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The Met Gala is fashion's biggest night and this year's theme was "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination."
The gala, which is annually held on the first Monday in May, was hosted by Rihanna, Amal Clooney, Donatella Versace, Anna Wintour and Stephen and Christine Schwarzman.
Given the theme, there was a lot of religious imagery, complete with headpieces and lots of crosses.
Here are some of the takeaways:
(ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
The Met Gala is fashion's biggest night and this year's theme was "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination."
The gala, which is annually held on the first Monday in May, was hosted by Rihanna, Amal Clooney, Donatella Versace, Anna Wintour and Stephen and Christine Schwarzman.
Given the theme, there was a lot of religious imagery, complete with headpieces and lots of crosses.
Here are some of the takeaways:
Like a prayer: for someone who has been, by her own admission, ex-communicated by the catholic church a couple of times, Madonna was positively present and correct in her Jean Paul Gaultier gown. For someone who regularly pushes dress codes to the limit, it was a demure ensemble for the star, who was performing at the event.
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Fancy pants and a bold floral on Amal Clooney
George and Amal Clooney, a co-host of this year’s Met Gala, were this year’s A-list early birds. Ms. Clooney wore a Richard Quinn creation: a silver strapless corset-like top with dark skinny pants and a silver-and-rose-patterned train that crinkled like foil. Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail.
The couple welcomed twins Alexander and Ella in June. So where were the babies? “They’re under the dress,” joked Mr. Clooney, who turned 57 yesterday.
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What is the Met Gala anyway?
Called “the party of the year,” “the Oscars of the East Coast” and “an A.T.M. for the Met,” the annual party, always held the first Monday in May, is a chance for stars to push the limits of fashion — and credit lines. Tickets cost $30,000 each. A table goes for $275,000. All proceeds go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, the only curatorial department at the museum that funds itself.
What happens inside?
It’s a secret! For the last three years, posting on social media has been banned after the red carpet. As Vanessa Friedman, The New York Times’s chief fashion critic, writes: “There is a receiving line inside with the hosts, and guests have to file by and air kiss them. Then guests tour the exhibition (or at least, the part in the Met) on their way to the cocktail party, so they are theoretically forced to experience some culture. After cocktails, they are called in to dinner, and there is always some form of entertainment. (Last year, it was Katy Perry.)”
No invitation for Trump
And in case you were wondering, President Donald Trump will not be one of them. He has been a regular in the past — and proposed to Melania at the 2004 gala — but last fall, Ms. Wintour told the late-night host James Corden that President Trump was off the guest list for good.
