Fashion’s biggest night — the Met Gala — was once again a diverse and inclusive affair with women and men of all races sporting some of the most buzzed-about and impressive looks of the evening.
Typically held on the first Monday in May, this year’s event was postponed due to COVID-19 and instead fell directly in the middle of New York City fashion month, making representation for POC an even more essential and visible matter.
The Gala was hosted at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour and the evening’s co-chairs, Billie Eilish, Naomi Osaka and Amanda Gorman. The theme for this year’s event was “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.” Here’s a look at some of the most fashionable — and widely discussed — outfits of the 2021 event:
Singer and mogul Rihanna with rapper A$AP Rocky
Actress and host of The View, Whoopi Goldberg
Singer Normani
Hip-hop producer Pharrell Williams and wife Helen Lasichanh
Actress and model Indya Moore
Singer Kehlani
Rapper and actor Kid Cudi
Actress Zoë Kravitz
Actress Michaela Coel
K-pop singer CL
Tennis royalty Serena Williams
Tennis royalty Venus Williams
Singer Camila Cabello
Model Winnie Harlow
Gymnast Simone Biles
Singer Erykah Badu with rapper Lil Uzi Vert
Lourdes Leon, daughter of Madonna
Singer and actress, Jennifer Lopez
Drag queen Symone and rapper J. Balvin
Actress Mindy Kaling
New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Singer and actress Cynthia Erivo
Model Imaan Hammam
Singers Chloe Bailey and Halle Bailey
Singer and actress Mary J. Blige
Singer Kim Petras
Singer and actress Mj Rodriguez
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion
Model Iman
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka
Rapper Lil Nas X
Rapper Saweetie
Inaugural Poet and writer Amanda Gorman
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