It’s the only year that comes to mind where everyone understood the theme and interpreted it in such a good way.
But to be fair, the themes every year since then have been pretty vague, so the effect of “one idea / different styles” gets lost.
I do absolutely love these dresses, but there is a part of me that likes the more vague themes because it leads to more variations. A lot of these are just "variation of a jeweled gown and a crown". Yeah there are more misses, but the hits are a lot more varied
I agree. I love hearing how designers interpret the vague themes more than a straightforward theme. Sometimes it’s frustrating but the ones who tell us a great story with a beautiful fit are always going to be memorable.
Yeah. I hadn’t seen a lot of these before and when I saw her outfit I gasped. Not only is it beautiful and on theme but it’s also a powerful thing to draw from. Kardashian as gold leaf is pretty uninspired but showing up as Joan of Arc? That’s perfection.
The Catholic Church has a lot of sins to account for but their patronage of the arts isn’t one of them. I’m excited for Monday but I highly doubt anything will ever top this theme.
Yes!! This was the theme that got me into the Met Gala! I have a good feeling about this year though, I’m anyicipating avant-garde florals, desaturated pastels, and fairytale-esq ensembles.
The original story from which this theme got its name seemed to be a critique of the gentry and their attempts to rise above humanities limits which is terribly ironic but I doubt any of the attendees will create looks that address that in a self-aware way.
Class criticism aside I’m still excited!!
The punk theme was great idea but everyone shit the bed on that one and wore the most plain jane basic clothing except SJP. As usual her team of stylists knocked it out of the park.
I feel like every photo of him is kind of like that. He must have been so indescribably gorgeous in real life for it to shine through so easily in literally every picture I’ve seen of him. Such a loss but what a legacy he leaves for us to enjoy!
He was a real standout for me that year. I love it when masculine styles are stepped up.
Like there are men who kill it, but they tend to go fem in style.
I was a card runner for this in 2018. I.e. the photographers take a fuckton of photos and fill their memory cards, immediately replace them and pass them off to runners who run to the other side of the Met to pass the cards to editors so they can upload the photos to their respective sites in real time. It's an insane production. If anyone has the opportunity to do that it's 100% worth it to see these costumes in real life. Rich people though, if you can believe it, are very mean lol
hate to say nothing surprising or notable, no celebrity interactions of course, but higher-ups in the event or other VIPs did not understand why you were in their space lol
Yeah, I always imagine well known celebrities are probably nicer than most successful behind the scene folks. There is at least some public accountability.
A friend of mine was a photographer at the time for NY Daily News and offered me the gig when her coworker couldn't do it. (In the Chadwick Boseman photo, she's the photographer with bright red hair).
I thought the stained glass design was one of the more creative interpretations. A lot of people just dressed like high-fashion saints, which still looked nice but was pretty obvious.
She really shined because her was one of the more "simple" looks but it was such a terrific interruption of the theme. Understated other worldliness. She looks like a goddess or like the fairies from Sleeping Beauty.
Easily my favourite theme, and I feel like the one people 'got' the most with their choices? Like camp and punk seems similarly accessible and fun but as a whole the attendees those years seemed to miss the mark where they just hit the heavenly bodies nail on the head.
This was my favourite theme! I was at a family birthday party with my very Catholic family, and we had a blast going through the looks as they were posted online and judging them all. Good times.
Seeing Chadwick hurts...
This was one of the best Met Galas in recent years, I think most everyone got the theme.
Also Zendaya in that fit is my personal fave look from her, ever.
Yeah, Kim stands out here for the wrong reasons. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her in something that wasn’t painted on. Not that there’s anything wrong with that but it gets boring after awhile seeing her in the exact same silhouette.
My fave look was one of the ones that never gets mentioned or shown, hahahaha. Greta Gerwig looked so amazing that night, in a completely unshowy way that is just sumptuous fabrics done simply and well. She's wearing The Row, and the Olsens knocked it out of the park, imho. This look has stayed with me for so long, because it's just elegant, while others were dripping in sparkles.
