The Met Gala After-Party Looks You Definitely Need to See

These days, one Met Gala look simply isn't enough, especially when your red carpet outfit is particularly elaborate (and most of them are). After the main event, the celebrity attendees reemerged to attend after-parties thrown by Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, Justin and Hailey Bieber, and many more. For some, that meant shortening their hemlines. For others, that meant changing from towering heels to sneakers, and for others still, that meant just staying in their red carpet outfit—but with a few modifications. 

As you'll see below, the most popular colors on the after-party scene were black, red, and gold, and people were really ready to go all out and dress up for the return of one of the most highly anticipated nights of the year. Scroll on to see how celebs like Kendall Jenner, Olivia Rodrigo, and, of course, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky dressed to party the night away.

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WHO: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky

WEAR: Re/Done T-shirt

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WHO: Kendall Jenner

WEAR: Givenchy dress and necklace

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WHO: Kaia Gerber

WEAR: Oscar de la Renta dress

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WHO: Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes

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WHO: Olivia Rodrigo

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On Megan Fox: Dundas x Revolve dress

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WHO: Hailey Bieber

WEAR: Saint Laurent dress and shoes; Anita Ko earrings

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WHO: Eiza González

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WHO: Kim Kardashian

WEAR: Balenciaga dress

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WHO: Ella Emhoff

WEAR: Stella McCartney dress

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WHO: Lorde

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WHO: Ciara

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WHO: Taylor Hill

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WHO: Zoey Deutch

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WHO: Tessa Thompson

WEAR: Aliétte dress

Next up, see the most memorable looks from the Met Gala 2021 red carpet.

Allyson Payer
Senior Editor

Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.