MET Gala: Fashion’s biggest night of the year

MET Gala: Fashion’s biggest night of the year

It's the highlight of New York's social calendar. One of the most-watched, celebrity-packed red carpet events of the year, guests are expected to be t

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It’s the highlight of New York’s social calendar. One of the most-watched, celebrity-packed red carpet events of the year, guests are expected to be truly avant garde in their choice of clothing which should reflect the theme of the annual event and this year, the fund-raising event usually for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute chose to honour Commes de Garcons’ designer, Rei Kawakubo. As its been the tradition, the co chairs for this year’s event were, Vogue editor, Anna Wintour, who has been co-chairing the MET Gala since 1999 as well as music super stars, Katy Perry, Pharell Williams and his wife as well as super model, Giselle Bunchen and her husband, Tom Brady. Here are some of the A-list celebrity guests who graced the event.

Avant garde, pushing the boundaries

Tracee Elis Ross


Anna Cleveland

Cynthia Erivo in Comme des Garcons


Helen Lasichahn in Commes des Garcons


Julie Maclowe


Lisa Marie Falcone


Michele Lamy


Gigi Hadid in Tommy Hilfiger


Katy Perry in Comme Des Garcons


Nicky Minaj in H & M


Priyanka Chopra in Ralph Lauren


Rihanna in Comme Des Garcons


Solange Knowles in Thom Browne

Ladies in black

Cassie


Amy Schumer


Candice Swanepoel in Topshop


Felicity Jones in Gucci


Fei Fei Sun


Hailee Steinfield in Vera Wang


Naomi Campbell


Kate Bosworth

Lara Stone


Mandy Moore in Michael Kors


Mary J Blige in Dolce Gabbana


Kendall Jenner in La Pearle


La La Anthony in Thai Guyen


Salma Hayek in Balenciaga


Sasha Lane in H & M

 

Snow white

Adwoa Aboah in Calvin Klein


Kate Hudson in Stella McCarthney


Lily James


Kim Kardashian West in Vivienne Westwood


Lily Aldridge in Ralph Lauren


Ruth Neega

Tory Burch


Monochrome


Celine Dione in Versace


Daisy Ridley in Oscar de la Renta


Emmy Rossum in Carolina Herrera


Janelle Monae in Ralph Russo


Allison Williams in Diane Von Furstenberg


Chrissy Teigen in Marchesa


Claire Dane


Ruby Rose

 

Bold and colourful

Ashley Graham in H & M


Natasha Poly in Michael Kors


Rita Ora in Marchesa


Serena Williams in Versace


Sarah Paulson in Prada

Taylor Hill


Thandie Newton

 

Shimmer and shine

Emily Ratajkowski in Marc Jacobs


Michelle Monaghan in Paco Rabanne


Cara Delavigne in Chanel


Kerry Washington in Michael Kors


Kylie Jenner in Versace


Riley Keough in Louis Vuitton


Sistine Stallone


Giselle Bunchen in Stella McCartney


Donatella in Versace

 

Sweet pastel

Jennifer Lopez in Valentino


Aymeline Valade


Elle Fanning


Felicity Jones in Erdem


Lily Collins in Gimbatista Valli


Jessica Chastain in Prada


Lara Osnes


Lily Collins in Gimbatista Valli


Lupita Nyongo’ in Prada


Selena Gomez in Coach


Zoe Kravitz in Oscar De La Renta


Stella Maxwell

Flurry feathers

Blake Lively in Versace


Anna Wintour in Chanel


Julianne Moore in Calvin Klein

Other stars

Haley Bennet


Madonna in Moschino


Halle Berry in Dolce Gabbana


Zendaya in Dolce Gabbana