She is considered the patron saint of melancholic millennials.
And while Lana Del Rey‘s songs prominently feature the privileged struggles of the Hollywood dating scene she was channeling an entirely different kind of sorrow on Monday night at the Met Gala.
In keeping with this year’s theme of Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, the 32-year-old came to the annual fashion event dressed in a Gucci version of Our Lady of Sorrows.
Sacred heart: Lana Del Rey went as Our Lady of Sorrows to the Catholic themed Met Gal
The sad minstrel wore seven daggers penetrating a jeweled heart at the center of her chest.
A halo hovered above the Blue Jeans singer’s head as she hid her figure in a white frock with gold embellishments.
On track: In keeping with this year’s theme of Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, the 32-year-old came to the annual fashion event dressed in a Gucci version of Mary
Trinity: Lana was joined at the event with two Christ figures – Jared Leto and Alessandro Michele – who were also decked out in Gucci
In the religious iconography, the mother of Jesus is seen with seven daggers piercing her chest, which is often referred to in contemporary times as the ‘Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary’.
The seven sorrows are related to various Bible passages, but most deal with her early loss of Jesus as a child and later his Crucifixion.
Lana was joined at the event with two Christ figures – Jared Leto and Alessandro Michele – who were also decked out in Gucci.
Fans noted the religious imagery which is often referred to in contemporary times as the ‘Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary’
Twitters users swiftly branded the trio as the Holy Trinity of the Met Gala.
The annual gala is always tied to an exhibit at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This year it will examine ‘fashion’s ongoing engagement with the devotional practices and traditions of Catholicism.’
The exhibition combines works of fashion with works of religious art, including 50 ecclesiastical masterworks on loan from the Sistine Chapel sacristy at the Vatican.
In on the joke: Twitters users swiftly branded the trio as the Holy Trinity of the Met Gala
Not that far off: She is considered the patron saint of melancholic millennials
Those items, which will be on view in the Anna Wintour Costume Center galleries, include papal vestments and accessories, such as rings and tiaras, from the 18th to the early 21st century, the museum said. The items encompass more than 15 papacies.
‘Fashion and religion have long been intertwined, mutually inspiring and informing one another,’ Andrew Bolton, head curator of the institute, said in a statement.
‘Although this relationship has been complex and sometimes contested, it has produced some of the most inventive and innovative creations in the history of fashion.’
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The 150 fashion ensembles come from a slew of designers, including Cristobal Balenciaga, Coco Chanel, John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix, Thierry Mugler, Raf Simons, Thom Browne and Gianni and Donatella Versace, among many others.
The exhibition, which will run May 10 through October 8, is a collaboration between the Costume Institute and the Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters.
Divine union: Fans had a field day with posting about the trio
