Fashion’s high priestess Anna Wintour arrives at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for the annual Costume Institute’s benefit gala. The US Vogue’s editor-in-chief and co-chair of the Met Gala stuck closely to the religious Heavenly Bodies theme, dressing as “Cardinal Chanel”.
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The ever-ethereal Kate Bosworth called on Oscar de la Renta’s designers Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia for her custom white gown, topped with a mantilla veil. The designers also worked with her on her wedding gown when she wed Michael Polish in 2013
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What better shortcut to the religious theme than a gold halo headpiece? Amber Heard matched her scarlet Carolina Herrera gown with the halo but her strong beauty look isn’t winning many fans.
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Heavenly = angel wings, right? Katy Perry arrived wearing a giant pair of feathered wings with her gold chainmail Versace mini dress and thigh-high boots. The singer and American Idol judge paused for a moment on the red carpet to kneel in prayer – perhaps hoping for divine guidance on how to sit down with those wings.
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Designer and another of the Met Gala 2018 co-chairs Donatella Versace wears one of her own designs, an embroidered navy and gold mini-dress topped with a sweeping navy overskirt
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Lily Collins steered clear of the angelic look and went for something darker with her sheer Givenchy gown and Gothic make up, while clutching rosary beads.
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Model Jasmine Sanders aka Golden Barbie chose to make her MetGala debut wearing a bespoke liquid gold H&M gown, yet all eyes were on her waist-grazing braid pinned with tiny red roses.
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Hip hop trio Migos went for bold sequinned Versace suits, offset by bling, bling and a bit more bling. The rappers Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff are long time fans of the Italian house – their 2013 debut single was entitled Versace.
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Arguably the golden era for the Catholic church, the Renaissance provided ample inspiration for actor Amanda Seyfried’s golden Prada gown, H.Stern tiara and wavy locks.
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Fashion power squad Alek Wek, Jasmine Sanders, Valerie Messika, Kiersey Clemons, Olivia Munn, Luka Sabbat, and Lili Reinhart join forces on the Met Gala red carpet.
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Rita Ora made a dramatic entrance at the Met Gala wearing a sweeping black Prada gown
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Bella Hadid went for fallen angel with her all-black Chrome Hearts outfit, complete with latex bodice, long-sweeping skirt and bolero jacket. The 21-year-old model is practically a veteran of the Met Gala; this year marks her fourth invitation.
Is there anything human rights lawyer Amal Clooney doesn’t ace? The event’s other co-chair had her own take on Met Gala style, wearing Richard Quinn’s majestic creation of silver foil bustier with dramatic train over navy cigarette pants.
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Her frothy pink Versace gown may be light on the religious theme but singer-songwriter SZA topped off the look with a custom halo and bejewelled tear drops.
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Zoe Kravitz’s black Saint Laurent dress served double time. The left side of the actor’s gown was all long-sleeved lace, yet the right side was held together with just two strategically placed ribbons.
Her silver gown and navy opera-length gloves may have been channeling classic princess style but Mindy Kaling’s dramatic gold crown, by Greek jewelry designer Pericles Kondylatos, was all queen.
She declared she didn’t want to blend in and there was no doubt writer and actor Lena Waithe stood out on the Met Gala red carpet by wearing a suit and LGBTQ pride-flag cape designed by Carolina Herrera.
All hail the pope. After arriving in her own pope-mobile, Rihanna had her own take on papal style with her custom designed Maison Margiela gown.
Leave it to Oscar-winning actor Frances McDormand to steal the show, with an enormous blue Philip Treacy headpiece matched with a sumptuous turquoise Valentino cape over a chartreuse Valentino gown
Yet another golden angel, model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley glimmered in her caped Ralph Lauren gown
Ariana Grande looked to the Sistine Chapel for the inspiration behind her Vera Wang gown, which is screen printed with images from Michelangelo’s iconic fresco, The Last Judgement.
Actor Shailene Woodley’s Ralph Lauren silver tunic and thigh-high boots is part Joan of Arc, part cyber warrior.
Model Winnie Harlow turned to Tommy Hilfiger for her strapless white gown and dramatic headpiece.
The simplicity of Priyanka Chopra’s deep burgundy strapless Ralph Lauren gown offset the drama of her elaborate gold jewelled hood.
Artist of the moment Janelle Monae stuck to her signature black and white but stepped it up a notch with her Marc Jacobs gown, complete with gold halo hat and silver head scarf.
Lana Del Rey and Jared Leto went full Mary and Jesus with their elaborate Renaissance-inspired outfits designed for the pair by Gucci.
Where there are saints, there are sinners. So says Nicki Minaj who sported a devilishly red Oscar de la Renta gown. The rapper used the occasion to announce the title of her new album: Queen.
