A look at the fashion hits, misses and more at the 2017 Met Gala
Priyanka Chopra’s Ralph Lauren Collection trench-inspired gown from the 2017 Met Gala (seen from the back at left) had a hidden feature -- a removable skirt -- that could be taken off to turn the outfit into a trench-inspired mini dress. At right she appears at the Marc Jacobs after party in an edited version of the ensemble.
(Neilson Barnard (L) and Daniel Zuchnik (R) / Getty Images)Selena Gomez and the Weeknd stop to take photos at the Met Gala.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images For US Weekly)Chrissy Teigen and John Legend attend the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between†Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1 in New York.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images For US Weekly)Halle Berry poses for photos on the steps to the Met Gala. (Feet away from Berry stands fashion legend Valentino Garavani.)
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for US Weekly)Nick Jonas in a black and white Art Deco jacquard tuxedo jacket and black tuxedo pants from Ralph Lauren Purple Label, with Priyanka Chopra in a Ralph Lauren Collection cstom trench coat evening Gown on the red carpet at the 2017 Met Gala.
(Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly)Rihanna was on trend in florals -- and paid homage to designer Rei Kawakubo -- by wearing a Comme des Garçons dress to the Met Gala.
(Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly)Madonna and designer Jeremy Scott arrive at the Met Gala. Madge is wearing a custom-made camouflage-patterned, silk satin bustier and fishtail skirt paired with a matching flak jacket and net shawl from Moschino by Jeremy Scott.
(Getty Images, Evan Agostini / Invision / AP, Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly)Celine Dion arrives for the Met Gala.
(Angela Weiss / AFP / Getty Images)Celine Dion attends the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between†Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1 in New York.
(Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly)Janelle Monáe, left, and Miranda Kerr attend the Met Gala.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images For US Weekly)For the 2017 Met Gala, Zendaya chose a Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda double organza baroque gown accessoruized with $1 million worth of Forevermark diamonds including a platinuim-set yellow-diamond ring and double-drop earrings.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for US Weekly)From left, Lori Harvey, guest, Corinne Foxx and Sonia Ben Ammar attend the Met Gala.
(Neilson Barnard / Getty Images)Presley Gerber, from left, Gabriel Kane, Sofia Richie, Jordan Kale Barrett, Chloe Bennet, Joan Smalls and Behati Prinsloo hit the red carpet at the Met Gala.
(Justin Lane / EPA)From left, Naomi Watts, Stella McCartney and Kate Hudson attend the Met Gala.
(Angela Weiss / AFP / Getty Images)Kim Kardashian West hits the red carpet at the Met Gala.
( Evan Agostini / Invision / AP, Getty Images, Neilson Barnard / Getty Images)Tracee Ellis Ross in a sculptural blue dress by Comme des Garcons at the Met Gala.
(Evan Agostini / Invision / AP, Getty Images)Grace Hartzel arrives on the red carpet at the Met Gala.
(Justin Lane / EPA)Diane von Furstenberg takes a photo on the red carpet at the Met Gala.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images For US Weekly)Elle Fanning in a pale blue chiffon empire-line strapless plisse gown by Miu Miu at the 2017 Met Gala.
(Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images)Tom Ford and Andrea Riseborough hit the red carpet at the Met Gala.
(Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images)Members of hip-hop group Migos attend the Met Gala.
(Angela Weiss / AFP / Getty Images)Zoë Kravitz attends the Met Gala.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images For US Weekly)Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale attend the Met Gala.
(Charles Sykes/Invision/AP (left and center); Justin Lane / EPA (right))Emma Roberts attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala in a lipstick-red, heavy hammered satin dress by Diane von Furstenberg.
( Evan Agostini / Invision/AP )Co-chairperson Katy Perry at the Met Gala in a crimson red Maison Margiela Artisanal wool coat over a tulle and chiffon gown. It was designed by John Galliano. We’re not sure about the provenance of the headpiece but it certianly qualifes as avant-garde.
(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)Jenni Konner, left, and Lena Dunham at the Met Gala.
(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez take photos on the red carpet at the Met Gala.
(Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly)Jennifer Lopez arrives at the 2017 Met Gala in a custom Valentino Haute Couture gown specially designed for her by creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli.
(Evan Agostini / Invision / AP)Serena Williams arrives at the Met Gala.
(Getty Images Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly, Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images, Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly)Jaden Smith arrives at the Met Gala.
(Angela Weiss / AFP/Getty Images)Dakota Johnson, left, and Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele hit the red carpet at the Met Gala.
(Justin Lane / EPA)Daisy Ridley in Oscar de la Renta at the 2017 Met Gala.
( Evan Agostini / Invision/AP)Cassie, left, and Sean “Diddy†Combs aka Puff Daddy hit the red carpet at the Met Gala.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for US Weekly)Priyanka Chopra wears a Ralph Lauren Collection Custom trench coat evening gown at the Met Gala. The skirt is removable, which converts it into a trench-inspired mini dress.
(Angela Weiss / AFP / Getty Images)Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen attends the Met Gala.
(Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images)Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh -- both in Comme des Garcons -- at the 2017 Met Gala.
(Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images For Entertainment Weekly)Kylie Jenner at the Met Gala.
(Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images)Char Defrancesco, Frances Bean Cobain, Courtney Love and Marc Jacobs arrive at the Met Gala.
(Justin Lane / EPA)Lily Collins poses on the red carpet at the Met Gala.
(Angela Weiss / AFP / Getty Images)Tom Brady in Tom Ford and Gisele Bundchen in Stella McCartney manage to be both matchy-matchy in a silver color palette and old-school elegance on the 2017 Met Gala red carpet.
(Evan Agostini / Invision / AP)Sofia Richie attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between†on Monday in New York.
(Evan Agostini / Invision / AP)Bee Shaffer an ivory heritage patchwork jacquard evening dress with ivory feather stitching from Alexander McQueen at the 2017 Met Gala.
(Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images)Megyn Kelly wears a chiffon gown with floral embroidery from the Fall/Winter 2017 Altuzarra collection at the 2017 Met Gala.
(Neilson Barnard / Getty Images)It’s May 1, and that means one thing in the fashion world. Vogue Editor in Chief Anna Wintour gets to welcome celebrities, fashion designers, socialites and other guests for the annual Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala in New York.
This year, the gala celebrates the opening of the new exhibition “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between,†which already is receiving high praise from the media.
The co-chairs of the gala are Wintour, Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams.
While you might not make it to New York to see the exhibit, you can still see who wore what to the annual fashion affair.
Without further ado, here’s a look at some of the fashion and celebrities hitting the red carpet at the Met Gala.
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Marques Harper is a deputy features editor at the Los Angeles Times. He previously covered fashion for the Austin American-Statesman and media and culture for the Roanoke Times. A native of New Jersey, he has a B.A. in English from Rutgers University and an M.S. in digital media management from the University of Southern California.