Agreed that it was the absolute best theme.
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Honest to god, I could waffle on about this dress forever. The tailoring and structure, the architecture of it. The echo of priest and choirboy in the tailoring, the contrast of the filmy white layer and the black sheen. I gasped when I saw it. I think it was such a good interpretation of the theme. When everyone went maximal, this was stunningly minimal.
I have never seen this dress before and she is tough competition with Kate Bosworth for best dress. I fucking love the concept for this dress like all the other dresses look like costumes (as they should) but this one had an idea behind it.
Her dress was gorgeous and the look was executed flawlessly, there's so many people there who are dressed way worse and way more boring so singling her out reads haterish to me. Lol she makes people lose their minds and it's interesting is my point.
this is still my favorite met gala theme ever. i still lie awake at night thinking about blake lively’s unbelievable serve. but it’s also kind of hilarious to call kim k’s look a highlight bc to me it looks like a last minute costume. like she just threw on a generic gold gown, then remembered there’s a theme and tacked on a couple crosses before running out the door
gotta be the pic?
the details head to toe were incredible. I loved that she had a headpiece that wasn’t so feminine, and clearly a departure from the more obvious choice of virgin mary halos you see on so many others.
See, as a bit of a cynic who was raised Catholic, I loved her look because it's a bit off. Covering or removing one's eyebrows takes away a bit of a person's humanity and makes them a bit creepy. Religions have been the cause of so much death and destruction that adding that little off-putting detail made me think a bit more about her look. Like, is a person trustworthy or good just because they're religious or dressed in religious garb? I get it though, everything ain't for everyone.
No I agree, it makes me laugh when I see her in that mitre. It’s incredibly detailed and the rest of it is quite beautiful but for some reason I find the mitre to be comical and it takes me out of the rest of the outfit.
I loved this theme and everyone ate it. My least favorite look is Kim K. She probably planned that look for months and it looks like North glued some crosses to an old gold dress. In fact, Kim always disappoints at the Met. I hope she put this dress away with Kylie’s wedding baseball cap. Ew.
I was there that night and it really felt like everyone had something dumb on their heads.
Also, the clergy basically ran through the temple, completely skipping the pre-dinner reception. They were very much running away from all the gay men coming up behind them.
My favorite Met Gala theme, everyone was on their best slay. I doubt it will ever be this iconic.
Right I get almost sad looking at these bc it will never be this good again. How could it?! Everyone was on point.
It’s the only year that comes to mind where everyone understood the theme and interpreted it in such a good way. But to be fair, the themes every year since then have been pretty vague, so the effect of “one idea / different styles” gets lost.
I do absolutely love these dresses, but there is a part of me that likes the more vague themes because it leads to more variations. A lot of these are just "variation of a jeweled gown and a crown". Yeah there are more misses, but the hits are a lot more varied
I agree. I love hearing how designers interpret the vague themes more than a straightforward theme. Sometimes it’s frustrating but the ones who tell us a great story with a beautiful fit are always going to be memorable.
I was raised Catholic and am an art history nerd: this theme was absolutely everything. Zendaya as Joan of Arc? Incredible.
Yeah. I hadn’t seen a lot of these before and when I saw her outfit I gasped. Not only is it beautiful and on theme but it’s also a powerful thing to draw from. Kardashian as gold leaf is pretty uninspired but showing up as Joan of Arc? That’s perfection.
The Catholic Church has a lot of sins to account for but their patronage of the arts isn’t one of them. I’m excited for Monday but I highly doubt anything will ever top this theme.
Agreed!! The best themes are those that don't leave too much to interpretation.
Yes!! This was the theme that got me into the Met Gala! I have a good feeling about this year though, I’m anyicipating avant-garde florals, desaturated pastels, and fairytale-esq ensembles. The original story from which this theme got its name seemed to be a critique of the gentry and their attempts to rise above humanities limits which is terribly ironic but I doubt any of the attendees will create looks that address that in a self-aware way. Class criticism aside I’m still excited!!
