May 3, 2022 |
Amber Valletta in Azzaro
Anderson Paak in Gucci
Ashton Sanders in Casablanca
Austin Butler in Prada
Bad Bunny in Burberry
Bella Hadid in Burberry
Billie Eilish in Gucci
Blake Lively in Atelier Versace
Cardi B in Atelier Versace
Cynthia Erivo in Louis Vuitton
Emma Stone in Louis Vuitton
Erykah Badu in Marni
Evan Mock in Head of State
Franklin Leonard
Gemma Chan in Louis Vuitton
Gigi Hadid in Versace
Glenn Close in Valentino
Gunna in Thom Browne
Hailey Bieber in Saint Laurent
Hamish Bowles in Ralph Lauren
Harris Dickinson in Dior Men
Iris Law in Moschino
Janelle Monáe in Ralph Lauren
Janicza Bravo in Schiaparelli
Jared Leto and Alessandro Michele in Gucci
Jessica Chastain in Gucci
Jodie Turner-Smith in Gucci
Johnny Suh in Peter Do
Jordan Roth in Thom Browne
Kacey Musgraves in Prada
Kaia Gerber in Alexander McQueen
Kate Moss in Burberry
Kendall Jenner in Prada
Kid Cudi in Kenzo
Kim Kardashian in Jean Louis and Pete Davidson in Dior
Kodi Smit-McPhee in Bottega Veneta
Lenny Kravitz in Chrome Hearts
Lizzo in Thom Browne
Louisa Jacobson in Schiaperelli
Lucy Boynton in Chanel
Maisie Williams in Thom Browne
Maude Apatow in Miu Miu
Megan Thee Stallion in Moschino
Paapa Essiedu in Off-White
Questlove in Zegna
Riz Ahmed in 4SDesigns
Rosalía in Givenchy
Sarah Jessica Parker in Christopher John Rogers and Philip Treacy
Sebastian Stan in Valentino
Sky Ferreira in Conner Ives
SZA in Vivienne Westwood
Victor GlemaudIf you’re thinking: ‘Wait, hasn’t it just been the Met Gala?’ Don’t worry, you’re not living in a fever dream. After being cancelled in 2020, the Met Gala took place last September, returning to its usual spot of the first Monday in May for this year’s ceremony.
The biggest names in showbiz decanted to the Big Apple to celebrate the opening of the second part to The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s In America exhibition, titled An Anthology of Fashion.
With the first instalment serving as a love letter to American fashion and design, 2022’s exhibition looks to stateside prosperity between the late 19th and early 20th century, with guests tasked to dress accordingly for the theme Gilded Glamour. What does that translate to, exactly? Think Old Hollywood glam, opulent frocks, dapper-looking gents and embellishments galore. Luckily, all that wasn’t too difficult to follow, with guests taking to the red carpet in sumptuous dresses and suits.
Unsurprisingly, Kim Kardashian made the most noise of the evening. Not only for the fact she walked the carpet arm-in-arm with new boo Pete Davidson, but for the fact she was a.) back blonde and b.) wearing Marilyn Monroe’s Bob Mackie dress the star wore to sing “Happy Birthday” to JFK in 1962. Pretty impressive stuff. One of the evening’s co-chairs, Blake Lively, also dazzled, this time in Versace gown fit for a princess that transformed live on the red carpet.
It was also a big night for Riccardo Tisci and Burberry, with the designer dressing Nicki Minaj, Naomi Campbell, Kate and Lila Moss, Bella Hadid, Bad Bunny and Irina Shayk. Each look – bar Bad Bunny’s beige boiler skirt suit – came in black, with Shayk morphing into a Tom of Finland-esque leather daddy, Mama Moss donning a tuxedo dress and Minaj in a frothy frock and baseball cap combo. The Gucci gang had a home run, too: from Billie Eilish‘s corseted Gucci gown made of upcycled materials, through to Jessica Chastain‘s ruby red number and Alessandro Michele and Jared Leto‘s twinning moment.
Other standout moments included former 10 cover star Erykah Badu in Marni, Janelle Monáe in Ralph Lauren, Kendall Jenner in Prada, Lizzo in Thom Browne, Sarah Jessica Parker in Christopher John Rogers and SZA in Vivienne Westwood. As always, Cynthia Erivo looked regal in Louis Vuitton, Maude Apatow appeared to be pulled straight out of The Great Gatsby in Miu Miu, and Megan Thee Stallion rose like a phoenix in a golden, feathered Moschino dress.
Once again, many of the men last night abandoned the stuffy black tuxedo for more radical looks. Like a red-gloved Kodi Smit-McPhee, who wore a shirt and jeans from Matthieu Blazy’s Bottega Veneta debut, which were actually both made of leather. Evan Mock was terrific in a sorbet yellow Head of State get-up and both Gunna and Jordan Roth pulled through in Thom Browne ensembles. A delightful trend from the evening was the gents who gave homage to the late André Leon Talley by wearing capes, including Kid Cudi in Kenzo, Questlove in Zegna and Alton Mason in Prada, as nothing truly says glamour like channelling Mr Leon Talley himself.
