This year’s Met Gala theme was “Costume Art” with the dress code being “Fashion is Art.” Each celebrity interpreted this theme differently, and famous art pieces inspired many outfits. Here are my top four favorite outfits (in no particular order) from this year’s Met Gala.
Kendal Jenner was one of the first outfits I saw that truly blew me away. Although many outfits were inspired by famous statues, I liked her statuesque interpretation the best. Her dress was a custom GapStudio gown inspired by the Winged Victory of Samothrace, the second-century Greek statue of the goddess of victory. Not only was the gown elegant and sleek, but there were also wings Jenner could hold to match the statue’s. I thought the dress was beautiful on its own, but when I saw the wings, I instantly knew it would be one of my top favorite Met Gala looks. You could tell the dress was inspired by a statue, but it wasn’t overly exaggerated and didn’t look creepy, unlike some of the other looks I have come across.
Similar to Jenner, Blake Lively truly blew me away with her dress. The dress was an Atelier Versace gown, and she accessorized with Lorraine Schwartz jewelry. I loved the long terrain and the pastel colors matching her surroundings as she walked along the carpet. Although her dress was not inspired by a specific art piece like many of the other celebrities, she applied the dress code of “Fashion is Art ” to her own children. Lively carried a small custom bag inspired by her four children’s artwork. The bag had four sides, and each one represented one of her children. I thought this was a sweet touch, and I liked how original her look was.
Ben Platt was by far my favorite male outfit from this year’s Met Gala. While most men just wore classic suits, Ben Platt wore a custom Tanner Fletcher suit designed with scenes pulled straight from Georges Seurat’s 1884 painting “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” The vibrant pastel colors blended seamlessly with his surroundings, such as the carpet and ceiling that mimicked an enchanted garden. His outfit brought light to the Met Gala carpet in a world of men wearing plain black suits.
Emma Chamberlain won this year’s Met Gala with her outstanding gown. Each year, I feel there is a clear winner as to who has the best outfit, and there is no doubt that her dress was truly a work of art, literally. She wore a custom hand-painted gown inspired by artists such as Van Gogh and Edvard Munch. Her gown was unlike anything I had ever seen. From the tips of her fingers to the end of her train, the dress was painted in vibrant colors that matched Van Gogh’s color scheme in many of his works. I loved the illusion of her hands melting into the dress with pieces of yarn hanging from the ends of her hands. This gown embodied this year’s theme in a way nobody else’s outfits did, making it the best look by far.
My honorable mention goes to Sabrina Carpenter. She was wrapped in a custom Dior film dress, inspired by the 1954 film, Sabrina. I loved this take on the dress code because I don’t know any other celebrities whose outfits were inspired by a film, and I loved the representation of movies being works of art.