Met Gala 2019 theme: Priyanka Chopra and Lady Gaga lead the way with best 'camp' pink carpet looks
This year's event celebrates the concept of 'camp'
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Your support makes all the difference.The annual Met Gala is regarded as one of the most significant sartorial fixtures of the year.
On the first Monday of May, A-listers from the worlds of entertainment, politics, fashion and beyond grace the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City for the event.
This year, Lady Gaga, Serena Williams, Harry Styles and Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele have been made co-chairs at the event, alongside Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
The theme for the 2019 Met Gala is "Camp: Notes on Fashion", taking inspiration from an essay on the topic penned in 1964 by writer Susan Sontag.
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Model Ashley Graham is wearing a custom Gucci blazer designed in collaboration with Dapper Dan to the Met Gala 2019.
Laverne Cox has arrived on the red carpet wearing a black ruffled Christian Siriano gown “inspired by fantasy."
She finished the look with pastel turquoise hair and matching eyeshadow.
Céline Dion opted for a metallic fringe bodysuit with a feather headpiece.
Dion paired the Oscar de la Renta gown, which weighs over 22 pounds, with custom Celine heels. According to the brand, she was inspired by the ornate costumes of the Ziegfeld Follies productions in the 1930s.
Katy Perry top last year’s gold wings ensemble by arriving on the pink carpet dressed as a chandelier complete with glowing lights.
The outfit was designed by Jeremy Scott for Moschino, who walked the carpet with her.
Jared Leto carried a life-size replica of his own head on the Met Gala pink carpet.
The actor re-created a similar moment from Gucci’s autumn/winter 2018 show where models carried their own heads.
Dressed in Gucci, Leto is wearing a silky red high-neck gown complete with shoulder pads and a jewel-encrusted body chain.
Miley Cyrus arrived on the Met Gala pink carpet wearing an Eighties-inspired mini dress by Saint Laurent.
The one-shouldered dress featured emerald and black sequins, and was paired with polka dot tights and platform heels.
Kim Kardashian West has arrived wearing a dress inspired by Sophia Loren's scandalous wet dress, from the 1957 film Boy on a Dolphin.
Kardashian West's nude sheer knee-length dress featured gathered details and a plunging neckline.
The reality star attended the event with her husband Kanye who wore a black jacket by workwear brand Dickie's.
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