 5 / 8 Image Source: Getty / Frazer Harrison 6 / 8 Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil/WireImage 7 / 8 Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola 8 / 8 Celebrity FashionOut LoudLena WaitheMet GalaRed Carpet