If 2018's "Heavenly Bodies" Met Gala red carpet [1] sparked controversy, 2019's "Camp: Notes on Fashion" [2] will bring enough drama to hold you over until award season 2020. Seriously, prepare yourself to see some of the most over the top looks [3] in history, starting with the ones worn by hosts [4] Lady Gaga [5], Harry Styles, Serena Williams, and Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele.
You've probably dreamed of a dress with too big of a bow, and you've already laid eyes on the most majestic trains [6], some of which are even meme-worthy [7]. But when designers are here to address today's pop culture, our current obsession with nostalgia, and its influence on fashion, you can expect outfits that are nothing short of tremendous and a carpet "covered in feathers," [8] as Anna Wintour teased days before the event.
It may be hard to believe that Anna approved [9] some of these mind-boggling, jaw-dropping ensembles, but then again, her goal is always to start a conversation. Read on to see why you'll definitely be skipping that Netflix binge tonight, because watching these celebs climb the stairs to the ball is certainly enough of a spectacle.
Lady Gaga at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a hot pink parachute dress that transformed into a black gown, a bustier column gown, and finally a sequin bra and tights, a custom performance look by Brandon Maxwell [10]. Lady Gaga [11] accessorized with Tiffany & Co. jewels.
Gaga accessorized this look with Linda Farrow sunglasses [12].
Jennifer Lopez at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Versace look with Harry Winston jewels.
Alex Rodriguez is wearing Harry Winston jewels.
Serena Williams at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a yellow and pink appliquéd Versace dress with Nike x Off-White sneakers [13] and de Grisogono jewels.
Ashley Graham at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Gucci x Dapper Dan look with Jennifer Behr bobby pins and jewels by Amwaj, Hueb, Stephen Webster, and Brumani.
Celine Dion at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing an Oscar de la Renta look with Chloe Gosselin shoes and Fred Leighton jewels.
Kendall and Kylie Jenner at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Versace.
Hailey Baldwin at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a custom Alexander Wang dress with Bulgari jewels.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing an Oscar de la Renta dress with Christian Louboutin shoes.
Miley Cyrus at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Saint Laurent dress [14] with Loree Rodkin and archival Bulgari jewels.
Liam Hemsworth is also wearing Saint Laurent.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing leather gowns.
Lily Collins at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a white high-low gown with a Jimmy Choo clutch and jewels from the Cartier Magnitude High Jewelry Collection.
Janelle Monae at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Christian Siriano look with Hanut Singh jewels.
Gwen Stefani at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Jeremy Scott with Christian Louboutin shoes.
Kristen Stewart at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a full Chanel look.
Emily Ratajkowski at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Dundas look with Messika jewels.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West at the 2019 Met Gala
Kim is wearing Mugler and Kanye is wearing an affordable Dickies jacket.
Gigi Hadid at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Michael Kors Collection.
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas at the 2019 Met Gala
Priyanka is wearing Dior Haute Couture with Chopard jewels and Nick is wearing Dior Men with Christian Louboutin shoes and jewels from Chopard, Borgioni, Marli New York, L'Dezen by Payal Shah, and Djula.
Salma Hayek at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Gucci look with Fred Leighton jewels.
Dakota Johnson at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Gucci.
Hailee Steinfeld at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Viktor & Rolf dress with a Jennifer Behr headpiece and Tiffany & Co. jewels.
Zendaya at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Tommy Hilfiger.
Emma Stone at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Louis Vuitton.
Gemma Chan at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Tom Ford dress with Forevermark jewels.
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Louis Vuitton.
Ciara at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Dundas.
Cara Delevingne at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Dior Haute Couture look with jewels by Harry Kotlar and Maxior.
Nicki Minaj at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Prabal Gurung dress with custom Brother Vellies shoes.
Cardi B at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a red gown with a puffy train.
Lily Aldridge at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Bulgari jewels.
Solange Knowles at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Salvatore Ferragamo by Paul Andrew.
Penélope Cruz at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Chanel dress and bag with Christian Louboutin shoes and Atelier Swarovski fine jewelry.
Nina Dobrev at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Zac Posen dress with Christian Louboutin shoes.
Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade at the 2019 Met Gala
Gabrielle is wearing Dundas.
Zoe Saldana at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Michael Kors Collection dress [15] with Jared Lehr jewels.
Katie Holmes at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Zac Posen dress with Jimmy Choo shoes and a Tyler Ellis clutch.
Lupita Nyong'o at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing archival Bulgari jewels.
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Carolina Herrera with Giuseppe Zanotti shoes. Swizz is wearing jewels from Bulgari.
Alicia Vikander at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Louis Vuitton.
