How do you follow Lady Gaga's four red carpet changes and an instantly meme-worthy Celine Dion? If you're Katy Perry, you get lit. Literally. The pop star showed up at the 2019 Met Gala in a full-on chandelier, which, yes, actually glowed. “There is a built-in corset consisting of 18 steel bones and two hidden battery packs to illuminate the lights,” Moschino designer Jeremy Scott told Vogue. “I mean who wants to wear a chandelier that doesn't light up!” Could she sit in it? No. Could she walk in it? Carefully. "I'm retiring the word 'lit' tonight!" she told reporters, after successfully making it up the Met Gala stairs in the 40-pound ensemble. Inside the gala it got even better, with Perry belting out Sia's "Chandelier." Contributing: Leora Arnowitz, Anika Reed<doc-sep>Katy Perry always embraces the Met Gala’s themes with gusto. As music’s queen of kitsch, she lives to interpret an offbeat concept and her frequent collaborations with Moschino designer Jeremy Scott have yielded some of the wildest Met fashion moments in recent memory. Still, she may have outdone herself this year by arriving on the carpet dressed as a giant crystal chandelier complete with glowing lights. The over-the-top outfit had onlookers reaching for their iPhones in an attempt to capture what could be the night’s most unexpected look. For its creator, the decision to light up the carpet quite literally was an obvious one. “Who has ever been to a ball that did not have a chandelier? !,” shared Scott. “The idea of elegance itself is quite camp and I wanted to play with that concept, poke a lil fun at it with a loving nudge.” As one can imagine, bringing this radical idea to life required serious skill. “The look is extremely complicated, perhaps my most complicated creation to date!” said Scott whose team spent 6 weeks painstakingly placing thousands of Swarovski crystals onto the dress before hanging actual chandelier pieces from the Swarovski’s lighting branch for added authenticity. All the effort would have been in vain if Perry’s look didn’t have a final touch of magic: a working light fixture beneath the layers of sparkle. “There is a built-in corset consisting of 18 steel bones and two hidden battery packs to illuminate the lights,” said Scott, “I mean who wants to wear a chandelier that doesn't light up!” With a personal spotlight to brighten her strut up the steps of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Perry was at her exuberant best. Not to be outdone, Scott gave the crowds disco dapper in his crystal-encrusted suit and together they were a perfectly matched pair. After years of collaborating, Scott considers the star his partner in crime. “Working with Katy is always fun because she really gets my humor and can play with it like nobody else and even amp it up a few notches,” he says noting her meticulous knowledge of his oeuvre and fearlessness. “I could not have dreamt up a better muse if I had created her in a test tube at a lab!” See All of the Celebrity Looks From the Met Gala 2019 Red Carpet: 1 / 100 Chevron Chevron Photo: Getty Images Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell Met Gala 2019: See Every Celebrity Arrival, Read the Latest Stories, and Get Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Here<doc-sep>The pop star paid homage to the theme of the night, "Camp: Notes on Style" There’s only one way to describe Katy Perry candelabra-inspired dress at the 2019 Met Gala red carpet. It was lit. The pop star worked closely with designer Jeremy Scott for Moschino on creating her custom silver Swarovskicrystal-covered mini dress with matching collar and clear Swarovski crystals dripping down the bodice. She balanced a chandelier corset around her waist and matching smaller chandelier as a headpiece. Get push notifications with news, features and more. Katy Perry Credit: Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic On the carpet, Perry said the power source to the chandelier is through “her heart.” Be sure to check out all of PEOPLE’s Met Gala coverage to get the latest news on fashion’s biggest night. Katy Perry Credit: Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic Even her shoes and clutch were crystal-covered and shined from every angle. Always one to stick to a theme, Perry honored this year’s exhibit, “Camp: Notes on Fashion” with her light-up design. “When this exhibition [“Camp: Notes on Fashion”] was announced, she was like, ‘Oh my God, can you believe it? It’s all about you!’” the designer told the New York Post‘s Page Six before the gala. “And frankly, there probably isn’t a performer in pop history that’s used camp and humor more than she has. I have guesses at what people expect from us, but I’m trying to outdo those expectations. It’s going to be an eleganza extravaganza.” The title of the exhibit is a reference to writer Susan Sontag’s famous 1964 essay Notes on Camp, in which she breaks down the sensibility of camp in 58 bullet points and begins by explaining, “The essence of Camp is its love of the unnatural: of artifice and exaggeration.” Perry’s exaggerated light-up