The Best Dressed, Most Campy Looks of the 2019 Met Gala
Lady Gaga’s over-the-top lashes and platinum wig added to her campy performance look on the pink carpet.
Lady Gaga’s over-the-top lashes and platinum wig added to her campy performance look on the pink carpet.
Lady Gaga arrived in a Brandon Maxwell fuchsia maximalist gown with a clown-sized bow on her head.
Gaga then disrobed to reveal a hot-pink column gown by Brandon Maxwell that channeled Marilyn Monroe. The singer pantomimed being scandalized by the reveal.
Lady Gaga’s final pink carpet outfit: a lingerie look with fishnets and 10-inch platform boots.
Billy Porter in a custom look by The Blonds.
Celine Dion in Oscar de la Renta with Chloe Gosselin T-strap metallic heels with crystal embellishments.
Joan Collins in Valentino at the 2019 Met Gala.
Joan Collins in Valentino, channeling her character Alexis from “Dynasty.”
Lily Collins in Giambattista Valli.
Lily Collins in some of the campiest hair and makeup of the night.
Katy Perry in a custom Moschino chandelier look. The singer had to ride on a bus on the way to the red carpet, as the look did not fit in a car.
Tracee Ellis Ross in custom Moschino.
Cara Delevingne
Lupita Nyong’o in custom Atelier Versace.
Lupita Nyong’o in custom Atelier Versace.
Natasha Lyonne does low-key camp in Jean-Paul Gaultier.
Janelle Monae in custom Christian Siriano with a bra top that actually winked.
Janelle Monae
Danai Gurira in Gabriela Hearst and a campy top hat and fringe combo.
Patrick Schwarzenegger, whose cowboy tuxedo look with jeans teetered on the edge of camp and just tacky.
Ryan Murphy in Christian Siriano.
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas were fully committed to the camp theme.
Laverne Cox
Kris Jenner in Tommy Hilfiger. It’s the seriousness that Jenner brought to this goofy getup that pushed this look into camp.
Kris Jenner in a platinum wig.
Julia Garner playing it up in Zac Posen.
Ciara paying homage to Cher in custom a Dundas gown with custom Gianvito Rossi emerald heels with Swarovski crystals.
Ezra Miller in the night’s most mind-bending beauty look.
Donatella Versace paying homage to the iconic drag queen Divine on her gown.
Jennifer Lopez (L) and Donatella Versace made for a campy duo.
Hamish Bowles in Maison Margiela.
Tracee Ellis Ross in Moschino.
Tiffany Haddish in Michael Kors. Tiny hats often fall into the camp category.
Jeremy Scott and Bella Hadid in Moschino. Many of Scott’s designs for the Italian fashion house and his own label are included in the exhibition.
Kacey Musgraves as Barbie in Moschino.
Lizzo in custom Marc Jacobs.
Jordan Roth in Iris Van Herpen.
Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Ocleppo in a good example of naive camp.
Harry Styles’ look on its own didn’t quite cut it, but as a duo with Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele, it felt camp.
Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez. J-Lo’s Versace look was a bit expected, channeling Cher, but it was fiancé A-Rod’s clowny powder-pink tux and man-makeup that made them a campy couple for the evening.
Lena Dunham (R) and Jemima Kirke, both in Christopher Kane; Kirke in Jimmy Choo heels. The “Girls” actresses and friends committed to the theme and stayed in character while on the pink carpet.
Michael Kors and Gigi Hadid — another example of the couple as camp. Without the designer’s clowny ’70’s-style suit, Gigi’s feathery space suit with head covering might not have worked as well.
Rita Ora (L) and Kate Moss. It was the singer’s thin arched eyebrows and over-the-top makeup that gave her look a campy feel — and it was made even better paired with supermodel Moss, who keeps venturing into camp territory lately.
Bette Midler (R) and Sophie von Haselberg.
Catherine Martin and Baz Luhrmann. The director’s films are known for camp, including “Moulin Rouge” and the cult ’90s film “Strictly Ballroom.”
Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter. The actor exhibited one of camp’s historical references, the dandy.
Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart made a compelling case for young camp.
Awkwafina in Altuzarra.
Darren Criss in Balmain.
Lizzo and Marc Jacobs.
Robyn in a Versailles-esque Louis Vuitton look.
Laverne Cox in custom Christian Siriano.
Dua Lipa in Versace with campy legwear and big hair.
Aquaria in Margiela.
Abbey Lee Kershaw in a very campy look.
Nicki Minaj in a custom Prabal Gurung look that riffed on the rapper’s campy obsession with pink.
Few men even tried the camp look, but music artist Anderson Paak tried — and succeeded.
Michael Urie in custom Christian Siriano.
Cardi B in a truly over-the-top custom Thom Browne gown that resembled a duvet.