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    Met Gala 2019: The campest outfits on the red carpet

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    By Penny Goldstone
    Published 6 May 2019 In News

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    It was always going to be tricky to outdo the Met Gala 2018 red carpet, thanks to its religious theme which led Rihanna to dress like the actual Pope.

    However it's safe to say the celebs have outdone themselves again, taking the Camp: Notes on Fashion and running with it.

    Met Gala Camp theme

    First off, a bit of context. Like previous years, the theme was an extension of the Met’s exhibition, curated by Andrew Bolton and Wendy Yu, around Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay Notes on “Camp” which amongst other things describes it as a love of exaggeration. Gucci was the official sponsor, so the fact there would be extravagant and fabulous outfits was a given.

    Met Gala 2019 Lady Gaga

    She pulled off not one, not two, not three but four Brandon Maxwell looks on the red carpet. All within five minutes of arriving on the pink carpet. She arrived in a hot pink ballgown, which she took off to reveal a slightly smaller black ballgown which she took off to reveal a pink column dress, and finally stripping to her black underwear, all whilst using props such as a giant Barbie-style phone, an umbrella (ella) and then a cocktail trolley. What a performance.

    Met Gala 2019 best dressed

    When the Met Gala red carpet opened, we thought for sure that Lady Gaga was the new Met Gala queen seeing as her four outfits were even better than that Golden Globes dress, but then Celine Dion went and blew everything out of the water in a full Las Vegas showgirl outfit, feather headdress and all and does the woman ever age??!!

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    Serena Williams came to serve (sorry), in a bright yellow Versace gown with matching neon Off-White Nike trainers, and Mrs Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan also went pink in a floaty Erdem gown.

    As for the mean, they weren't too shabby either. Harry Styles teamed his Gucci pussybow blouse with patent heels, whilst Taron Egerton chose a very Elton-esque beaded tuxedo jacket and his Rocketman co-star Richard Madden looked dapper in black. Benedict Cumberbatch wore all-white. Oh, and Jared Leto also carried his own head down the red carpet.

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    Met Gala 2019: Emma Roberts

    Met Gala 2019: Emma Roberts

    Wearing Simone Rocha
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    Wearing Simone Rocha

    Met Gala 2019: Naomi Campbell

    Met Gala 2019: Naomi Campbell

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    Met Gala 2019: Cara Delevingne

    Met Gala 2019: Cara Delevingne

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    Met Gala 2019: Emma Stone

    Met Gala 2019: Emma Stone

    Wearing Louis Vuitton
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    Wearing Louis Vuitton

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    Met Gala 2019: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez

    Wearing Versace
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    Met Gala 2019: Regina King

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    Wearing Oscar de la Renta and Lark & Berry jewellery

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    Met Gala 2019: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

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    Met Gala 2019: Hailey Bieber

    Wearing Alexander Wang
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    Met Gala 2019: Alexa Chung

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    Met Gala 2019: Elle Fanning

    Met Gala 2019: Elle Fanning

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    Met Gala 2019: Zoe Saldana

    Met Gala 2019: Zoe Saldana

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    Met Gala 2019: Miley Cyrus

    Met Gala 2019: Miley Cyrus

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    Met Gala 2019: Katy Perry

    Met Gala 2019: Katy Perry

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    Met Gala 2019: Lucy Boynton

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    Wearing Prada

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    Met Gala 2019: Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter

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    Met Gala 2019: Emily Blunt and Sienna Miller

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    Met Gala 2019: Jared Leto

    Met Gala 2019: Jared Leto

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    Met Gala 2019: Florence Welch

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    Met Gala 2019: Saoirse Ronan

    Met Gala 2019: Saoirse Ronan

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    Met Gala 2019: Wendy Yu

    Met Gala 2019: Wendy Yu

    Wearing Giambattista Valli Haute Couture
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    Wearing Giambattista Valli Haute Couture

    Met Gala 2019: Charli XCX

    Met Gala 2019: Charli XCX

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    Met Gala 2019: Richard Madden

    Met Gala 2019: Richard Madden

    Wearing Dior
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    Wearing Dior

    Met Gala 2019: Celine Dion

    Met Gala 2019: Celine Dion

    Wearing Oscar de la Renta
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    Wearing Oscar de la Renta

    Met Gala 2019: Karlie Kloss

    Met Gala 2019: Karlie Kloss

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    Met Gala 2019: Rachel Brosnahan

    Met Gala 2019: Rachel Brosnahan

    Wearing Ermes
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    Wearing Ermes

    Met Gala 2019: Laverne Cox

    Met Gala 2019: Laverne Cox

    Wearing Christian Siriano
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    Wearing Christian Siriano

    Met Gala 2019: Billy Porter

    Met Gala 2019: Billy Porter

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    Met Gala 2019: Sofia Sanchez de Betak

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    Wearing Mango

    Met Gala 2019: Ashley Ggraham

    Met Gala 2019: Ashley Ggraham

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    Wearing Gucci

    Met Gala 2019: Harry Styles and Alessandro Michele

    Met Gala 2019: Harry Styles and Alessandro Michele

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    Met Gala 2019: Serena Williams

    Met Gala 2019: Serena Williams

    Wearing Versace
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    Met Gala 2019: Lady Gaga

    Met Gala 2019: Lady Gaga

    Wearing Brandon Maxwell
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    Met Gala 2019: Lady Gaga

    Met Gala 2019: Lady Gaga

    Wearing Brandon Maxwell
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    Wearing Brandon Maxwell

    Met Gala 2019: Lady Gaga

    Met Gala 2019: Lady Gaga

    Wearing Brandon Maxwell
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    Wearing Brandon Maxwell

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