Awards season might be over, but it’s today’s main event that the fashion world awaits with bated breath. The inaugural kickoff to May for the style set, the 2016 Met Gala attracted its usual host of suspects who arguably debuted their most impressive red carpet moments of the year. To honor the Costume Institute’s latest exhibition, the theme of the evening was “Manus x Machina,” celebrating fashion in the age of technology. As such, the unofficial dress code consisted of a deluge of high-wattage metallic numbers. Here, all the spectacular looks you need to see.
Anna Wintour in Chanel Couture
Bee Shaffer in Alexander McQueen
Poppy Delevingne in Marchesa
Alicia Vikander in Louis Vuitton
Anna Ewers in Boss
Tavi Gevinson in Coach
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Ralph Lauren
Taylor Swift in Louis Vuitton
Selena Gomez in Louis Vuitton
Maria Sharapova in Juan Carlos Obando
Kate Bosworth in Dolce & Gabbana
Zoe Saldana in Dolce & Gabbana
Lara Stone in Tom Ford
Sarah Jessica Parker in Monse
Kylie Jenner in Balmain
Kendall Jenner in Versace
Cindy Crawford in Balmain
Willow and Jaden Smith in Chanel
Ciara in H&M
Allison Williams in Peter Pilotto
Karolina Kurkova in Marchesa
Sienna Miller in Gucci
Karlie Kloss in Brandon Maxwell
Bella Hadid (with The Weeknd) in Givenchy
Lily-Rose Depp in Chanel
Amber Heard in Ralph Lauren
Emily Ratajkowski in Prabal Gurung
Haim in Rodarte
Lauren Santo Domingo in Giambattista Valli Couture
Brie Larson in Proenza Schouler
Lupita Nyong'o in Calvin Klein
Emma Watson in Calvin Klein
Katy Perry in Prada
Naomi Campbell in Roberto Cavalli
Kim Kardashian in Balmain
Blake Lively in Burberry
Beyoncé in Givenchy
FKA Twigs (with Robert Pattinson) in Versace
Gigi Hadid (with Zayn Malik) in Tommy Hilfiger
Zoë Kravitz in Valentino
Rachel McAdams in Valentino
Emma Stone in Prada
Amy Schumer in Alexander Wang
Lily Aldridge in Michael Kors
Alexa Chung (with Thakoon Panichgul) in Thakoon
Zendaya in Michael Kors Collection
Kristen Stewart in Chanel
Naomi Watts in Burberry
Margot Robbie in Calvin Klein
Jourdan Dunn in Balmain
Lorde in Valentino
Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen
Dakota Johnson in Gucci
Joan Smalls in Balmain