Uorfi Javed recreates Eileen Gu dress

Uorfi Javed posted a new fashion recreation on May 24, reviving one of the most widely shared looks from this month’s Met Gala. Indian entertainment outlets including Moneycontrol and Filmibeat reported that Javed recreated Eileen Gu’s bubble dress and added her own design variations as images and video of the outfit spread online. The recreation extended the afterlife of a look that had already drawn international fashion coverage after the May 4 Met Gala in New York. Gu’s original dress was designed by Iris van Herpen in collaboration with A.A. Murakami, according to fashion coverage published after the gala. ### Which look did Uorfi Javed recreate? Moneycontrol reported on May 24 that Javed recreated Eileen Gu’s “viral bubble dress” from the 2026 Met Gala and gave it “her own edgy twist.” Filmibeat published a similar account, saying Javed had remade one of the most talked-about outfits from the gala and that the internet was reacting strongly to the result. A separate report from Free Press Journal said Javed also shared a behind-the-scenes video showing how the outfit was made. (moneycontrol.com) News18 described Javed’s version as a bubble-inspired mini dress with pearl-like transparent bubbles, paired with transparent heels and soft-glam styling. That description suggests Javed’s interpretation kept the central bubble motif while shifting the silhouette and presentation away from the original Met Gala construction. (moneycontrol.com) ### Why was Eileen Gu’s Met Gala dress such a big reference point? Eileen Gu wore the original dress to the Met Gala on May 4 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where it quickly became one of the most discussed looks of the night. Moneycontrol said the outfit “instantly became one of the biggest highlights” of the 2026 red carpet, while BuzzFeed described it as a contender for the night’s standout look. (news18.com) V Magazine said Gu unveiled the “Airo” dress, a collaboration between Iris van Herpen and A.A. Murakami. Dezeen reported that the garment used hidden microprocessors and emitted real bubbles on the red carpet, while My Modern Met said the dress featured 15,000 glass spheres. Vogue Philippines reported that the gown released two to five bubbles per second as Gu walked. ### What did Javed change in her version? (moneycontrol.com) May 24 coverage focused less on exact materials than on the visual comparison between the two looks. Moneycontrol and Filmibeat both framed Javed’s outfit as a reinterpretation rather than a direct copy, and News18’s description of a mini dress with transparent bubble detailing points to a simplified, wearable adaptation of the original concept. (vmagazine.com) Free Press Journal said Javed shared footage of the making process, adding another layer to the recreation story by showing construction rather than only the finished look. That behind-the-scenes element also matched how Gu’s original dress had been covered — as both a fashion object and a technical build. ### How did people respond online? (moneycontrol.com) Filmibeat said Javed’s recreation left “the internet impressed,” while Moneycontrol reported that the look had gone viral on social media and drew praise for her “fearless fashion choices.” News18 also framed the reaction as intense, saying the internet “can’t cope” with the look. Those descriptions came from entertainment coverage published on May 24 and reflected the immediate online response surrounding the side-by-side comparison with Gu’s Met Gala appearance. (freepressjournal.in) May 24 coverage did not establish a formal collaboration between Javed and the creators of Gu’s original dress. The next identifiable reference point remains the original Met Gala look from May 4 — Iris van Herpen and A.A. Murakami’s “Airo” dress for Eileen Gu — which continues to anchor comparisons as Javed’s recreation circulates across entertainment sites and social platforms. (vmagazine.com) (filmibeat.com)