Met Gala red carpet: Kim Kardashian’s Marilyn Monroe dress, Jessie Buckley’s fake moustache
The annual extravaganza was held on Monday night with a focus on American fashion
Normal People stars Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones on the red carpet. Photograph: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Tue May 03 2022 - 09:45
New York's finest paraded into the the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit on Monday night for the Met Gala. Dubbed the Oscars of the East Coast, this black-tie extravaganza is held to raise money for the Costume Institute.
This year’s theme was In America: An Anthology of Fashion, the second part of a year-long extravaganza about the relevancy and power of American fashion.
Among those attending were Lizzo, Kim Kardashian, Jessica Chastain and Irish actors Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley. Here are some of the most memorable outfits from the red carpet. – Additional reporting The New York Times
Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian, who wears the dress Marilyn Monroe wore to sing Happy Birthday to John F Kennedy in 1962. Photograph: Krista Schlueter/The New York Times
Irish actor Jessie Buckley with a fake moustache. Photograph: Krista Schlueter/The New York Times
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. Video: Reuters
Olivia Rodrigo. Photograph: Nina Westervelt/The New York Times
Billie Eilish. Photograph: Krista Schlueter/The New York Times
Irish actor Nicola Coughlan. Photograph: Nina Westervelt/The New York Times
Lizzo. Photograph: Nina Westervelt/The New York Times
Joe Jonas and pregnant Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner. Photograph: Calla Kessler/The New York Times
Jessica Chastain. Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Austin Butler, star of an upcoming biopic about Elvis Presley, and Priscilla Presley. Photograph: Krista Schlueter/The New York Times
Cara Delevingne. Photograph: Krista Schlueter/The New York Times
Hillary Clinton. Photograph: Krista Schlueter/The New York Times
