Met Gala 2021 - live: Red carpet sees Cara Delevingne, Billie Eilish, Kim Kardashian and more stun viewers
Met Gala returns for theme: ‘In America: A Lexicon of Fashion’
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Your support makes all the difference.Fashion’s biggest night has come and gone, with some of the most famous names making an appearance on the red carpet tonight at the 2021 Met Gala.
After a year hiatus due to the pandemic, the fashionable event returned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with the theme: “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion” on 13 September.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Emily Ratajkowski, Kim Kardashian, Anna Wintour, Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish and a slew of other famous faces arrived and posed on the red carpet in glamorous and elaborate designs inspired by the theme.
However, a handful of celebrities announced they would not attend this year’s Met Gala, including Nicki Minaj, who said her absence was due to the event’s vaccine requirements. Other notable absences included Lady Gaga, Blake Lively, Zendaya, Billy Porter, and Harry Styles.
Meanwhile, police arrested multiple people after a large group of Black Lives Matter protestors demonstrated outside of the Met Gala.
Emily Ratajkowski arrives with Vera Wang
Model Emily Ratajkowski has arrived on the red carpet in a red lace gown with a billowy floral shoulder, alongside designer Vera Wang:
CL becomes first Korean star to attend Met Gala
South Korean rapper, singer and songwriter CL has appeared on the red carpet at the Met Gala, making her the first Korean pop star to do so:
Cara Delevigne: ‘Peg The Patriarchy'
Cara Delevigne has delivered a feminist message at this year’s Met Gala: “Peg The Patriarchy”:
Kim Kardashian arrives fully veiled in black
Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala look tonight is a far cry from her iconic wet-look, dripping-in-diamonds outfit in 2019.
She arrived fully covered from head to toe in black Balenciaga, with her face covered as well.
Simone Biles’ dress takes six men to carry up the stairs
US gymnast Simone Biles is wearing an 88-pound gown that is so heavy, six men have to help her carry the train up the stairs at the Met Gala. Iconic:
Serena Williams ruffles feathers in Gucci cape
Serena Williams is wearing an elaborate silver bodysuit under a feathered Gucci cape and is joined on the carpet by husband Alexis Ohanian:
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Megan Rapinoe carries ‘In Gay We Trust’ clutch
Footballer Megan Rapinoe has arrived at the Met Gala carrying a clutch with the words “In Gay We Trust”:
People are freaking out about Frank Ocean’s lime green ‘baby'
Frank Ocean didn’t come to the Met Gala alone tonight, instead toting along an animatronic lime green “baby” as his companion.
Ocean matched his hair with his baby, but it’s really the baby that people are finding it somewhat odd:
Multiple arrests made as large crowd of BLM protesters gather outside Met Gala
Police have arrested multiple people after a large group of Black Lives Matter protestors began to demonstrate outside of the Met Gala.
In footage of the encounter shared to Twitter, officers can be heard yelling at members of the crowd to “back up,” while some protestors can be seen being detained.
Chelsea Ritschel has more on the breaking story:
Multiple arrests made as large crowd of BLM protesters gather outside Met Gala
Protestors clashed with police in street in front of Metropolitan Museum of Art
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