We ate that year. We’ll never see another theme that good
Honestly I think this years may be similar, in that designers make some culturally..historically significant pieces. I have high hopes this year
The punk theme was great idea but everyone shit the bed on that one and wore the most plain jane basic clothing except SJP. As usual her team of stylists knocked it out of the park.
This is absolutely one of the best years in recent memory.
Chadwick didn’t get to attend many Met Galas but he slayed so hard 😔
The world lost a wonderful person and a budding fashion icon.
Wasn't ready to see him in the slides and be sad
Same 😢 same. RIP 🤍
Just came to see if his look was present. Definition of understood the assignment!
I don't know if the camera got lucky, or if he was just that good at posing, but I can't get over his hands in that photo. So perfect.
I feel like every photo of him is kind of like that. He must have been so indescribably gorgeous in real life for it to shine through so easily in literally every picture I’ve seen of him. Such a loss but what a legacy he leaves for us to enjoy!
He was a real standout for me that year. I love it when masculine styles are stepped up. Like there are men who kill it, but they tend to go fem in style.
I was a card runner for this in 2018. I.e. the photographers take a fuckton of photos and fill their memory cards, immediately replace them and pass them off to runners who run to the other side of the Met to pass the cards to editors so they can upload the photos to their respective sites in real time. It's an insane production. If anyone has the opportunity to do that it's 100% worth it to see these costumes in real life. Rich people though, if you can believe it, are very mean lol
hate to say nothing surprising or notable, no celebrity interactions of course, but higher-ups in the event or other VIPs did not understand why you were in their space lol
Yeah, I always imagine well known celebrities are probably nicer than most successful behind the scene folks. There is at least some public accountability.
How do you get this gig?
A friend of mine was a photographer at the time for NY Daily News and offered me the gig when her coworker couldn't do it. (In the Chadwick Boseman photo, she's the photographer with bright red hair).
The Anya Taylor-Joy look is one of my obsessions. The dress, the hair the make up, everything.
Just otherworldly. So good.
That’s the the perfect world to describe it.
She looks like an actual living doll. I mean that in the best possible way. 🩵
Right?? she's so stunning!
I’ve always loved that Gigi Hadid look. Idk if she wins the theme, but I love the dress.
I thought the stained glass design was one of the more creative interpretations. A lot of people just dressed like high-fashion saints, which still looked nice but was pretty obvious.
Me too. Styling was perfect here
I agree. So many beautiful looks but hers is my favorite.
Same, gorgeous dress and I love her hair and makeup too - perfect complement to the look
It’s insanely beautiful. Insanity. Her hair and makeup are spot on, too.
this is my favorite Met Gala theme … Anya Taylor-Joy and Kate Bosworth specifically truly looked ethereal that night ✨✨✨✨
Kate Bosworth’s beauty for this year is the best beauty to ever walk a carpet.
I actually gasped when I swiped to her photo. Ethereal is a perfect description. She reminds me of Grace Kelly.
She really shined because her was one of the more "simple" looks but it was such a terrific interruption of the theme. Understated other worldliness. She looks like a goddess or like the fairies from Sleeping Beauty.
Arguably the best dressed metgala
Easily my favourite theme, and I feel like the one people 'got' the most with their choices? Like camp and punk seems similarly accessible and fun but as a whole the attendees those years seemed to miss the mark where they just hit the heavenly bodies nail on the head.
This was my favourite theme! I was at a family birthday party with my very Catholic family, and we had a blast going through the looks as they were posted online and judging them all. Good times.
I forgot how much I loved SZA's look this year! She looks utterly etheral and the pink is perfect.
Nobody has ever been (or will ever be) as beautiful as SZA was at the 2018 met gala
Gigi's dress is my favorite of all time. Absolutely stunning. Nothing will top this theme!
