Met Gala 2019: Best and worst-dressed on the red carpet
A strip show, a severed head, a human chandelier and so much flesh — this is officially the most extreme Met Gala ever.
It’s the most OTT celebration on the celebrity calendar, and with this year’s theme of ‘Camp’, today’s Met Gala hasn’t disappointed those who love a bold, borderline ridiculous red carpet.
Or pink carpet, in this case.
About that theme: There’d been some confusion this year about how exactly celebs should interpret the brief. The official theme of the Met’s 2019 Costume Exhibition is “Camp: Notes on Fashion.”
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Lady Gaga and Harry Styles, two stars known for their camp fashion, are acting as the hosts for the event.
First up, Lady Gaga pulling an epic red carpet stunt like it’s 2011 all over again. First she arrived in this voluminous pink number:
But wait for it: Gaga’s got a surprise up her sleeve — or under her dress:
BAM:
Surely that’s it? But wait — there’s more:
Three outfit changes! What’s left, stripping off to your undies on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum? Yep:
There’s one word for that entire spectacle: CAMP.
Also nailing the camp theme: Pose star Billy Porter, who arrived like Cleopatra, being carried aloft by a slew of hunky helpers:
Porter delivered the drama even after he dismounted his throne:
Also up for a stunt: Jared Leto, who brought his own decapitated head as a date. Fun!
Cardi B wins the award for biggest train in this incredible blood-red number:
Hailee Steinfeld is very shy, please respect her privacy:
Dua Lipa clearly knows the old adage, the higher the hair the closer to god:
Former Ugly Betty star Michael Urie is giving us Victor/Victoria in this gender-bending look:
It’s like Amber Valletta got told the theme but interrupted halfway through:
“The theme is cam—”
“camEL TOE? The theme is camel toe, right? I have JUST the outfit.”
Poor Hailey Bieber probably thought her pale pink dress was going to pop against the red carpet. Unfortunately not so much given they’re both the same colour:
Thank god she fake-tanned or she may have been invisible to the naked eye:
In a very on-brand case of doing The Most, Katy Perry has arrived dressed as a chandelier:
Gigi Hadid is covered from head to toe:
Sister Bella Hadid would like you to know she’s not wearing any underpants:
It’s Kim and Kanye — and doesn’t he look thrilled to be here:
Kim looks like she’s remembering she left something in the limo — her ribs, perhaps?
As she approaches her 50th birthday, Gwen Stefani appears to be undergoing a welcome transition towards latterday Mae West:
Priyanka Chopra brought the perfect camp accessory: her very own Jonas brother:
Ditto newlywed Sophie Turner:
J Lo’s looking sleek and sultry:
Here for Cara Delevigne’s Rainbow Brite glamour queen:
Ezra Miller’s facepaint is going to get real confusing for the other guests once they’ve had a few drinks inside the party:
Lupita Nyong’o is a rainbow queen — literally:
Zendaya came in Cinderella cosplay — complete with luminescent dress. She even lost a glass slipper on her way up the stairs:
Janelle Monae’s outfit is INCREDIBLE — the eyelash adorning her top even blinks:
Also stunning, if less OTT — Zoe Kravitz:
Celine Dion is here looking exactly as you’d expect Celine Dion to look at a Camp-themed Met Gala.
God I love this day. Guys, isn’t this just the best day?
Gala host Harry Style’s outfit looks a bit tame by comparison, doesn’t it? A bit ‘Brenda from accounts does Friday night drinks’:
Drag icon RuPaul came out of drag, which seems like a bit of a missed opportunity, doesn’t it?
Gwyneth Paltrow, who told you this lemon nightdress was camp?
It’s everyone’s favourite Muppets cast members, Kylie and Kendall Jenner:
Their mum Kris Jenner’s power shoulders? Really quite camp:
Country Queen and Grammy Album of the Year winner Kacey Musgraves donned a blonde wig to pull off this hot pink Barbie look:
Ciara wins best hair:
Model Emily Ratajkowski flashed the flesh:
Singer Florence Welch — sans Machine — looks like a warrior queen:
Natasha Lyonne brought the drama:
Saoirse Ronan looks stunning in a vivid red beaded gown:
Is that Adam Ant? Nope, it’s Darren Criss:
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen are giving me Ray of Light-era Madonna in these dramatic matching black leather looks:
Also pairing up: Girls stars Lena Dunham and Jemima Kirke. Umm... at least they seem to be enjoying themselves?
Benedict Cumberbatch appears to have an innate understanding of camp, dressing as Celine Dion at the 1999 Academy Awards:
Sienna Miller looks... not a whole lot like Sienna Miller:
Miley Cyrus, we kind of wanted more from you?
Caroline Trentini, skinny legend:
Richard Madden, you are implausibly handsome but this ain’t camp. See us after class, please:
Props to a couple of men who took a few more fashion risks — here’s Broadway theatre owner Jordan Roth:
And Glee / American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy, in a pearled cape that looks like it must weigh a ton:
This theme was made for Aussie creative couple Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin:
The Marvellous Mrs Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan has gone with what seems to be a common interpretation of the theme tonight — pink n’ frouffy:
Vogue’s European editor-at-large Hamish Bowles is a man unafraid of colour:
Here’s a glam-goth Laverne Cox:
Serena Williams looks gorge in this embellished yellow dress:
And she may look glam as hell, but Serena knows it’s a long night — she dressed for comfort:
Also in yellow — it’s Charli, baby:
Karlie Kloss: Did you run out of time? Did the invite only arrive this morning?
Regina Hall’s expression suggests she’s not quite sure about this dress:
Wendi Deng opted for bold colours — and what looks like a sprinkling of sea anemones:
Model Ashley Graham’s Gucci x Dapper Dan outfit is business on top, party on the bottom:
Here’s the woman of the hour, Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour, looking like a very glamorous flamingo:
Her daughter Bee Shaffer’s black painstuit would be a bit dull — were it not for the giant fabric blood spurt pouring out of her mid-section:
Tucked up in her own boat, Actress and TV presenter Liza Koshy is well prepared in the event of a flood:
As is journalist Alicia Quarles, who brought her own floaties:
Those are the highlights so far — check out every arrival in our comprehensive Met Gala red carpet gallery:
The Met Gala red carpet airs live on Foxtel’s E! channel from 7am today, Tuesday May 7.
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