Met Gala 2018: See What Celebrities Wore on the Red Carpet
It’s the first Monday in May, which for a certain sector of fashion elite can only mean one thing: The Met Gala. And while the benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute is always a party—at least in the bathroom—this year’s theme is surprisingly conservative, especially following 2017’s homage to Rei Kawakubo and her ever out-there designs for Comme des Garçons. Even a simple Catholic school-like uniform, for example, would be gala-appropriate this time around, given that the exhibition at 2018’s focus is “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” an exploration of the Catholic Church’s influence on designers, who turn out to be more devout than you may have expected. (Fun fact: Cristóbal Balenciaga, for one, used to go to mass every single day.) If you’re already pitying the celebs who’ll have to sit through a sermon, fret not: There’s no clearer way to ensure that a night of fun’s in store than to have Rihanna host the party. (And we all know just how fun it is when Rihanna rules the school.) See how attendees interpret the theme throughout the night, here.
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Rihanna at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Cardi B at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Lily Collins at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Donald Glover at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Selena Gomez at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Katherine Langford at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Jasmine Sanders at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Rosie Huntington Whiteley at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Kate Upton at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Winnie Harlow at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Alek Wek at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Zendaya at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Priyanka Chopra at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Migos at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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George and Amal Clooney at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Lena Waithe at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Ariana Grande at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Kim Kardashian at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Blake Lively at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Bella Hadid at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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SZA at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Kendall Jenner at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Janelle Monae at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Emily Ratajkowski at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Daniel Kaluuya at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Gigi Hadid at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Katy Perry at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Paris Jackson at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Madonne and Nicki Minaj at the 2018 Met Gala. Photograph by Benedict Evans for W Magazine.
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Rihanna at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Selena Gomez at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Donatella Versace at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Rita Ora at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Huma Abedin at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Met Gala Co-host Amal Clooney and George Clooney at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Lynda Carter at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Wendi Deng Murdoch at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Princess Beatrice of York at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Anna Wintour at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Olivia Munn at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Jasmine Sanders at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Migos at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Thomas Sadoski and Amanda Seyfried at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Jonah Hill at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Diane Kruger at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Bella Hadid at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Lena Waithe at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Dakota Fanning at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Eiza Gonzalez at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Kate Upton at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Kate Bosworth at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Hailee Steinfeld at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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SZA at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Emma Stone at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Irina Shayk and Bradley Cooper at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Katy Perry at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Gisele Bundchen at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Karli Kloss at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Emily Ratajkowski at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Tracee Ellis Ross at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Andy Cohen at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Zendaya at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Kim Kardashian at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Cindy Crawford at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Nicki Minaj at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Janelle Monae at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Yara Shahidi at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Shailene Woodley at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Madonna at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Cardi B at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Issa Rae at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Priyanka Chopra at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Jennifer Lopez at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Designer Tabitha Simmons at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Gigi Hadid at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Winnie Harlow at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Nick Jonas at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Michelle Williams at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Uma Thurman at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Mindy Kaling at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Shawn Mendes and Hailey Baldwin at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Ella Purnell at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Natasha Poly at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Shaun White at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Wendy Yu at the 2018 Met Gala for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Christopher Kane attends “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & the Catholic Imagination”, the 2018 Costume Institute Benefit at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
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Kristin Scott Thomas, in Erdem, attends Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala a the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. (Photo by Rabbani and Solimene Photography/Getty Images)
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Mackenzie Davis, in bespoke Chloé, attends Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala a the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Photo courtesy of Chloé.
