See the best looks from the 2021 Met Gala red carpet (original) (raw)
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It's the second Monday in September, and that means the 2021 Met Gala — postponed from May, after last year's Gala was canceled entirely — is underway. The event closes out an abbreviated New York Fashion Week, the return of which heralded a pandemic-era comeback for the American fashion industry; appropriately, the theme of the evening and accompanying Met exhibit is "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion." Along with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, the evening's co-chairs were Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, and Naomi Osaka. Check out the night's best looks, celebrating American independence and ingenuity, ahead.
Billie Eilish
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In Oscar de la Renta
Amanda Gorman
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In Vera Wang
Timothée Chalamet
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In Haider Ackermann (with Converse sneakers)
Jennifer Lopez
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In Ralph Lauren
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna
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Rihanna in Balenciaga
Lupita Nyong'o
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In Versace
Jennifer Hudson
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In AZ Factory
Naomi Osaka
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In Louis Vuitton
Yara Shahidi
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In Dior
Keke Palmer
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In Sergio Hudson
Megan Thee Stallion
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In Coach
Lil Nas X
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In Versace
Kim Kardashian
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In Balenciaga
Ciara
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In Peter Dundas
Gigi Hadid
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In Prada
Iman
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In Harris Reed
Normani
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In Valentino
Tessa Thompson
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In Iris van Herpen
Kacey Musgraves
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In Ralph Lauren
Gemma Chan
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In Prabal Gurung
Saweetie
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In Christian Cowan
Chloe Bailey and Halle Bailey
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Dan Levy
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Tracee Ellis Ross
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In Balenciaga Couture
Kendall Jenner
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Taraji P. Henson
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Kristen Stewart
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In Chanel couture
Zoë Kravitz
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In Saint Laurent
Simu Liu
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Anna Wintour
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In Oscar de la Renta
Kate Hudson
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Rachel Zegler
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Regina King
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In Michael Kors
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
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In Michael Kors
Gabrielle Union
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In Iris Van Herpen
Carey Mulligan
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Emily Blunt
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In Miu Miu
Whoopi Goldberg
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In Valentino
Lily-Rose Depp
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Margaret Qualley
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Emily Ratajkowski
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In Vera Wang
Channing Tatum
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In Versace
Michaela Coel
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Lorde
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Maisie Williams
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In Reuben Selby
Kit Harington and Rose Leslie
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In Saint Laurent (Harington) and Oscar de la Renta (Leslie)
Olivia Rodrigo
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In Saint Laurent
Chance the Rapper and Kirsten Corley
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In Ralph Lauren
Sienna Miller
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In Gucci
Ava DuVernay
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Frank Ocean
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Barbie Ferreira
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In Jonathan Simkhai
Jeremy O. Harris
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Ben Platt
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In Christian Cowan
Hunter Schafer
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Justin and Hailey Bieber
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Elliot Page
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In Balenciaga
Kaia Gerber
Julia Garner
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In Stella McCartney
Eiza Gonzalez
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In Versace
Troye Sivan
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Megan Rapinoe
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Alicia Keys
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Diane Kruger
Megan Fox
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In Peter Dundas
Pete Davidson
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In Thom Browne
Addison Rae
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In vintage Tom Ford for Gucci
Evan Mock
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In Thom Browne
Zac Posen and Debbie Harry
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In Zac Posen
Mary J. Blige
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Sharon Stone
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In Thom Browne
Zoey Deutch
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Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman
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Rebecca Hall
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Karlie Kloss
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Audra McDonald
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Chloe Fineman
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Storm Reid
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In Prada
Leon Bridges
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Grimes
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In Iris Van Herpen
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz
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In Valentino
Ilana Glazer
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In Aliétte
Lourdes Leon
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In Moschino
Kris Jenner
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Ella Emhoff
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In Stella McCartney
Eva Chen
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Bee Carrozzini
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Emma Chamberlain
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In Louis Vuitton