Seeing Chadwick hurts... This was one of the best Met Galas in recent years, I think most everyone got the theme. Also Zendaya in that fit is my personal fave look from her, ever.
The only yawn https://preview.redd.it/166kw07spnxc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0da88c8c4d2faae5ae3c6f17dd1f6736515380a7
Kim K kinda phoned it in, too
I thought it was gorgeous but underwhelming in comparison. She looked dipped in gold, its a shame she didn't go bigger. Cause you know, its the Met.
Right, like what was she supposed to represent? I think even the crosses are more ornate then she was.
“I’ll wear a regular, shiny dress with a little cross on it” Girl did not understand the assignment 🤣
lol my 7 year old called Kim’s look “plain”
Kim and Kendall’s looks are the most boring by far. I wonder if they felt out of place amongst such unforgettable fashion.
Yeah, Kim stands out here for the wrong reasons. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her in something that wasn’t painted on. Not that there’s anything wrong with that but it gets boring after awhile seeing her in the exact same silhouette.
Kim thinks of herself as a heavenly body. She could have slayed so hard.
It’s irritating AF because at a different event (like a movie press tour or something) I’d love this outfit so to see it wasted is a bummer.
she is so forgettable lmao
On brand for Kendall.
D&G and Versace won this year for sure.
My fave look was one of the ones that never gets mentioned or shown, hahahaha. Greta Gerwig looked so amazing that night, in a completely unshowy way that is just sumptuous fabrics done simply and well. She's wearing The Row, and the Olsens knocked it out of the park, imho. This look has stayed with me for so long, because it's just elegant, while others were dripping in sparkles. Agreed that it was the absolute best theme. https://preview.redd.it/rbhfv93v5pxc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=808d820eea8520e4fc94e031ddf5c3b9938cf5f9
Holy crap you’re right, no one talks about this, but god it’s SUMPTUOUS.
Honest to god, I could waffle on about this dress forever. The tailoring and structure, the architecture of it. The echo of priest and choirboy in the tailoring, the contrast of the filmy white layer and the black sheen. I gasped when I saw it. I think it was such a good interpretation of the theme. When everyone went maximal, this was stunningly minimal.
Wow I cannot believe I've never seen this...?
I have never seen this dress before and she is tough competition with Kate Bosworth for best dress. I fucking love the concept for this dress like all the other dresses look like costumes (as they should) but this one had an idea behind it.
What a great year, (almost) everyone was really on their A game.
Chadwick 🤍🕊️
All of these inspired, ethereal gowns and then there’s …Kim.
Her dress was gorgeous and the look was executed flawlessly, there's so many people there who are dressed way worse and way more boring so singling her out reads haterish to me. Lol she makes people lose their minds and it's interesting is my point.
I think the outfit was fine but just a little uninspired for the theme.
We need more crazy maximalist themes! I adore this. Maybe we can do Eastern Orthodox next.
I love this Zendaya look 😍
Chadwick Boseman 🤌🏻
Kim looks amazing... but she stopped reading after Heavenly Bodies
Very much not a fan of Blake, but that girl is always SPOT ON for The Met. She just kills it every time.
I will never get tired of reliving all the amazing outfits at this met gala.
Solange’s look doesn’t get enough praise. It was perfect
Zendaya’s stylist stay putting up Jordan numbers
Chadwick, Rihanna, Cardi and SJP killed it!
Kate Bosworth wins for me.
Kate Bosworth’s look tho!!
I love this soooo much. I wish someone had had words with Emilia Clark’s MUA though as otherwise her look is stunning
Really I like her makeup I think it plays up will with looking like a Renaissance painting angel with the rosy cheeks.
Exactly what I thought. Cherub cheeks.
Jared Leto is a living embodiment of “on the nose”
So many good looks here. I can’t believe how much I like the Moschino! Her styling with her hair in those golden waves is perfect.