Julia Garner at the 2019 Met Gala
Kate Moss at the 2019 Met Gala
Rita Ora at the 2019 Met Gala
Jennifer Connelly at the 2019 Met Gala
Lily-Rose Depp at the 2019 Met Gala
Chloe Grace Moretz at the 2019 Met Gala
Anna Wintour at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a floral appliqué gown with a feathered cape.
Bee Carrozzini at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a black tuxedo with a dramatic rose train.
Keltie Knight at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a voluminous pink gown with a slit.
Liza Koshy at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Balmain look with Aldo heels and a Judith Leiber clutch.
Poppy Delevingne at the 2019 Met Gala
Lena Waithe and Chadwick Boseman at the 2019 Met Gala
Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre at the 2019 Met Gala
Dua Lipa at the 2019 Met Gala
Indya Moore at the 2019 Met Gala
Ruth Negga at the 2019 Met Gala
Camila Mendes at the 2019 Met Gala
Jourdan Dunn at the 2019 Met Gala
Adwoa Aboah at the 2019 Met Gala
Irina Shayk at the 2019 Met Gala
Deepika Padukone at the 2019 Met Gala
Tracee Ellis Ross at the 2019 Met Gala
Donatella Versace at the 2019 Met Gala
Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady at the 2019 Met Gala
Gisele is wearing a Dior Haute Couture dress with Âme jewels.
Bella Hadid at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Moschino by Jeremy Scott.
Kacey Musgraves at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Moschino look with Aldo shoes and Forevermark jewels.
Halsey at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Prabal Gurung dress with Jennifer Fisher jewels.
Katy Perry at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Moschino.
Elle Fanning at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Miu Miu.
Emma Roberts at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a voluminous pink gown.
Julianne Moore at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Chopard jewels.
Gwyneth Paltrow at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Chloé dress with Jimmy Choo shoes.
Kerry Washington at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Tory Burch.
Emily Blunt at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Michael Kors Collection dress with Sam Edelman shoes and Messika jewels.
Yara Shahidi at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a custom Prada look [16] with David Webb jewels.
Constance Wu at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Marchesa.
Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart at the 2019 Met Gala
Coordinating in red and blue Salvatore Ferragamo by Paul Andrew looks. Lili is wearing Fred Leighton jewels.
Madelaine Petsch at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a turquoise butterfly dress with Jimmy Choo shoes.
Karlie Kloss at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Gucci x Dapper Dan.
Mindy Kaling at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Moschino look with Casadei heels and David Webb jewels.
Saorsie Ronan at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Gucci.
Jared Leto at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Gucci [17].
Billy Porter at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Cleopatra inspired look by The Blonds with custom Giuseppe Zanotti shoes and John Hardy jewels.
Harry Styles at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Gucci.
Alessandro Michele at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Gucci.
Bee Shaffer at the 2019 Met Gala
Laverne Cox at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Christian Siriano gown with a swirling glitter headpiece, Anabela Chan black diamond cluster earrings, and Le Vian black diamond rings.
Tiffany Haddish at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Michael Kors Collection look with Butani earrings and rings by Djula and Hueb.
Sara Sampaio at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing an August Getty Atelier dress with Lorraine Schwartz jewels, Aquazzura shoes, and a Jimmy Choo bag.
Taylor Hill at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Ralph Lauren dress with jewels by Butani and Yvan Tufenkjian.
Rachel Brosnahan at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing an Erdem dress with Christian Louboutin shoes and Selim Mouzannar jewels.
Doutzen Kroes at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a hot pink gown.
Florence Welch at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Gucci.
Sienna Miller at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Paco Rabanne dress with Giuseppe Zanotti shoes.
Ruth Wilson at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a white off-the-shoulder dress with Roger Vivier heels.
Carey Mulligan at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Prada dress with Ana Khouri jewelry.
Danai Gurira at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Gabriela Hearst look with Fred Leighton jewels.
Lucy Boynton at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Prada.
Zoe Kravitz at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Saint Laurent with jewels from Harry Kotlar, Anabela Chan, Yvan Tufenkjian, Amwaj, Marli New York, and Le Vian.
Gal Gadot at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Givenchy by Clare Waight Keller.
Clare Waight Keller at the 2019 Met Gala
Clare Waight Keller is wearing Givenchy with Fred Leighton jewels.
Patrick Schwarzenegger at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Ralph Lauren.
Naomi Campbell at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Valentino look with archival Bulgari jewels.
Stella Maxwell at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a sheer star covered dress with Casadei shoes and David Yurman jewels.
Sarah Paulson at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Moschino by Jeremy Scott dress with Brian Atwood shoes.
Josephine Skriver at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Jonathan Simkhai.
Joan Smalls at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Prabal Gurung dress with René Caovilla shoes.
Candice Swanepoel at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Prabal Gurung dress with de Grisogono jewels and custom Giuseppe Zanotti shoes.
