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All The Best-Dressed Couples At The Met Gala That Are Worth A Double Take

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In Susan Sontag's 1964 essay Notes On "Camp," which helped to inspire this year's Met Gala theme and exhibit, the writer names many things that are camp. Tiffany lamps. Swan Lake. The pop songstress La Lupe. However, one concept of the aesthetic is harder to define, yet will be right in front of your nose as you take in the 2019 Met Gala's best-dressed couples: The inherent campiness of love.

"Camp taste is a kind of love, love for human nature. It relishes, rather than judges, the little triumphs and awkward intensities of 'character'," Sontag wrote in Notes on "Camp" (which was so kindly published by Georgetown University's website). "Camp taste identifies with what it is enjoying. People who share this sensibility are not laughing at the thing they label as 'a camp,' they're enjoying it. Camp is a tender feeling."

And that tenderness, and how the Met Gala's enamored attendees choose to display it, is the most interesting aspect of the night. After all, seeing what your favorite celebrity couple wears to any award show is a treat. Watching how they dress at one that triumphs the androgynous epicene style (which Sontag defined as "the convertibility of 'man' and 'woman,' 'person' and 'thing'") — that's fascinating.

While all of the celebrities invited can definitely carry themselves, by themselves — and any Victor/Victoria moments are appreciated here — the art of camp is much more fun with a partner in crime. Ahead, the best-dressed couples at the 2019 Met Gala.

Dee Hilfiger And Tommy Hilfiger

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Benedict Cumberbatch And Sophie Hunter

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Alexis Ohanian And Serena Williams

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Liam Hemsworth And Miley Cyrus

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Cole Sprouse And Lili Reinhart

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Baz Luhrmann And Catherine Martin

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Joshua Kushner And Karlie Kloss

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Charles Melton And Camila Mendes

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Priyanka Chopra And Nick Jonas

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Kim Kardashian West And Kanye West

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Joe Jonas And Sophie Turner

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Jennifer Lopez And Alex Rodriguez

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Kris Jenner And Corey Gamble

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Bee Shaffer And Francesco Carrozzini

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Idris Elba And Sabrina Dhowre

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Kylie Jenner And Travis Scott

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Zoe Saldana And Marco Perego

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