With a theme like “Camp: Notes on Fashion” we weren’t expecting to see the usual ethereal, flowey, red carpet ready couture gowns that one has come to expect from the Met Gala fashion event of the year. The 2019 Met Gala theme celebrated the kitchy “campy” (for lack of a better word) side of fashion and the many cultural iterations of it. Over the top pageantry, flair, and extreme ostentatious glamour; we were all for it!
Keeping Up With the KAMP: Corey Gamble, Kris Jenner, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian West, Kendall Jenner,
Here’s a case study for you in how serious these designers and celebs take their appearances at the Met Ball, it’s been reported that Zendaya’s Tommy Hilfiger dress was a Cinderella inspired color-changing spectacular. Weighing 11 lbs, the fiber optic, carbon fiber LED light dress boasted over 6,000 controllable lights and took eight people close to four months to construct. Whew!
Zendaya’s Tommy Hilfiger dress was a Cinderella inspired color-changing spectacular.
Camp Extraordinaire at 2019 Met Gala
Yeeeeeesssss QUEEN! Cardi B reign supreme in Thome BrowneLady Gaga, even in her personal life, is the Grande Dame of camp so it’s no surprise that she nailed the look this year in her dramatic Brandon Maxwell gown.Janelle Monae in Christian Siriano was a perfect mix of Alice in Wonderland meets the Mad HatterFlorence Welch in Gucci presented watercolor dreams. If king Triton could pick a wife she would be it!Madame butterfly! Lupita Nyongo in all her colorful Versace gloryJared Leto (and his head) make a grand appearance in GucciSerena Williams personified majestic camp in her Versace gownThe evening’s Co-Chair Harry Styles transformed into a gender fluid Gucci Goddess for his lookWe expected nothing less from the statuesque Laverne Cox in her Christian Siriano Queen of the Damned dress
Sexy Showgirls at 2019 Met Gala (a.k.a the Kardashian Category)
A dreamy Priyanka Chopra and husband Nick Jonas were campiest the couple to watchCeline Dion looked like she was fresh off the stage from her Vegas residency in her Oscar de la Renta fringed gown.Kendall Jenner brought tangerine dreams in her Donatella Versace feathered frockEmily Ratajkowski channels Cher in a naked custom Dundas dress. Those abs need mention all on their own….Bavo!Kim Kardashian in a wet mermaid look defined the grading “curve” to this spectacular Mugler sheer dressJessica Rabbit move over Kylie Jenner in Versace is taking your spotYara Shahidi went the embellished 70s crystal Prada bodysuit route and threw in a Marge Simpson beehive to seal the dealAwkwafina’s look in Altuzarra was solid gold
Chic Vibes at 2019 Met Gala
Hailey Bieber in Alexander Wang is giving us model Barbie feels. She could literally hop over to the Oscars red carpet and not miss a beat.Scarlett O’hara ain’t got nothing on Joan Collins in Valentino at the 2019 Met GalaWe are sure glad Irina Shayk took the plunge with this Riccardo Tisci for Burberry gownTrashy stockings with a Dapper Dan for Gucci tuxedo blazer mini was calling Ashley Graham’s nameTwinning….duh! Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in matching leather outfits on the 2019 Met Gala Red CarpetEarlier we introduced you to model Barbie, aka Kacey Musgraves in Moschino, now we present 80s bubble gum Barbie and we love her even more!Check mate for newlyweds Joe Jonas and Game of Thrones Sophie Turner. Both arrived in matching sleek geometric Louis Vuitton looksCrown her! Saoirse Ronan oozed regality in Gucci
Sweet perfection all around, but “surprisingly” trashy camp was an easy, freeing and fun category for all to nail down…. oh the shade!
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