The red carpet doesn’t end at the Met Gala, with stars extending fashion’s biggest night into the small hours of the following morning at a series of after-parties.
This is more than an opportunity to loosen your top button or slip into tracksuit pants, with many celebrities changing into better back-up options.
Hailey Bieber
Hailey Bieber at the Met Gala in Saint Laurent and at the after-party.Credit: Getty Images
Arriving at the Met Gala without husband Justin Bieber, model Hailey was chic, restrained and underwhelming in a Le Smoking jacket mini-dress from Saint Laurent.
Packing a bigger impact was the velvet, champagne corset mini-dress Hailey wore to an after-party, creating an hourglass silhouette.
Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner in a grey Torishéju skirt suit at the Met Gala and at an after-party in vintage Thierry Mugler.Credit: Getty Images
Supermodel Jenner’s sombre grey Torishéju skirt suit failed to raise spirits at the Met Gala. Jenner was inspired by the women of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s to tap into the “Tailored For You” dress code.
More joyful was Jenner’s after-party look, raided from the archives of Thierry Mugler. The black mini-dress came from Mugler’s autumn 1999 La Vie En Rose collection, with a tilted hat adding extra drama.
Jenner has become a fan of Mugler’s work for unwinding, wearing a black lace dress from the designer’s 1992 collection to the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party.
Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter in Louis Vuitton at the Met Gala and A$AP Rocky’s after-party.Credit: Getty Images
Singer Carpenter finally found some pants at A$AP Rocky’s after-party after joining Lisa in the Met Gala’s pantless trend earlier in the evening.
Carpenter changed out of a burgundy tuxedo, bodysuit and platform heels from the Met Gala’s sponsor Louis Vuitton, persisting with the showgirl aesthetic she refined in her appropriately named Short n’ Sweet tour.
For the after-party, Carpenter’s statement yellow coat was adorned with oversized LV logos, and worn over a white shirt, black tie and sensible trousers.
The after-party ensemble seemed a more fitting tribute to the Met Gala exhibition theme, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.
Heidi Klum
Model turned television presenter Heidi Klum at the Met Gala and an after-party hosted by Tyla and Colman Domingo.Credit: Getty Images
At first glance, German supermodel Klum’s Met Gala look appeared to be an example of looking pretty first and following the theme second. On closer inspection the strapless dress from Vetements creative director Guram Gvasalia, was made from suit fabric.
Klum also managed to tie in a timely reference with the fabric, from 1978, having been sourced from a supplier to the Vatican.
There were no religious associations with Klum’s after-party look, one of the few designed for the dance floor rather than the red carpet. Klum chose leather pants with a matching jacket from Vetements, and a white singlet perfect for raising your arms in the air when the beat drops.
Jenna Ortega
‘Wednesday’ actress Jenna Ortega in Balmain at the Met Gala and an after-party.Credit: Getty Images
Actor Jenna Ortega can be excused for changing into a more comfortable Balmain bodysuit for the Met Gala after parties wearing a dress made from metal rulers to the official event.
Designer Olivier Rousteing was inspired by the art of tailoring tape and rulers for the bustier gown.
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