Lilly Singh at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a purple gown with black leather gloves and jewels by Mindi Mond jewellery and José María Goñi.
Charlotte Gainsbourg at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Saint Laurent.
Rami Malek at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Saint Laurent.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter at the 2019 Met Gala
Benedict is wearing a Labassa Woolfe suit.
Demi Moore at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Saint Laurent look with Harry Winston jewels.
Aurora James at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Brother Vellies.
Regina King at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing an Oscar de la Renta dress with Lark & Berry London jewels.
Hari Nef at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Gucci.
Alexa Chung at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Chopard jewels.
Jemima Kirke and Lena Dunham at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Christopher Kane.
Amber Valletta at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Chopard jewels.
Charlotte Casiraghi at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a high-low dress.
Shawn Mendes at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a black suit with white lining and John Hardy jewelry.
Janet Mock at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing an Alberta Ferretti dress with Brian Atwood shoes.
Thalia at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Tommy Hilfiger with Giuseppe Zanotti shoes and Djula jewels.
Awkwafina at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing an Altuzarra dress with Bulgari jewels.
Charli XCX at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a chartreuse asymmetrical gown with Jimmy Choo shoes.
Regina Hall at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Gucci x Dapper Dan look.
Liu Wen at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a fringed plaid suit.
Alessia Cara at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a black and white gown with mismatched Nike sneakers, a Tyler Ellis clutch, and Harry Kotlar earrings.
Natasha Lyonne at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Jean Paul Gaultier jumpsuit with David Webb jewels, Jimmy Choo shoes, and Ilene Joy jewels.
Abbey Lee Kershaw at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a gold mermaid gown.
Camila Marrone at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Elie Saab.
Caroline Trentini at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a skeleton dress.
Wendi Murdoch at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a multicolor layered look with Jimmy Choo shoes.
Hamish Bowles at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing purple suiting with a feathered cape.
Lala Anthony at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a camo effect money dress.
Ezra Miller at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Riccardo Tisci for Burberry look with Tiffany & Co. jewels.
Elizabeth Debicki at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Salvatore Ferragamo by Paul Andrew.
Pom Klementieff at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Salvatore Ferragamo by Paul Andrew look and David Yurman jewels.
Karen Elson at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Proenza Schouler.
Joan Collins at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a white feathered dress.
Riley Keough at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Louis Vuitton look with De Beers jewels.
Winnie Harlow at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Tommy Hilfiger look with René Caovilla shoes.
Ava DuVernay at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Prada.
Huma Abedin at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a strapless floral dress with Irene Neuwirth jewels.
Kris Jenner at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Tommy Hilfiger.
French Montana at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a pink robe.
Aquaria at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Galliano for Margiela.
Darren Criss at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing David Yurman jewellery.
Bevy Smith at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Kimberly Goldson.
Lisa Love at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a hot pink suit.
Dapper Dan at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Gucci x Dapper Dan.
Wendy Yu at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Giambattista Valli gown and Edie Parker clutch.
Nichapat Suphap at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a rainbow tulle dress.
Megalyn Echikunwoke and Chris Rock at the 2019 Met Gala
Megalyn is wearing an animal print asymmetrical dress.
Frank Ocean at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Prada.
Michael B. Jordan at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Coach.
Maria Sharapova at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Givenchy Haute Couture dress with Messika jewels.
Diane von Furstenberg at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing DVF.
Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Prada.
Jordan Roth at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing custom Iris van Herpen.
Ryan Murphy at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a 100-lb look by Christian Siriano.
Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Hilfiger at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Tommy Hilfiger.
Isha Ambani and Prabal Gurung at the 2019 Met Gala
Laura Harrier at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Louis Vuitton look with Bulgari jewels.
Lauren Santo Domingo at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Proenza Schouler.
Ezra Miller at the 2019 Met Gala
Travis Scott at the 2019 Met Gala
Diane von Furstenberg and Talita von Furstenberg at the 2019 Met Gala
Lana Condor at the 2019 Met Gala
Sofia Sanchez Barrenechea at the 2019 Met Gala
Zazie Beets at the 2019 Met Gala
Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner at the 2019 Met Gala
Paloma Elsesser at the 2019 Met Gala
Josephine Skriver at the 2019 Met Gala
Lana Condor at the 2019 Met Gala
Henry Golding at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Versace.
Lizzo at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing a Marc Jacobs [18] look with de Grisogono jewels.
Bette Midler and Sophie Von Haselberg at the 2019 Met Gala
Bette Midler and her daughter Sophie both wearing Michael Kors Collection.
Kiki Layne at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Gucci.
Camila Coelho at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing DVF.
Eva Chen at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Prabal Gurung.
Trevor Noah at the 2019 Met Gala
Wearing Off-White.
