Bad Bunny showed up to the 2026 Met Gala more like a Bad Rabbit. The recent album of the year Grammy winner showed up to fashion’s biggest night made up to look about 50 years older than he actually is, complete with old age prosthetics, grey hair, and a cane.
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His prosthetics were made by Mike Marino, the makeup artist also been behind many of Heidi Klum’s most memorable costumes. Per Vogue, Marina hand-sculpted every blemish and wrinkle on Bad Bunny’s face, from his pock marks to his sags. The result is an uncanny look at how Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, might look almost half a century into the future.
Bad Bunny was obviously inspired by the Met’s exhibit, “Costume Art,” which runs from May 10 through January 10, 2027, and explores the “dressed body” an embodied art form. “Perhaps reflecting our fear of having to face our own mortality, the youth-oriented fashion industry has traditionally ignored the aged body,” reads a plaque included in the exhibition catalog.
Bad Bunny also wore a dapper suit to pair with his aging visage. He’s sporting an all-black tuxedo that he designed in collaboration with Zara. Rather than a traditional grandpa-esque tie, he chose to wear an oversized pussy bow on his neck—a reference to famed designer Charles James’s 1947 gown “Bustle,” who resides in the Costume Institute’s permanent collection.
Bad Bunny is used to imbuing his fashion with meaning. While performing at the Super Bowl, he sported a Puerto Rican jersey that had the number “64” emblazoned on it, an homage to his late uncle Cutito who passed away and was born in 1964. At the Met Gala, Bad Bunny let his own face do the talking more so than his outfit. Clearly, art and talent are ageless.