dress played into the theme perfectly. RELATED: Katy Perry Reveals Details of Orlando Bloom’s Helicopter Proposal — and the One Minor Mishap While she had her go-to designer on-hand during her walk down the carpet, one main guy in her life was missing — fiancé Orlando Bloom. The two haven’t had a major red carpet appearance together since becoming engaged on Valentine’s Day. The actor, 42, popped the question to Perry, 34, in a helicopter after having a romantic dinner date. “It was really sweet. He asked me to marry him in a helicopter,” Perry said on Jimmy Kimmel Live. “The funny part is we had champagne in the helicopter and the [ring] box was in his pocket and he had written down everything he wanted to say on a note,” she revealed, explaining that the note was meant to divert her attention while he pulled out the ring. “So I’m reading [the note] but I’m hearing the champagne is broken and the bottle’s everywhere … he’s pulling out this box that’s too big for his coat pocket, rips his coat pocket and his elbow goes into the champagne.” But the rest of the night went smoothly. “We landed on a rooftop [in Los Angeles] — my whole family was there, and all my friends,” Perry recalled. “He did so well.” While it’s unclear why Bloom sat out the party, it appears he’s not in New York City, according to his Instagram stories where he was seen swimming in a lake. Perry always tends to go over-the-top with Met Gala themes. Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala In 2018 she wore oversize feathery wings for “The Catholic Imagination” exhibit opening. "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals Credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty<doc-sep>Katy Perry first illuminated the Met Gala pink carpet dressed as a chandelier, then made everyone hungry by changing into a hamburger. The singer took a page out of Lady Gaga’s book on Monday and did an outfit change during the Met Gala. Perry graced the pink carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art dressed as a giant chandelier designed by Moschino, completed with Swarovski crystal stones. The dress even lit up like a real light fixture. KATY PERRY STEPS OUT AS A CHANDELIER AT MET GALA After she was inside the venue, the “American Idol” judge headed to the restroom to change into her second look — a hamburger. Video posted on social media showed Perry wearing a green off-the-shoulder dress and lifting up her glittery burger costume. She completed the outfit with a headpiece that symbolized a toothpick. Perry even had pairs of matching shoes designed to look like chandeliers and burgers for each costume. Celebrities arrived at Monday night’s event in over-the-top outfits for the gala’s theme, “Camp: Notes on Fashion.” The theme was inspired by a seminal 1964 essay by Susan Sontag in which she describes the phenomenon as something that shall not be talked about: "To talk about Camp is therefore to betray it." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Lady Gaga graced the red carpet in four different outfits. Fox News' Mariah Haas contributed to this report.<doc-sep>
Fans were feasting on this look! Dinner has been served … by Katy Perry! Onlookers’ eyes feasted on the famous singer’s second ensemble for 2019 Met Gala on Monday night — a giant hamburger costume — which she changed into after walking the red carpet dressed as a glittering chandelier. “First we set the table, and then we dine 💎✨🍔 @moschino#MetGala2019,” the “I Kissed A Girl” singer wrote on Instagram about the inspiration behind her two incredible costumes for the highly-anticipated evening. Her hamburger costume came complete with all of the trimmings: beef patty, lettuce, tomato, pickles and cheese. To complete the look, Perry wore a hat fashioned as a toothpick to hold the hamburger together, and sparkly shoes to match. Katy Perry Credit: ANDREW MORALES/WWD/REX/Shutterstock The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion - Inside Credit: Kevin Tachman/MG19/Getty Fellow Met Gala attendee and singer Hailee Steinfeld shared a video of Perry Instagram story, showing the “Last Friday Night” singer dancing in her hamburger costume during a performance at the event. To start the evening, the pop star lit up the red carpet with her first costume, a chandelier that literally lit up. Katy Perry Credit: Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic celeb candids Credit: Theo Wargo/WireImage RELATED: Katy Perry Hits American Idol’s Disney Night Dressed as Little Mermaid Villain Ursula The custom silver Swarovski crystal-covered mini dress had a matching collar and clear Swarovski crystals dripping down the bodice. She balanced a chandelier corset around her waist and a matching smaller chandelier as a headpiece. On the carpet, Perry said the power source that kept the chandelier lit was “her heart.” Perry worked closely with designer Jeremy Scott for Moschino on creating both of her looks for the exhibit, confirming that the designer also created her hamburger look on her Instagram story. RELATED VIDEO: Iconic Met Gala Looks Through The Years