It’s here, with the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute gala yesterday. Hosted by Rihanna, Amal Clooney, Donatella Versace, Anna Wintour, and Stephen and Christine Schwarzman, the gala is expected to draw crowds of fashion and art lovers to the Met in their most reverent ensembles.
Celebrating the Costume Institute’s new exhibition, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” curated by Andrew Bolton. The exhibition itself opens to the public on Thursday, May 10, making Monday’s gala something of a sneak peek. Scroll down to view the best looks of yesterday’s red carpet attendants.
Zoë Kravitz in Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello.
Nicki Minaj in Oscar De la Renta and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Jennifer Lopez in Balmain and Jimmy Choo shoes with a Jimmy Choo bag.
Tessa Thompson in Thom Browne and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Sienna Miller in Louis Vuitton, Fred Leighton jewelry with a Jimmy Choo bag.
Hailee Steinfeld in Prabal Gurung with a Judith Leiber Couture bag, Jimmy Choo shoes, and Tasaki jewelry.
Liu Wen in Michael Kors.
Kristin Scott Thomas in Erdem.
Mica Argañaraz in Saint Laurent
Issa Rae in Michael Kors and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.
Yara Shahidi in Channel Couture and Christian Louboutin shoes.
Hikari Mori in Prabal Gurung and Tasaki jewelry.
Ariana Grande in Vera Wang.
Jennifer Connelly in Louis Vuitton.
Marjorie Harvey in Dolce & Gabbana.
Blake Lively in Atelier Versace, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry with a Judith Leiber Couture bag.
Joan Smalls in Tommy Hilfiger and Philip Treacy headdress.
Emily Ratajkowski in custom Marc Jacobs, Messika jewelry, and Jimmy Choo shoes.
Janelle Monáe in Marc Jacobs, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Jennifer Fisher jewelry.
Zendaya in Atelier Versace, Tiffany & Co. jewelry, and Jimmy Choo shoes.
Cardi B in Moschino.
Kathrine McPhee in Georges Chakra Couture, and Jimmy Choo shoes.
Diane Kruger in Prabal Gurung, Tasaki jewelry, Philip Treacy x Tasaki headpiece.
Winnie Harlow in Tommy Hilfiger.
Mary J. Blige in Versace.
Priyanka Chopra in Ralph Lauren.
Ashley Graham in Prabal Gurung and Tasaki jewelry.
Alicia Vikander in Louis Vuitton and Nikos Koulis jewelry.
Daniel Kaluuya in Prada with David Yurman jewelry and Jason of Beverly Hills jewelry.
Ruby Rose in Tommy Hilfiger and Jimmy Choo shoes with a Judith Leiber Couture bag.
Jourdan Dunn in Diane Von Furstenberg and Christian Louboutin shoes.
Rihanna in custom Maison Margiela by John Galliano with a custom Judith Leiber Couture clutch, Christian Louboutin shoes, Maria Tash jewelry, and Cartier jewelry.