The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute gala was last night. The dress code? “Sunday Best,” aptly chosen for the new exhibition: “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” Celebrities and designers were tasked with dreaming up looks that nodded subtly to religious references, symbols, and traditions. Some took it to the extreme—see: the nativity scene perched atop Sarah Jessica Parker’s head, Rihanna’s pearl-encrusted mitre, and Frances McDormand’s scene-stealing Valentino haute couture number—and others, like Blake Lively and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, seemed to have stepped out of a Renaissance painting. Headpieces were a major trend, too, from delicate crowns to face-obscuring veils and Janelle Monae’s wide-brim hat, which was lined with metallic gold to create the illusion of a medieval halo. The night was full of surprises after the red carpet, too. The Sistine Chapel Choir flew in for the occasion; Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner filmed a special Vogue video inside the Met galleries, along with celebrities like SZA and Cardi B; and Madonna shocked everyone with a divine performance (including, yes, “Like a Prayer”). People will be talking about it all week—and if you’re eager to see the exhibit itself, mark your calendar for Thursday, May 10, when it opens to the public. Click here for all of our Met Gala coverage, including every celebrity arrival, the best beauty looks, and even the dinner menu. |