This year’s Met Gala theme,
“Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and The Catholic Imagination” , was a tough one to top. It inspired Rihanna to take fashion cues from the Pope and Ariana Grande to wear a gown adorned with the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It was also the
most-visited Costume Institute Show in the history of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Not to be outdone, the just-announced theme for the Met Gala 2019 is sure to inspire celebs to wear some outrageous, boundary-pushing outfits. “Camp: Notes on Fashion” was inspired by Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay, “
Notes on ‘Camp ,” where
she argued that “camp is its love of the unnatural: of artifice and exaggeration. ” Sounds like the perfect premise for a fashion gala.
The host of next year’s show couldn’t be more perfect: Lady Gaga, the queen of camp herself. Throughout her career, she has been known for
her campy and provocative clothes , including the infamous Franc Fernandez
dress made out of raw meat . For a television appearance, she wore a Muppet-covered Jean-Charles de Castelbajac coat. We can’t wait to see what she’ll wear for the Met Gala 2019.
Also co-chairing the event is Alessandro Michele, Harry Styles, Serena Williams and Anna Wintour, with Gucci the official sponsor.
“We are going through an extreme camp moment, and it felt very relevant to the cultural conversation to look at what is often dismissed as empty frivolity but can be actually a very sophisticated and powerful political tool, especially for marginalized cultures,” Andrew Bolton, Costume Institute curator, told the
New York Times. “Whether it’s pop camp, queer camp, high camp or political camp — Trump is a very camp figure — I think it’s very timely.”
The 2019 Met Gala will take place on Monday, May 6, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The exhibit will be open to the public May 9 through September 8, 2019. To get you excited for next year’s festivities, check out the best looks from the 2018 Met Gala below.
2018 Met Gala
Rihanna
in Maison Margiela, jewelry by Cartier
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Katy Perry
in custom Atelier Versace
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Zendaya
in Atelier Versace
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Sarah Jessica Parker
in Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda, jewelry by Fred Leighton
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Jennifer Lopez
in Balmain, jewelry by Tiffany & Co.
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Madonna
in Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture
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Cara Delevingne
in Christian Dior Haute Couture, headpiece by Marianna Harutunian
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Solange Knowles
in Iris van Herpen Haute Couture, jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz, shoes and bag by Brother Vellies
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Blake Lively
in Atelier Versace, shoes by Christian Louboutin, jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz
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Amal Clooney
in Richard Quinn, earrings by Lorraine Schwartz
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Kim Kardashian
in Atelier Versace
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Janelle Monáe
in Marc Jacobs
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Kerry Washington
in Ralph Lauren Collection
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Gigi Hadid
in Versace
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Bella Hadid
in Chrome Hearts Official
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Kate Bosworth
in Oscar de la Renta
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Diane Kruger
in custom Prabal Gurung, custom headpiece by Philip Treacy
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Greta Gerwig
in The Row
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Ashley Graham
in Prabal Gurung, custom shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti
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Amanda Seyfried
in Prada
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Mindy Kaling
in Vassilis Zoulias
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Lily Collins
in Givenchy Haute Couture, jewelry by Cartier
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Sienna Miller
in Louis Vuitton
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Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen
Ashley Olsen in Paco Rabanne, Mary-Kate Olsen in The Row
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Kate Moss
in Saint Laurent
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Cardi B
in Moschino
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Gisele Bündchen
in Versace
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Evan Rachel Wood
in Altuzarra
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SZA
in Atelier Versace
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Emma Stone
in Louis Vuitton
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Priyanka Chopra
in Ralph Lauren Collection
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Adwoa Aboah
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Ariana Grande
in Vera Wang
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Nicki Minaj
in Oscar de la Renta, jewelry by Tiffany & Co.
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Lily Aldridge and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
both in Ralph Lauren Collection
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Olivia Munn
in H&M Conscious Collection, headpiece by Michael Schmidt, jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz
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Rita Ora
in Prada, jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz
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Emilia Clarke
in Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda
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Zoë Kravitz
in Saint Laurent
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Joan Smalls
in Tommy Hilfiger
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Kendall Jenner
in Off-White
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Kylie Jenner
in Alexander Wang
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Scarlett Johansson
in Marchesa
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Alexa Chung
in ALEXACHUNG
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Selena Gomez
in Coach
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Jennifer Connelly
in Louis Vuitton
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Emily Ratajkowski
in Marc Jacobs
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Anne Hathaway
in Valentino Haute Couture
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Doutzen Kroes
in Sies Marjan, shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti
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Frances McDormand
in custom Valentino Haute Couture
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Lana Del Rey and Jared Leto
both in Gucci
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Jourdan Dunn
in Diane von Furstenberg
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Amber Heard
in Carolina Herrera, jewelry by Jennifer Meyer
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Paris Jackson, Stella McCartney and Miley Cyrus
all in Stella McCartney
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Michelle Williams
in Louis Vuitton
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Ruby Rose
in Tommy Hilfiger
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Rooney Mara
in Givenchy Haute Couture
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Sarah Paulson
in Prada
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Alicia Vikander
in Louis Vuitton
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Bee Shaffer and Anna Wintour
Bee Shaffer in Valentino Haute Couture, Anna Wintour in custom Chanel
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Lili Reinhart
in custom H&M, shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti
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Alek Wek
in H&M
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Hailey Baldwin
in Tommy Hilfiger
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Imaan Hammam and Zac Posen
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Issa Rae
in Michael Kors Collection
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Shailene Woodley
in Ralph Lauren Collection
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Yara Shahidi
in Chanel Haute Couture
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Ming Xi
in Prabal Gurung
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Gabrielle Union
in Prabal Gurung
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Kate Upton
in Zac Posen
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Donatella Versace
in Versace (natch)
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Hailee Steinfeld
in Atelier Prabal Gurung
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Helen Lasichanh and Pharrell Williams
both in Chanel
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Lena Waithe
in custom Carolina Herrera
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Naomi Watts
in custom Michael Kors Collection
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Keri Russell
in Chanel
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Mary J. Blige
in Versace
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Dakota Fanning
in custom Miu Miu
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Tiffany Haddish
in Brandon Maxwell
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Cindy Crawford
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Tessa Thompson
in Thom Browne
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Winnie Harlow
in Tommy Hilfiger
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Karlie Kloss
in Brandon Maxwell
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Claire Danes
in custom Marni
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Stella Maxwell
in Moschino
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Jeanne Damas
in Tory Burch
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Poppy Delevingne and Karen Elson
both in Michael Kors Collection
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Riley Keough
in Louis Vuitton
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Ruth Negga
in Louis Vuitton, shoes by Brian Atwood
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Salma Hayek
in custom Altuzarra
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Sasha Lane
in Tory Burch
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Tracee Ellis Ross
in Michael Kors Collection, jewelry by Repossi
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Amber Valletta
in Saint Laurent
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Anja Rubik
in Saint Laurent
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Cynthia Erivo
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Uma Thurman
in custom Gabriela Hearst
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Fei Fei Sun
in Tory Burch
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Juliette Binoche
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Taylor Hill
in Diane von Furstenberg
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Katherine Langford
in Prada
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Katharine McPhee
in Georges Chakra Haute Couture
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