The Met Gala is held every year and is not only one of the most exclusive events in the world of fashion (no matter how much money or fame someone has, only people selected by Anna Wintour can attend), but it is also one of the funniest for celebrities fashionistasbecause each year a theme is established for clothing and everyone is supposed to follow it.
We say “supposed” because really many of the guests are dressed like any other red carpet. Sure, there’s nothing wrong with this, but it’s always more entertaining to watch the celebrities who do follow him, because between them and their stylists they create outfits that are true works of art, worthy of the most important fashion gala in the world. Here are the celebrities who did follow the dress code and those who didn’t.
2021: Those who did understand the subject
Last year was the 75th anniversary of the Costume Institute (the main organizer of this event) and the theme was In America: A Lexicon of Fashionwith which they wanted the guests to be inspired by American fashion for their outfits gala. Lupita Nyong’o wore a dress made of the most American fabric possible: denim. Ciara was sheathed in a version glam of the football uniform (complete with Super Bowl ring) and Lili Reinhart let out her romanticism with a dress adorned with flowers representative of each of the 50 states of the United States.
2021: Those who made a little mistake
Although Eiza González looks gorgeous, we cannot say that her look be very different from what you would wear to any other gala event. Same goes for Madison Beer, who opted for a look very jovial but that does not dazzle or come close to the subject. And, well, we don’t even know what Kim Kardashian tried to do with her black suit.
2019: They stole the red carpet!
In 2019, the topic was one of the funniest yet. Camp: Notes on Fashion gave us some of the outfits most memorable and the red carpet was filled with colors and textures. Cardi B stole all the cameras with her spectacular red dress with hundreds of feathers and rhinestones. Dua Lipa continued to be Versace’s muse, but she dressed in the most psychedelic colors so as not to go unnoticed and Katy Perry was the definition of camp with his chandelier suit.
Bonuses: Lady Gaga
If there is an artist who fully represents what you want to say campthat’s definitely Lady Gaga (not for nothing was co host in that year). Obviously much was expected of her on the red carpet and she did not disappoint, because he did not use one or two outfitsbut took over the red carpet with four outfits different, all megaextravagant, of course.
2019: Those that did not hit the target
With such an eccentric theme, it was clear that not everyone was going to follow it. Although these three celebrities They look great, a black dress without decorations like Demi Moore’s or a gold minidress strapless like Karlie Kloss’s don’t quite fit the definition of camp. Penélope Cruz may look gorgeous, but her dress is like the one she would wear to any premiere.
2018: Those who looked heavenly
The theme of the 2018 Gala was Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination and it will definitely go down in fashion history, because we have never seen so many celebrities with such beautiful outfits that also followed the theme perfectly. Gigi Hadid’s gown was inspired by stained-glass cathedrals, Blake Lively channeled the glitz and beauty of Catholic architecture, and, well, Rihanna was the winner, hands down.
2018: The ones that should have been more eager
Imagine having the opportunity to wear a dress like Blake Lively’s and instead opting for a black dress that you can wear anywhere. Miley looks super sexy, but we definitely would have liked to see her in something more in line with the theme. Regarding Alexa Chung and Selena Gómez, both pale next to outfits like the ones we showed you in the previous point.
2017: We were completely blindsided!
In 2017, the Gala honored the Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo with the theme Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between and the gala outfits were supposed to reflect the essence of the artworks she creates. Rihanna went so far as to create her outfit using pieces of art from this designer, so she definitely went with the theme (and we love it!). Lily Aldridge wasn’t that extreme, but still, she followed the theme in a superchic and elegant and, well, we know that Zendaya never disappoints.
2017: They did not follow the theme
Come on, this year’s theme was a bit complicated, but surely there was an option closer to the theme than a dress strapless baby blue like the one Elle Fanning wore. Dakota Johnson wasn’t too keen on it either, and while we love the look by Kendall Jenner, it doesn’t have much to do with the art of Rei Kawakubo either.
2016: The ones that dazzled
In 2016, the theme was very futuristic. Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology It was intended to highlight the role of technology in fashion and the truth is that it was a year in which very few celebrities followed the theme. Among those who did respect him we can find the model Jourdan Dunn, who donned a very futuristic dress, Ciara, who took it further and dyed her hair a metallic tone, and Gigi and Zayn, who combined on the carpet red more chic of all.
Bonuses: Claire Danes
But, without a doubt, the winner of that night was Claire Danes by integrating fiber optics into her dress, which at first glance looks like a typical dress very similar to that of Cinderella, but when the lights went out the real thing began. Show and Claire channeled a modern, futuristic princess.
2016: From whom we expected more
we love these three outfits, do not misunderstand us. But there’s nothing particularly futuristic about them, so we can’t say they followed the theme very well, right?