Following a week of standout looks at NYFW, an impressive cast of designers, actors, musicians, and influential figures upped the ante at this year’s Met Gala. Following the theme, In America: An Anthology of Fashion, stars and international design houses paid homage to national icons such as Grace Kelly, Josephine Baker, Grace Jones, and Audrey Hepburn, while other guests donned American designers. Guests included S/ Fall 2021 cover star Tracee Ellis Ross, who sported a patriotic blue Haute Couture creation by Balenciaga, Billie Eilish who opted for a Marilyn-Monroe, Old Hollywood ensemble by Oscar de la Renta, and the power couple of the evening Rihanna—also in Balenciaga Haute Couture—and A$AP Rocky.
Browse our top moments from the red carpet.
Zoe Kravitz in Saint Laurent
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Tracee Ellis Ross in Balenciaga and Tiffany & Co.
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Grimes in Iris van Herpen
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Iman in Harris Reed
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Billie Eilish in Oscar de la Renta and Cartier
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Yara Shahidi in Dior
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Frank Ocean in Prada
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Kim Kardashian in Balenciaga
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Paloma Elsesser in Zac Posen
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Megan Thee Stallion in Coach
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Kim Petras in Collina Strada
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Emily Blunt in Miu Miu
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Pharrell in CHANEL
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A$AP Rocky in Erl and Rihanna in Balenciaga and Bvlgari
