Jimmy Fallon Wanted to Rock Chanel Under-Eye Patches at 2025 Met Gala, but Natasha Lyonne Told Him He Was ‘Nuts’

Natasha Lyonne and Jimmy Fallon crossed paths at the 2025 Met Gala, but cameras didn’t see the actress talking Fallon out of a red carpet fashion faux pas.

The pair talked about their appearance at this year’s Met Gala on the July 17 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon after the host showed Lyonne a picture of him helping with her dress train while walking up the steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The photo prompted the But I’m a Cheerleader actress to reveal that Fallon “owed me at the time.”

“You pulled out from your little breast pocket some Chanel under-eye baggage strap-on things, and it seemed like an eccentric move. And you said, ‘Should I put these on for the carpet?'” she told Fallon.  

The talk show host and comedian continued the story where she left off, adding, “I pulled them out and I go, ‘Hey do you want to help me out? I want to put these on. Do you wanna help me? Can you put these on?’ I thought it’d be funny.”

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The actress, 46, noted that she wasn’t going to let a good friend have a faux pas on the red carpet during fashion’s biggest night.

“I responsibly, as a good friend of 20-plus years said, ‘Jimmy, you’ve gone nuts. What are you doing? You don’t need this’,” she recalled. “‘You don’t need to live this hard, baby. You want it too much. Why are you even going to this many fashion events that you’re carrying travel, to-go-sized Chanel?'”

Fallon’s desire to wear the Chanel under-eye patches stemmed from his wanting to make a playful statement, in addition to the French luxury brand not offering menswear styles.

“I was lucky enough to be asked to sit at the Chanel table,” he explained. “They don’t make men’s clothes … but I figured it’d be funny if I wore these Chanel under-eye things, so then I could go on the red carpet and they go, ‘Uh, who are you wearing?’ You saved me.”

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The 2025 Met Gala took place on Monday, May 5, in New York City. The theme for the evening was “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” to celebrate the museum opening its exhibit of the same name.

The dress code for the night was “Tailored for You.” For the occasion, Fallon stepped out in a custom navy blue Zegna tuxedo, while Lyonne looked ethereal in a lavender McQueen gown.