MET GALA

The Met Gala 2021 Red Carpet Is Back: See Every Look

by Carolyn Twersky
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: ASAP Rocky and Rihanna attend The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In Am...
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After a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, fashion’s biggest night is finally back. Tonight, dozens of famous faces have gathered at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to celebrate the museum’s newest Costume Institute exhibition dedicated to American Fashion. This year, the theme is "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion," which means a plethora of American designers are turning out their finest on the biggest stars. After a long draught without Met Gala looks, memes, and jaw-dropping moments, you aren’t going to want to miss one second of this red carpet. Check back here often as we track all of favorite celebrities arriving at the Met Gala 2021.

Lewis Hamilton

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In Kenneth Nicholson.

Normani

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In Valentino.

Quannah Chasinghorse

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In Dundas.

Janet Mock

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In Valentino.

Valentina Sampaio

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In Iris Van Herpen.

Emma Raducanu

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In Chanel.

Rosé and Anthony Vaccarello

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In Saint Laurent.

Talia Ryder

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In Saint Laurent.

Anja Rubik

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In Saint Laurent.

Imaan Hammam

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In Versace.

Tessa Thompson

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Rihanna and ASAP Rocky

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Rihanna wears Balenciaga and ASAP Rocky wears an ERL quilt.

Zoe Kravitz

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In Saint Laurent.

Carey Mulligan

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In Valentino.

Whoopi Goldberg

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In Valentino.

Jennifer Lopez

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In Ralph Lauren.

Kim Kardashian

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Timothée Chalamet

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In Haider Ackermann, Rick Ownes, Converse, and Cartier.

Billie Eilish

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In Oscar de la Renta and Cartier.

Gigi Hadid

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In Prada.

Kendall Jenner

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In Givenchy.

Lil Nas X

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In custom Atelier Versace.

Lil Nas X

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In custom Atelier Versace.

Lil Nas X

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In custom Atelier Versace.

Jeremy Pope

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Dixie D’Amelio

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In Valentino.

Cara Delevingne

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In Dior Haute Couture.

Kristen Stewart

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In Chanel.

Indya Moore

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In Saint Laurent.

Taylor Hill

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Shawn Mendes and Camilla Cabello

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Both in Michael Kors.

Megan Thee Stallion

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In Coach.

Paloma Elsesser

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In Zac Posen.

Hailey Bieber

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In Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.

Justin Bieber

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With Drew bag.

Lorde

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In Bode.

Olivia Rodrigo

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In Saint Laurent.

Lupita Nyong'o

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In Atelier Versace.

Sha’Carri Richardson and Lewis Hamilton

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Richardson wears Theophilio and Hamilton wears Kenneth Nicholson.

Josh O'Connor

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In Dunhill custom in collaboration with Connor McKnight.

Emily Ratajkowski

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In Vera Wang.

Lily-Rose Depp

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In Chanel.

Margaret Qualley

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In Chanel.

Rosalía

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In Rick Owens.

Vittoria Ceretti

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In Bulgari jewelry.

Hunter Schafer

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In Prada.

Kacey Musgraves

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In Ralph Lauren.

Kate Hudson

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Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz

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Keys wears custom AZ Factory. Beatz wears Dior Men.

Megan Fox

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In Peter Dundas.

Teyana Taylor

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In Prabal Gurung.

Karlie Kloss

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In Carolina Herrera and De Beers jewelry.

Diane Kruger

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In Prabal Gurung.

Taraji P. Henson

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In Moschino.

Lily Aldridge

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In Bulgari jewelry.

Laura Harrier

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In Altuzarra.

Tracee Ellis Ross

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In Balenciaga and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.

Natalia Bryant

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In Conner Ives.

Dev Hynes

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In Louis Vuitton.

Simone Biles

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In Area x Athleta.

Gabrielle Union

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In Iris Van Herpen and Messika jewelry.

Allyson Felix

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In Fendi.

Kerby Jean-Raymond

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In Pyer Moss.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Aurora James

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Both Alexandria and Aurora are in Brother Vellies

Kiki Layne

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Claire Danes

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In Prabal Gurung.

Regina King

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In Michael Kors.

Michaela Coel

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In Balenciaga.

Winnie Harlow

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Amandla Stenberg

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In Thom Browne.

Whitney Peak

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In Chanel.

