Celebrities at tonight’s Met Gala, themed “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” have largely interpreted the theme by wearing the most absolutely batshit fashion imaginable. Lady Gaga turned her entrance into a four-act play. Billy Porter was carried in like Cleopatra. And Jared Leto is totally twinning by bringing a way-too-lifelike model of his own head to the event. Is it camp? Possibly! Is it hilarious? Definitely! Of course, Gucci favorite Leto is replicating the look seen on the brand’s fall-winter 2018 fashion show, where models walked the runway carrying their own heads. While the other looks on tonight’s red carpet have mostly inspired awe or total disbelief, Leto’s is the first to cause sheer need-new--pants terror. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Jared Leto attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) Dimitrios Kambouris Don’t disregard the rest of the look, either: a long red turtleneck dress with dangling string of diamonds falling over his shoulder. That alone may have outdone many of the dudes who have already walked the carpet, but Leto gets bonus points for making a strong case for the severed head as the best accessory of 2019. And back to the question on everyone’s minds tonight: is it camp, though??? As Susan Sontag wrote in her “camp” dissertation, “Camp is art that proposes itself seriously, but cannot be taken altogether seriously because it is ‘too much.’” Leto’s head fits neatly right into that definition. Those lifelike heads are serious business—they reportedly cost about 10,000 euros—but they are ridiculous and funny. They are undeniably “too much.” Leto is embracing the humor, holding the head outside the top of his limo on the ride from his hotel to the Met, and then tossing it to Shawn Mendes on the pink carpet. Shawn Mendes carrying Jared Leto's head Dimitrios Kambouris Gucci and Leto have been notable champions of camp over the past few years, so we knew he’d be one to watch at this year’s Met. We did not anticipate that he would bring himself as a date to the year’s biggest fashion event. That is true self-love. Or maybe not terribly self-loving, because now he’ll have to listen to people make corny jokes at him all night like, Don’t lose your head! But really, Leto, we’ll concur. Don’t lose your head—that thing’s expensive.<doc-sep>Jared Leto was accompanied at the Met Gala Monday evening by a replica of his own head. The Oscar-winning actor — dressed in a silk red Gucci gown with jewel detailing — stepped out with the surprising accessory while walking the carpet in New York City. According to Page Six, Leto's look is from the designer's fall 2018 show when creative director Alessandro Michele had models walk the runway holding similar replicas, which per Gucci's Instagram was meant to highlight “the work of a designer — the act of cutting, slicing, reconstructing materials and fabrics to create a new personality and identity with them.” INSIDE MET GALA 2019'S CRAZY UNWRITTEN RULES: FROM SMOKING TO SELFIES LADY GAGA MAKES GRAND MET GALA ENTRANCE WITH FOUR OUTFIT CHANGES For this year's Met Gala, the theme is "Camp: Notes on Fashion," which was inspired by a seminal 1964 essay by Susan Sontag in which she describes the phenomenon as something that shan't be talked about: "To talk about Camp is therefore to betray it." The theme is the basis for the Costume Institute's spring exhibition. The Associated Press contributed to this report.<doc-sep>Jared Leto caused a stir at last night’s Met Gala by bringing a replica of his own head to the high fashion event. The 30 Seconds To Mars frontman and Suicide Squad actor was one of the many stars who were invited to last night’s Gala, which took place yesterday evening (May 6) at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. This year’s theme for the annual benefit event was ‘Camp: Notes on Fashion’, which coincides with an upcoming exhibition at the museum which has been inspired by Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay, Notes on Camp. The event is seen by many A-list celebrities as an opportunity to make a powerful statement with their fashion choice, but Leto’s decision to bring a replica of his own head caught much of the attention last night. Advertisement The move was inspired by Gucci’s A/W18 catwalk show, which saw models carrying replica human heads down the runway. According to Leto, the replica of his head took six months to make. Check out some more images of Leto at the Met Gala 2019 below. Advertisement Back in March, Leto shared a first-look glimpse at the upcoming Spider-Man spin-off Morbius.