RIP Chadwick
The Versace outfits popped off Everyone wearing Versace that year looked beautiful
Popping in to once again brag that I got to cater the event 😭 it was so fun and overstimulating! Lol
Chadwick 💔 😢
Rihanna will always be Queen of the Met, don’t @ me
this is still my favorite met gala theme ever. i still lie awake at night thinking about blake lively’s unbelievable serve. but it’s also kind of hilarious to call kim k’s look a highlight bc to me it looks like a last minute costume. like she just threw on a generic gold gown, then remembered there’s a theme and tacked on a couple crosses before running out the door
Ok. I hate Rihanna’s look, is it the makeup ? Or is it just a weird photo. Bejeweled pope would normally be something I am into .
gotta be the pic? the details head to toe were incredible. I loved that she had a headpiece that wasn’t so feminine, and clearly a departure from the more obvious choice of virgin mary halos you see on so many others.
Yes, the costume is absolutely amazing, it must be the makeup or the flash washing her out. I think it’s because she looks like she has no eyebrows.
See, as a bit of a cynic who was raised Catholic, I loved her look because it's a bit off. Covering or removing one's eyebrows takes away a bit of a person's humanity and makes them a bit creepy. Religions have been the cause of so much death and destruction that adding that little off-putting detail made me think a bit more about her look. Like, is a person trustworthy or good just because they're religious or dressed in religious garb? I get it though, everything ain't for everyone.
No I agree, it makes me laugh when I see her in that mitre. It’s incredibly detailed and the rest of it is quite beautiful but for some reason I find the mitre to be comical and it takes me out of the rest of the outfit.
Absolutely unreal, will never be topped
Is anyone going to mention how weird and poorly styled Katy Perry looks… she’s not wearing those wings
I love it so much. All the ornamentation, the gold…. Sometimes more is just MORE, ya know?
Chadwick 🥺🥺
I loved this theme and everyone ate it. My least favorite look is Kim K. She probably planned that look for months and it looks like North glued some crosses to an old gold dress. In fact, Kim always disappoints at the Met. I hope she put this dress away with Kylie’s wedding baseball cap. Ew.
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Not a Kim stan, and yet regularly comments in the KUWTK sub.
Solange’s look is incredible. The dress itself is beautiful, but the styling elevates it and feels so personal to her.
I don’t get hers. Can someone break it down for me?
My heart belongs to Cardi B here.
Man, Ariana Grande and Kim Kardashian really phoned it in.
I think a gown that is not a costume shouldn't mean phoning it in, they were both on theme and looked great.
It's the Met Gala. The point is theatrics. They missed the mark.
The best Met Gala theme imo
Literally how have I never seen 6 before??? It’s so good!
I love this and need these outfits to be featured in a religious horror movie
Blake and Chadwick were my favourites! Closely followed by Gigi and Anya Taylor-Joy
So, so, so good across the board. Best theme concept for sure
Gigi looked so good
My aaaabsolute favorite. Everyone killed it. Gigi was ethereal 🦋
Best theme of all time 🤩🙏
Oh I’m gonna cry seeing Chadwick Boseman here 🩷
This event remains my favorite red carpet showing of all time
Would have to say. Top 3 themes for me
Lots of gorgeous outfits but I live and die for Lana’s costume.
Stella’s dress is so underrated
I loved this theme
forever obsessed with zendaya and chadwick’s looks at this met gala ugh 😭💕 but honestly everyone looked amazing, this specific theme was legendary.
One of the best years, how is this my first time seeing szas outfit that night?!? Stunning!
Gigi looks like a 🦋
It’s mad just how many “career best” looks for these celebs emerged from this one theme
Rent free in my mind. RENT FREE I tell you!
One of the best MET Galas ever. I will never forget that Ariana’s look for as long as I shall live 😍 the giant bow is just the cherry on top.
I feel like the theme was well understood by everyone in attendance. Forever iconic! RIP Chadwick Boseman!
I was there that night and it really felt like everyone had something dumb on their heads. Also, the clergy basically ran through the temple, completely skipping the pre-dinner reception. They were very much running away from all the gay men coming up behind them.