Helen Williams and Pharrell Williams

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In Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld.

Mary J. Blige

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In Dundas.

Chloe Bailey and
 Halle Bailey

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In Rodarte. Chloe wears Messika jewelry.

Mindy Kaling

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Emily Blunt

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In Miu Miu and Messika jewelry.

Sharon Stone

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In Thom Browne.

Adut Akech

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Lourdes Leon

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In Moschino.

Jeremy Scott and Irina Shayk

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Mj Rodriguez

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In Thom Browne.

Joan Smalls

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Sunisa Lee

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Kris Jenner

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In a Tom Ford Suit and Judith Lieber bag.

Jennifer Hudson

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IN AZ Factory.

Maria Sharapova

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In Gabriela Hearst.

Jasmine Tookes

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Iman

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In Harris Reed.

Ciara

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In Dundas.

Taika Waititi and Rita Ora

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Ora wears Prada and De Beers jewelry.

Gemma Chan

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In Prabal Gurung.

Symone

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In Moschino.

Erykah Badu

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In Thom Browne.

Kaia Gerber

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In Oscar de la Renta.

Ava DuVernay

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Virgil Abloh

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In Louis Vuitton.

Pete Davidson

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In Thom Browne.

Maluma

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In Versace.

Precious Lee

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In Area.

Lil Baby

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In Coach.

Leyna Bloom

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In Prabal Gurung.

Gillian Anderson

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Audra McDonald

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Megan Rapinoe

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In Sergio Hudson.

Charles Melton

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In Thom Browne.

Sienna Miller

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In Gucci.

Debbie Harry

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In Zac Posen.

Yara Shahidi

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In Dior Haute Couture and Cartier jewelry.

Elliot Page

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Cynthia Erivo

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Grimes

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In Iris Van Herpen.

Jordan Alexander

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In Christopher John Rogers and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.

Lili Reinhart

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In Christian Siriano.

Serena Williams

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In Gucci.

Donatella Versace

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In Versace.

Saweetie

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In Christian Cowan

Frank Ocean

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In Prada and Homer.

Tory Burch

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In Tory Burch.

Addison Rae

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In vintage Gucci by Tom Ford.

Cordae

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In Coach.

Ben Platt

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In a Christian Cowan suit and Boucheron jewels.

Chloe Fineman

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In Tory Burch.

Maisie Williams

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In Cartier jewelry.

Naomi Osaka

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In Louis Vuitton.

Channing Tatum

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In Versace.

Storm Reid

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In Prada.

Julia Garner

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In Stella McCartney.

Eiza González

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In Versace and Bulgari jewelry.

Barbie Ferreira

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In Jonathan Simkhai.

Anna Wintour

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In Oscar de la Renta.

Venus Williams

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In Prabal Gurung.

Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman

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Brody wears Dior Men.

Kim Petras

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In Collina Strada.

Dan Levy

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In custom Loewe and Cartier.

Keke Palmer

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In Sergio Hudson.

Hailee Steinfeld

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In Iris Van Herpen.

Jeremy O. Harris

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In Tommy Hilfiger.

Evan Mock

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In Thom Browne.

Kid Cudi

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In Louis Vuitton.

Ella Emhoff

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In Stella McCartney and Cartier.

Zoey Deutch

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Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie

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Harrington wears Saint Laurent and Leslie wears Oscar de la Renta.

Rachel Zegler

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In Dior Haute Couture.

Leon Bridges

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In Bode and Cartier.

Eva Chen

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In Christopher John Rogers.

Emma Chamberlain

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In Louis Vuitton.

Amanda Gorman

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In Vera Wang.

Madison Beer

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In One/Of.

Nikkie de Jager

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Troye Sivan

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In Altu by Joseph Altuzarra and Cartier jewelry.

Leslie Grace

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In Prabal Gurung and Bulgari jewelry.

Chance the Rapper and Kirsten Corley

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Tom Ford

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In Tom F

David Byrne

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Julia Carey and James Corden

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Corden wears Gucci.

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz

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Peltz wears Valentino.

Ilana Glazer

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In Aliétte.

Jimmy Fallon

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In Thom Browne.

Lee Pace

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In Thom Browne.

Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry

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In Versace.

Jack Harlow

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In Tommy Hilfiger.

Finneas

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In Givenchy.

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