Popsugar Fashion Celebrity Fashion Lil Nas X Wears 3 Gold Versace Outfits at the 2021 Met Gala Please Join Us in Bowing Down to Lil Nas X’s 3-in-1 Met Gala Look 14 September 2021 by Victoria Messina Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola The 2021 Met Gala theme may have been a celebration of American fashion, but it appears as though Lil Nas X garnered inspiration from Russian nesting dolls when piecing together his looks for the night. The "Industry Baby" singer wore not one but three outfits custom-designed by Versace, each layered over one another à la the aforementioned dolls. He arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art looking like absolute royalty in a billowing, champagne-coloured cape, and mere moments later, two men in suits helped him shed the outer layer to reveal a shiny gold suit of armor, complete with a six-pack, natch. Last, but most certainly not least, Lil Nas X's grand finale look was an intricately beaded bodysuit that zipped up the front and made him look like a sultry superhero. Read ahead to take an all-angles look at Lil Nas X's multifaceted appearance at the Met Gala. Related: Dan Levy Goes to His First Met, Makes a Statement For the LGBTQ+ Community That Speaks Volumes Lil Nas X's First Outfit at the 2021 Met Gala Image Source: Getty / Arturo Holmes/MG21 1 / 18 Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola 2 / 18 Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola 3 / 18 Image Source: Getty / John Shearer 4 / 18 Image Source: Getty / Theo Wargo 5 / 18 The First Outfit Transition Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola 6 / 18 Image Source: Getty / Theo Wargo 7 / 18 Lil Nas X's Second Outfit at the 2021 Met Gala Image Source: Getty / Theo Wargo 8 / 18 Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola 9 / 18 Image Source: Getty / Theo Wargo 10 / 18 Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris 11 / 18 Image Source: Getty / John Shearer 12 / 18 The Second Outfit Transition Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 13 / 18 Lil Nas X's Third Outfit at the 2021 Met Gala Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola 14 / 18 Image Source: Getty / John Shearer 15 / 18 Image Source: Getty / Theo Wargo 16 / 18 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur/MG21 17 / 18 Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola 18 / 18 Celebrity FashionLil Nas XMet GalaVersaceRed Carpet