{"id":1683,"date":"2026-05-11T18:08:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/hudson-williams-glam-team-member-aika-flores-defends-met-gala-2026-makeup\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T18:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:08:25","slug":"hudson-williams-glam-team-member-aika-flores-defends-met-gala-2026-makeup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/hudson-williams-glam-team-member-aika-flores-defends-met-gala-2026-makeup\/","title":{"rendered":"Hudson Williams\u2019 glam team member Aika Flores defends Met Gala 2026 makeup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127465495.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Hudson Williams <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/04\/style\/heated-rivalry-heartthrobs-connor-storrie-and-hudson-williams-make-met-gala-2026-debut\/\">made quite the statement<\/a> on the Met Gala 2026 red carpet.<\/p>\n<p>Williams chose a pale blue bolero jacket and pants with black matador-style trim from Pierpaolo Piccioli\u2019s Balenciaga, inspired by a look from Crist\u00f3bal Balenciaga\u2019s 1947 collection.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d star skipped a shirt, accessorizing with a diamond Bulgari necklace, but it was his mismatched eyeshadow that got people talking.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hudson Williams wore Balenciaga to the 2026 Met Gala, with makeup from Chanel. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>According to his groomer, Aika Flores, his beauty look was inspired by Black Swan. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>William\u2019s groomer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/by.aikaflores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aika Flores<\/a>, styled both his long, wavy hair as well as his colorful makeup, which featured a smokey wing and smudged blue and red metallic eyeshadow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201ccool concept, executed poorly,\u201d one naysayer commented on Flores\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX8D99HF2en\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, while another added, \u201cdid you do his makeup in the dark?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The conversation quickly became so heated that Flores <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@by.aikaflores\/post\/DYAD7pzgItG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">addressed it on Threads<\/a>: \u201cMet Gala was chaos &amp; a career highlight,\u201d continuing, \u201cAs an artist, I receive all feedback, positive &amp; negative, with grace &amp; gratitude; it\u2019s all part of growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She then acknowledged the negative comments, explaining, \u201cTaking a risk always comes at a cost, &amp; I stand by that. There\u2019s always room to evolve, no matter where I am in my career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She went on, \u201cWhile everyone is entitled to an opinion, it\u2019s important to remember there\u2019s a human with feelings behind the work, building something with purpose, vision, &amp; heart. It cost nothing to be kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Williams\u2019 colorful glam look has come under fire, prompting Flores to write on Threads, \u201cMet Gala was chaos &amp; a career highlight.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cTaking a risk always comes at a cost, &amp; I stand by that. There\u2019s always room to evolve, no matter where I am in my career,\u201d Flores continued. <span class=\"credit\">hudsonwilliamsofficial\/Threads<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/05\/17\/euphoria-makeup-artist-donni-davy-launches-half-magic-line\/\">\u201cEuphoria\u201d makeup artist Doniella Davy<\/a>, on the other hand, came to Flores\u2019 defense, writing in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX8E4lpF6dc\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram comments<\/a>, \u201cI love this look. It\u2019s expressive, thought provoking, playful, has a story AND goes against the grain of what pop culture tends to value in makeup,\u201d further adding, \u201cI love the chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX8D99HF2en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first shared on Instagram<\/a> after the event, Flores explained that the Chanel look was inspired by \u201cBlack Swan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA study in transformation: where innocence fractures and grace darkens, the white swan shedding softness to emerge as something sharper, untouchable, and entirely reborn,\u201d Flores wrote.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/11\/style\/hudson-williams-glam-team-member-aika-flores-defends-met-gala-2026-makeup\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hudson Williams made quite the statement on the Met Gala 2026 red carpet. 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