Posted by New York, NY – Kid Cudi was hard to miss on the red carpet at the 2021 Met Gala on Monday night (September 13) — and not because of his neon green hairdo, black eyeliner or shower curtain-style skirt.
Cudi stepped out at the star-studded fundraising event, which was held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, wearing a jaw-dropping Ben Baller and KAWS diamond chain worth over $1 million to go along with his Louis Vuitton outfit.
Fit: Louis Vuitton
Chain: Ben Baller x KAWS
Hair: Ibn Jasper
Color: Daniel Moon
Make up: Pat McGrath/ Renny Vasquez
???? pic.twitter.com/rKT9PCYTiw— The Chosen One : I ? YOU FRESHIE 4EVER (@KidCudi) September 14, 2021
The one-of-a-kind 18-karat gold piece, which Ben Baller described as “the biggest chain of my entire 17-year jewelry career,” features a diamond-encrusted version of KAWS’ iconic Holiday Space astronaut figure — a fitting choice for the Man on the Moon rapper.
As if that wasn’t impressive enough, Ben Baller revealed the astronaut’s iced-out backpack actually opens up, allowing Cudi to store his emergency weed in there.
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“This is the most detailed and intricate piece of jewelry I’ve ever created in my entire career,” Ben Baller wrote on Instagram along with close-ups of the chain. “From the micro pavé setting on the wrinkles & hoses in the astronaut suit to the functional backpack(has a secret compartment).
“Thank you @KAWS for trusting me to make this piece to the superior #KAWS standard. Thanks to my entire team at @ifandco as we had to shut down our entire factory for 3 months to make this. Thank you @kidcudi for the vision and our friendship, we always take it to the next next next level.”
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This isn’t the first time Kid Cudi and Ben Baller have linked up (no pun intended). Last year, Ben created a custom Takashi Murakami-inspired necklace for Cudi’s birthday. Before that, he designed a puffy link chain featuring a pendant of Kid Cudi’s BAPE cartoon character.
Check out more photos of Kid Cudi’s Ben Baller x KAWS chain below.
I had to shut the game down because cats thought they was on my level. 50 years from now this will still be in museums and we’ve said no to offers for $1.6M!
MUSEUM QUALITY > IG quality pic.twitter.com/UINHUtIRtZ— BEN BALLER™ (@BENBALLER) September 14, 2021
And for those asking me… yes. The space man’s backpack really opens up. Scott wanted to be able to hold some weed in there just in case pic.twitter.com/7PjKYNuu39
— BEN BALLER™ (@BENBALLER) September 14, 2021
None of this happens without the genius of Kaws and of course vision of Cudi. That custom moonlink chain was designed by Kaws and myself. None of this was by accident either. Manifestation is real ???? pic.twitter.com/mM8zsC7iOJ
— BEN BALLER™ (@BENBALLER) September 14, 2021