Divine designs and elaborate headpieces floated up the red carpet at the Met Gala this year as celebrities from Hollywood, music, sports, and of course, fashion, attended the religion-themed event.
The annual fund-raising fête in New York brings out Hollywood’s elite for an evening of fashion and charity and to celebrate the spring exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute this year. The theme was ‘Heavenly Bodies- Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.’
Here are a few red carpet looks.
(With inputs from Agencies)
Actor Priyanka Chopra wore a strapless deep red velvet Ralph Lauren gown. She completed her look with a jewelled hood, red pout and shimmery eyes.
Deepika Padukone donned a scarlet red one-off shoulder Prabal Gurung gown with a thigh-high side slit. She gave a final touch to her look with a pair of diamond danglers, red matching peep toes and bold red lips.
Singer-Songwriter Madonna rocked an all-black Jean Paul Gaultier frock with a crown made of crosses.
Jennifer Lopez, who picked a colorful Balmain number with a feathered train and sky-high slit, had a bejeweled cross emblazoned on her chest.
Amal Clooney arrived early in a striking silver corseted top, navy slacks and a cascading metallic, rose-patterned skirt. The ensemble, from designer Richard Quinn, gave a crinkling sound as she made her way up the Met’s famous steps. Amal arrived with movie star husband George Clooney
2018’s Best Actress Oscar winner Frances McDormand was there too, with a bright blue bouquet of leaves around her head.
Always on-point Sarah Jessica Parker chose her gown and headdress from a series of drawings by Dolce & Gabbana. The intricate headpiece was a Neapolitan nativity altar made to scale by the Italian design house.
Singer Rihanna never one to shy away from a grand entrance arrived dripping in pearls and crystals in a Maison Margiela by John Galliano minidress, ornate robe and beaded papal headgear.
Scarlett Johansson walked the Met Gala carpet in Marchesa the fashion brand owned by the estranged wife of Harvey Weinstein.
Blake Lively looking stately in burgundy embroidered gown by Versace.
Actor Jared Leto at the gala
The massive train of Rita Ora’s gown trailed behind as photographers frantically snapped pictures of her elaborate, spiked headdress
Ariana Grande arrived with designer Vera Wang, who created the singer’s romantic look- a strapless confection of soft layers patterned with Michelangelo’s Last Judgment, atop blush tulle.
Kim Kardashian West walking the carpet in her cross-on-a-shimmering gold Versace dress.
Headpieces of varied shapes and sizes were spotted at the gala. Here, actor Anne Hathaway is seen walking the red carpet.
Singer Katy Perry wowed in enormous, feathered white wings resembling an archangel over a Versace gold mini-dress paired with thigh-high gold boots.