For the fashion world, the Met Gala red carpet is one of the most important night's of the year. For everyone else? It's an opportunity to obsess over incredible red carpet outfits.
Each year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art holds a fundraising gala for its Costume Institute, and spotlights a different theme or designer. This year, the designer is Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons.
Earlier this year, we tried to predict what we'd see go down the red carpet. Revisit the story, then check back to see if we got any right.
Keep scrolling for all the incredible looks from the 2017 Met Gala.
WHO: Anna Wintour
WEAR: Custom Chanel dress by Karl Lagerfeld inspired by the house’s recent S/S 17 Haute Couture collection.
WHO: Bee Shaffer
WEAR: Alexander McQueen gown.
WHO: Kendall Jenner
WEAR: La Perla Haute Couture
WHO: Gisele Bundchen
WEAR: Stella McCartney gown.
WHO: Katy Perry
WEAR: Maison Margiela “artisanal” designed by John Galliano, red décortiqué embroidered wool coat layered over a red tulle and silk chiffon dress with embroidered satin ribbon embellishment. Worn with a red silk tulle veil, headpiece in high polished chrome, and red Tabi boots.
WHO: Candice Swanepoel
WEAR: Topshop gown.
WHO: Behati Prinsloo
WHO: Laura Osnes
WHO: Claire Danes
WHO: Rose Byrne
WEAR: Ralph Lauren dress; Dauphin jewellery; Edie Parker bag; Giuseppe Zanotti shoes.
WHO: Mindy Kaling
WEAR: Prabal Gurung
WHO: Lily Collins
WEAR: Giambattista Valli dress; Tiffany diamond cluster earrings and an assortment of diamond rings.
WHO: Adriana Lima
WEAR: Alberta Ferretti dress; Giuseppe Zanotti shoes; Chopard jewellery.
WHO: Frances Bean Cobain
WHO: Natasha Poly
WHO: Kylie Jenner
WEAR: Versace gown.
WHO: Alexa Chung
WEAR: Diane von Furstenberg dress cut from semi-sheer crinkle chiffon with a screen-printed polka dot pattern in black and ivory. The bias-cut halter top has a silk charmeuse lining and pin hem edge. Alexa carries the Soirée Bag in black sequins.
WHO: Emily Ratajkowski
WEAR: Custom Marc Jacobs turquoise and yellow sequin tank gown with a navy velvet empire waist and navy satin platform sandals.
WHO: Priyanka Chopra
WEAR: Ralph Lauren gown.
WHO: Katie Holmes
WEAR: Zac Posen dress; Jimmy Choo shoes.
WHO: Selena Gomez
WEAR: Coach dress; Tiffany Archival necklace with rhodolites and diamonds from the 1982 Blue Book collection, along with three Tiffany rings.
WHO: Dakota Johnson
WEAR: Gucci gown.
WHO: Emma Roberts
WEAR: Diane von Furstenberg dress cut from heavy hammered satin in lipstick red. Floral Chantilly lace in lipstick red is layered over silk nude crepe de Chine on the corset. The bodice is lined in silk lightweight duchesse satin and the skirt is lined in silk crepe de Chine. Delicate silk charmeuse-covered buttons, button loops, and straps finish the gown. Emma carries the Soirée Bag in pink velvet with large white pearls and a gold chain strap and fur stole.
WHO: Lily Aldridge
WEAR: Ralph Lauren dress; Balenciaga boots; Divas’ Dream High Jewelry Ring and Heritage Bulgari earrings.
WHO: Solange Knowles
WHO: Jennifer Connelly
WHO: Felicity Jones
WEAR: Erdem floral fil-coupé gown.
WHO: Diane Kruger
WEAR: Prada white cady gown accented with asymmetric blouson bow back and train. Adorned at the front with clusters of gold and crystal.
WHO: Stella Maxwell
WHO: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen
WHO: Emmy Rossum
WHO: Thandie Newton
WHO: Doutzen Kroes
WEAR: Brock Collection off-the-shoulder gown in red lightweight taffeta. This is a look 36 from the Fall/Winter 2017 collection.
WHO: Ashley Graham
WEAR: H&M corset dress influenced by Kawakubo’s interest in revealing the inner workings of garments. An off-white corset was subtly deconstructed, while a long red silk skirt was boned and fastened by hook-and-eyes, both decorated with exuberant ruffles of dark red silk organza.
WHO: Jennifer Lopez
WEAR: Valentino dress; Giuseppe Zanotti shoes; Wearing more than 150 carats of Harry Winston diamonds.
WHO: Taylor Hill
WHO: Halle Berry
WEAR: Jimmy Choo shoes.
WHO: Blake Lively
WHO: Kim Kardashian
WHO: Kate Bosworth
WEAR: Tory Burch black organza gown and bolero jacket made of laser-cut petals with scalloped edges; Roger Vivier shoes.
WHO: Rihanna
WEAR: Comme Des Garcons; Le Vian rings and Dvani rings.
WHO: Lily-Rose Depp
WEAR: Chanel gown.
WHO: Cara Delevingne
WEAR: Chanel
WHO: Zendaya
WHO: Kate Hudson
WHO: Bella Hadid
WEAR: Alexander Wang.
WHO: Gigi Hadid
WEAR: Wolford's Twenties Stay-Ups.
WHO: Miranda Kerr
WHO: Lupita Nyong'o
WEAR: Prada coral organza chiffon strapless sheath gown, embellished with hand cut organza flowers across the neckline, cascading down the back; Tiffany drop earrings and four multi-colored rings, including sapphire, yellow diamond and orange gemstone.
WHO: Ruby Rose
Related: Every Story We Wrote About the 2017 Met Gala
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