Every year the stars let their freak flags fly (or turn them into ball gowns) at the Costume Institute's annual fashion fundraiser. THR picks out the wildest trends from 2025's red carpet.

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You even get to wear a tail. Growing up in Michigan, Amanda Walker always felt like she was a mermaid at heart, but didn’t realize it was a legit lifestyle until she moved to Tampa Bay in 2021.

"I sprinted as fast as I could in the mermaid tail." When she reached the three scuba divers, she saw the foam coming from Avila's mouth. "The situation was very dire," Garcia tells PEOPLE.

teaches "mermaiding students" how to swim and perform with mermaid tails, which consist of a plastic mono-fin covered in fabric. Mermaiding students learn to swim with a tail. Credit: Jack Taylor ...