Popsugar Fashion Celebrity Fashion Who Didn't Follow the Met Gala Theme 2019 14 Stars Who Put the Amp in Camp, and 11 Who Didn't Quite . . . Get It 7 May 2019 by Sarah Wasilak Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo To all of my friends who texted me last night, "I don't get the Met Gala Camp theme," I said this: "Camp is you x100,000. Camp is you — on another level." Camp is you on your best, most fabulous evening, decked out in everything obvious and over-the-top that defines you. And that's when it's at its best. A look that's also just super literal and rooted in pop, art, or drag culture (where much of the camp aesthetic originated) is how we define camp. But there's a difference between dreaming up your own elaborate outfit and choosing any old costume. If your look also works to make a personal political statement or shows how you see the world based on the current zeitgest, that's camp at its finest. Accessories are important. They're "equal in status" to the dress or the rest of the look, according to curator Andrew Bolton. Vogue also helped to define the meaning for younger people as "both the filter and the selfie you take with it." Susan Sontag's 1964 essay "Notes on 'Camp'" was the foundation for the entire exhibit, but the stars who arrived at the ball tried to bring it meaning in their own ways. Some understood it completely, and clearly were on the same page as Anna Wintour as she approved their looks one by one, and others were just a little . . . plain. We're breaking it down and showing you our favourite moments from the 2019 pink carpet and the celebs whose looks fell short; the people we would've encouraged to "DREAM BIG!" Because when it comes to camp, no one should miss out on the fun. Related: Who Is the Met Gala's Queen of Camp? So Camp: Lady Gaga Changing Into 4 Different Looks That Define the Stages of Her Music Image Source: Getty / Theo Wargo Wearing custom Brandon Maxwell. 1 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang 2 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang 3 / 53 Image Source: Getty / James Devaney 4 / 53 So Camp: Kacey Musgraves Transforming Into a Life Size Barbie, Pink Convertible and All Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang Wearing Moschino by Jeremy Scott. 5 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Raymond Hall 6 / 53 So Camp: Kim Kardashian Redefining Her Sex Appeal in a "Dripping" Dress Image Source: Getty / Pierre Suu Wearing a custom Thierry Mugler dress designed after Sophia Loren's dripping-wet look in 1957's Boy on a Dolphin. 7 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Rabbani and Solimene Photography 8 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Rabbani and Solimene Photography 9 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Rabbani and Solimene Photography 10 / 53 So Camp: Zendaya Saying Goodbye to Her Disney Days in an Over-the-Top Tech Cinderella Ballgown Image Source: Getty / John Shearer Wearing Tommy Hilfiger. (P.s. she even lost a glass slipper on the way up the stairs!) 11 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris 12 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Neilson Barnard 13 / 53 So Camp: Celine Dion In a 22-LB Dress Inspired By the Ziegfeld Follies Costumes From the '30s Image Source: Getty / Theo Wargo Wearing Oscar de la Renta. 14 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang 15 / 53 So Camp: Lizzo Literally "Drippin' So Much Sauce" on the Pink Carpet Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris Wearing Marc Jacobs. 16 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Theo Wargo 17 / 53 So Camp: Jared Leto Accessorising His Outfit With His Own Head Image Source: Getty / Theo Wargo Wearing Gucci as a reference to the Fall 2018 runway. 18 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris 19 / 53 So Camp: Billy Porter Owning His Own "Sun God" Outfit With 10-Foot Wings and a 24-Karat Gold Headpiece Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang Wearing a Cleopatra-inspired theatrical look by The Blonds. 20 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang 21 / 53 So Camp: Hailee Steinfeld in the Satirical Ball Gown of the 21st Century, With a Camera of Course Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang Wearing a Viktor & Rolf dress with a Judith Leiber camera clutch. 22 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 23 / 53 So Camp: Jemima Kirke and Lena Dunham in Matching Fetish T-Shirt Dresses Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang Wearing Christopher Kane. 24 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris 25 / 53 So Camp: Cara Delevingne in Pride Platforms With a Headpiece Made of "Body Parts" Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang Wearing Dior Haute Couture. 26 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang 27 / 53 So Camp: Lupita Nyong'o in an Exaggerated Rainbow With Drag-Inspired Makeup and Afro Picks Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris Wearing a rainbow Versace dress with a meaningful beauty look. 28 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Raymond Hall 29 / 53 So Camp: Janelle Monáe Referencing Art and Her Own Exaggerated Camp DNA With a Wink — Literally Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris Wearing Christian Siriano. 30 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Theo Wargo 31 / 53 Could've Been Campier: Penélope Cruz in Chanel Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang The tiered silhouette was nice, but hardly eye-catching in the midst of the rest of the chaos. 32 / 53 Image Source: Getty / James Devaney 33 / 53 Could've Been Campier: Hailey Baldwin in Alexander Wang Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang Aside from the makeshift g-string, are we missing a reference here? 34 / 53 Image Source: Getty / James Devaney 35 / 53 Could've Been Campier: Karlie Kloss in Gucci x Dapper Dan Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang The pouf sleeves were the most eccentric part of Karlie's outfit. 36 / 53 Image Source: Getty / John Shearer 37 / 53 Could've Been Campier: Emma Stone in Louis Vuitton Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang We love Emma in Louis Vuitton, and she's nailed every look since becoming brand ambassador. But we could also see this '80s-inspired jumpsuit on her at a movie premiere. 38 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil 39 / 53 Could've Been Campier: Gisele Bündchen in Dior Haute Couture Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang We don't need to tell you Gisele looked beautiful, but do we ever have to tell you Gisele looks beautiful? 40 / 53 Image Source: Getty / James Devaney 41 / 53 Could've Been Campier: Gwyneth Paltrow in Chloé Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang It's pretty! It's bohemian! I'd totally wear it to a daytime wedding this Summer. 42 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Theo Wargo 43 / 53 Could've Been Campier: Solange Knowles in Salvatore Ferragamo Image Source: Getty / Taylor Hill It's not that we don't appreciate Solange's ability to pull off a leather snake-print romper. We just also appreciate her ability to pull off colorful, avant-garde designs that are essentially works of art, as she has so many times in the past. 44 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil 45 / 53 Could've Been Campier: Adwoa Aboah in DVF Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris Adwoa's glowing pink makeup was awesome, but if she was going with leopard print, we wish she would've gone all out in a more striking silhouette. 46 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris 47 / 53 Could've Been Campier: Demi Moore in Saint Laurent Image Source: Getty / Neilson Barnard The all-black look was flattering on the actress, but we think she could've pulled off something more wild than a deep plunging neckline. Demi can work it! 48 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 49 / 53 Could've Been Campier: Constance Wu in Marchesa Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris We loved the 1920s reference here, but we think Constance is playful enough to own tremendous colour or wild makeup. 50 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil 51 / 53 Could've Been Campier: Shawn Mendes in Saint Laurent Image Source: Getty / Neilson Barnard This is the dude that balanced out Hailey Baldwin in pink hair with plum suiting in 2018. "There's nothing holdin' me back," you say? 52 / 53 Image Source: Getty / Neilson Barnard 53 / 53 Celebrity FashionMet GalaDressesRed Carpet