While the main purpose of the Met Gala may be to raise money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, every year it is remembered for its unforgettable fashion looks and iconic celebrity moments. With the theme this year being “Fashion is Art,” we really focused on the looks each star was sporting. Here’s a list of the night’s best and worst looks.
The Best Looks
Beyoncé
Beyoncé showed up in a stunning look by Olivier Rousteing and Chopard, shining once again on the Met Gala carpet. The look featured a bejeweled skeletal look and a long feathered train, topped off with a crystal headpiece. Beyoncé is one of my personal favorites to look for on the carpet: time and time again she sets the standard for other guests, shows up on theme, and never fails to impress.
Sabrina Carpenter
While she may be a somewhat new addition to the gala’s guest list, Sabrina does not disappoint with her Met Gala looks. She arrived this year in a stunning custom Dior gown, made from 35mm camera film strips. The strips contained scenes to the 1954 Hollywood classic Sabrina, starring Audrey Hepburn. Staying within the theme, Sabrina was able to wear a piece that paid homage to one of the most beloved art forms: filmmaking.
Emma Chamberlain
Although she may be there partially to serve as Vogue’s red carpet correspondent, Chamberlain is always sporting a stunning piece when it comes to the Met Gala. This year, she showed up in a Mugler gown inspired by Miguel Castro Freitas’ iconic 1997 piece, “La Chimère.” The gown’s intricate watercolor details were hand painted for over 40 hours by a Chicago based artist, and took nearly 4 days to dry.
Madonna
Madonna did not walk the carpet alone this year, as the train of her headpiece was carried by seven helpers, all in lace slip dresses and translucent blindfolds. Madonna herself was in a more elaborate version of the lace dress, designed by Saint Laurent to resemble Leonora Carrington’s 1945 painting, The Temptation of St. Anthony (Fragment II). The look was completed with a headpiece of a black pirate ship, similar to the subject of the painting.
The Worst Looks
Rachel Sennott
Inspired by John Baldessari’s famous “Dot Series,” Rachel Sennott showed up in a custom Marc Jacobs look inspired by the same geometric look. The idea behind the look was great, but the execution not so much. Not only is it a bit basic for the biggest fashion event of the year, but it also just looks a bit last minute and uncoordinated. One leg being bubblegum pink with a blue dot at the top, and the train being a purple dot, it just doesn’t really make any sense, and the shades really do not compliment each other very well.
Teyana Taylor
Teyana Taylor usually shows up in overly dramatic looks for the red carpet, which is exactly the kind of energy needed for this event. But this year, it didn’t exactly pay off. Her hooded Tom Ford look did its job and brought attention to her, but the look overall wasn’t her best. The entire look being fringe is really what ruined it for me, it didn’t look like an expensive and extravagant Met Gala look, it looked like a tacky Halloween costume.
Tschabalala Self
Lastly we have what is, in my opinion, the worst look of the night. Tschabalala Self showed up in a Brandon Blackwood look that was overly basic on the top, and just a mess on the bottom. The gray top just looked a bit cheap for the event, really not bringing the flare that the night deserves. And the skirt does not match at all, it has a sort of bubble skirt structure with a bit of fabric that extends past it to just above her ankles. It almost makes the gown look unfinished, and it is really not a good look for the Met Gala.





























































































































































































