The Best Looks From The Met Gala Red Carpet
(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
The first Monday in May has arrived and, on top of being Baby Sussex’s birthday, it’s also the Met Gala! This year’s exhibition—Camp: Notes on Fashion—has inspired even more over-the-top looks than years past with its mandate for all things kitschy, glittery and, well, extra.
The theme is based on a 1964 Susan Sontag essay wherein the cultural critic defined camp as placing everything in quotation marks: “It’s not a lamp, but a ‘lamp’; not a woman, but a ‘woman’.” That playfulness came to life on the red carpet tonight by way of overdrawn, drag-inspired makeup, enormous bows and highlighter hues.
Although Met Gala faves like Rihanna and Ariana Grande were notably absent at this year’s event, there was still plenty of fashion and celebrity eye candy, and we caught it all here.
Scroll through for our fave looks from the Met Gala red carpet—here’s hoping they inspire a little cheekiness in your own sartorial choices this week!
Met Gala 2019 Red Carpet Looks
Serena Williams
in Versace
Ashley Graham
in Gucci x Dapper Dan
Bee Shaffer and Anna Wintour
in Alexander McQueen and Chanel
Yara Shahidi
in Prada
Winnie Harlow
in Tommy Hilfiger
Saoirse Ronan
in Gucci
Natasha Lyonne
in Jean Paul Gaultier
Naomi Campbell
in Valentino
Miley Cyrus
in Saint Laurent
Liza Koshy
in Balmain
Lili Reinhart
in Salvatore Ferragamo
Lady Gaga
in Brandon Maxwell
Kylie Jenner
in Versace
Kendall Jenner
in Versace
Katy Perry
in Jeremy Scott
Jennifer Lopez
in Versace
Janelle Monae
in Christian Siriano
Hailee Steinfeld
in Viktor & Rolf
Emily Blunt
in Michael Kors
Elle Fanning
in Miu Miu
Dua Lipa
in Versace
Constance Wu
in Marchesa
Cardi B.
in Thom Browne
Billy Porter
in The Blonds
Bella Hadid
in Moschino
Hailey Bieber
in Alexander Wang
Jemima Kirke and Lena Dunham
in Christopher Kane
Cara Delevingne
in Dior Haute Couture
Lupita Nyong’o
in Versace
Zendaya
in Tommy Hilfiger
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas
in Christian Dior
Madelaine Petsch
in Jean Paul Gaultier
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner
in Louis Vuitton
Gigi Hadid
in Michael Kors
Ezra Miller
in Burberry
Lizzo
in Marc Jacobs
Charli XCX
in Moschino
Awkwafina
in Altuzarra
Aquaria
in Maison Margiela
Rachel Brosnahan
in Erdem
Celine Dion
in Oscar de la Renta
Regina Hall
in Gucci x Dapper Dan
Mindy Kaling
in Moschino
Laverne Cox
in Christian Siriano
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