<doc-sep>The Met Museum/Twitter When the theme of the annual Met Gala is "camp," you know things are gonna get weird. Actors Jared Leto (Suicide Squad) and Ezra Miller (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) took the camp theme to a whole new level with unusual fashion statements one might say were a "head" above the rest. Leto wore a long-sleeved red, silk gown encrusted with jewels from Gucci. But the real showstopper was the decapitated wax-like replica of Leto's own head, which he carried around like a macabre purse. This head accessory is one of Gucci's creepy head clutches that debuted during Milan Fashion Week back in February. This isn't the first time Leto shocked gawkers at the Met Gala, aka the annual benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. Last year, he attended dressed as Jesus Christ in Gucci for the Met's Heavenly Bodies theme. nobody does it like ezra miller does it #MetGala pic.twitter.com/zEkIbRk9Fb — daily ezra pics (@devotedtoezra) May 7, 2019 Leto had some fierce competition Monday. All eyes were on fellow actor Ezra Miller. Literally. Miller's Burberry suit was stylish, but it was his face that turned heads. Miller carried a face mask on a stick, hiding his own face painted with five optical-illusion eyeballs next to his real eyes, equaling seven eyes in total. Miller saw his weird masked look partly as a death. "Like this ultimate transformation that we all have to do at least once. The celebration of camp is almost funereal ... It's almost like it dies as it walks in the room. But I think it consumes the other as well. You know? I think it's like fire and oxygen," Miller told Vice on Monday. As expected, people on social media went bonkers for both outfits. Twitter memes compared Leto's beheaded costume with that of the flamboyant, two-headed character Zaphod Beeblebrox from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. And in some cases, Leto's outfit was likened with the two-headed Halloween costume worn by The Office's Michael Scott (played Steve Carell). "Jared Leto's being extremely Jared Leto right now," one Twitter user wrote. "OK so, 10 out of 10 points for style, but minus several million for originality," tweeted another. Jared Leto's being extremely Jared Leto right now pic.twitter.com/Uul6rMDj63 — Ash Crossan (@AshCrossan) May 6, 2019 Okay so, 10 out of 10 points for style, but minus several million for originality. pic.twitter.com/zTPwnHFPmz — Dan Kurtz (@HeyDanKurtz) May 6, 2019 In Miller's case, fans thought his multi-eyed costume was wink-worthy. "Ezra Miller. He came. He slayed," wrote one Twitter user. "Ezra Miller proves that aliens have in fact visited our planet," another tweeted. "This look from Ezra Miller is more magical than all the Fantastic Beasts movies combined," wrote another. Ezra Miller said YES MAMN I DO KNOW CAMP AND DESTROYED US ALLLLLLLL GOOOD LORRRRRRD #MetGala pic.twitter.com/ZV9e87AkdL — gaylord (@damidents) May 6, 2019 Ezra Miller proves that aliens have in fact visited our planet. I don’t make the rules. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/RRhIl70vUn — Cher (@thecherness) May 7, 2019 This look from Ezra Miller is more magical than all the Fantastic Beasts movies combined #MetGala pic.twitter.com/n6d9HveeqP — Kate Halliwell (@katehalliwell) May 7, 2019 I guess four heads are better than one. Or two? I'm not quite sure what's going on here.<doc-sep>
Just when we thought Jared Leto couldn't top his past Met Gala looks, he did Jared Leto Carries His Decapitated Head as a Clutch, Wears a Gorgeous Gucci Gown at the Met Gala Jared Leto is once again making waves on the Met Gala red carpet. The Oscar winner, 47, collaborated with Gucci for his showstopping look this year, which is fitting since the fashion house is sponsoring the Met’s Costume Institute. Leto was a showstopper in a long sleeve silk red gown with diamond encrusted detail along the bodice. But the ultimate accessory was a decapitated head that was an exact wax-like replica of Leto’s own likeness, which he carried like a clutch. But the concept isn’t a complete surprise: Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele first debuted the head clutches during Milan Fashion Week in February. Jared Leto Credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Be sure to check out all of PEOPLE’s Met Gala coverage to get the latest news on fashion’s biggest night. Just when we thought Leto couldn’t top his past Met Gala looks, he totally did! Last year, the actor channeled Jesus Christ in Gucci for the “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination”-themed night. The theme for the 2019 Met Gala is centered around all things campy, which means we can expect a wide array of exaggerated and theatrical outfit choices. Its official title is “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” is a reference to writer Susan Sontag’s famous 1964 essay Notes on Camp. “This is a very important moment because we will collaborate on the creation of this fantastic exhibition that has a DNA that is related to my work, working to the expression of human nature… Camp is a beautiful word,” Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele said, according to Vogue.