Known for celebrities in over-the-top outfits, the Met Gala returned to its traditional date of the first Monday in May, just eight months after 2021's pandemic-delayed event in September.
The event, a fundraiser for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, has been dubbed the Oscars of the East Coast.
This year's theme? Gilded Glamour.
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Lizzo's Thom Browne look took 1200 hours of hand embroidery. The singer held a gold flute, which she briefly played on the red carpet.
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Given the theme, there was more than one reference to Netflix's Bridgerton on the red carpet.
Of course the stars of the hit show were there too.
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Lady Whistledown herself Nicola Coughlan. Photo:
Tessa Thompson wore this Carolina Herrera look.
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Michelle Yeoh of Everything Everwhere All At Once, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Crazy Rich Asians Photo:
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Kim Kardashain wore Marilyn Monroe's dress - 60 years old, it is the dress Monroe wore as she famously sang Happy Birthday Mr President.
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Despite confusion on social media, this is Fredrik Robertsson.
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This is Jared Leto.
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