Lady Gaga, a longtime master of Camp red carpet and street style, set foot at the 2019 Met Gala in one of the night's most jaw-dropping outfits. Gaga is one of tonight's co-chairs, and she went all out for her hosting duties by unveiling MULTIPLE looks by Brandon Maxwell. It was a very Russian doll effect. Gaga started in a giant pink dress by Brandon Maxwell. She kept her makeup and accessories doll-like, wearing a pink bow and giant lashes. Dimitrios Kambouris Getty Images She then unveiled her pink overcoat to reveal a black dress underneath. She had black bows on to match: Theo Wargo Getty Images Getty Images Then she unveiled a third dress, a pink column gown: Jamie McCarthy Getty Images And finally, she stripped down to lingerie: Jamie McCarthy Getty Images Gaga was last at the Met Gala in 2016. She went rocker then, wearing an embellished bodysuit with 10-inch platform heels. Her hair was high, and her attitude was unapologetic. She looked great, bottom line: Getty Images Getty Images Gaga walked the carpet solo. Her last big red carpet appearance this year was at the Oscars. She went for Breakfast at Tiffany's vibes then, wearing Tiffany & Co. jewels with a black ballgown. She won her very first Oscar on that stage for her song, "Shallow." Then, she gave an emotional speech to the crowd where she detailed how resilience and hard work led her to this moment in her career. She said: If you are at home, and you're sitting on your couch and you're watching this right now, all I have to say is that this is hard work. I've worked hard for a long time, and it's not about, you know...it's not about winning. But what it's about is not giving up. If you have a dream, fight for it. There's a discipline for passion. And it's not about how many times you get rejected or you fall down or you're beaten up. It's about how many times you stand up and are brave and you keep on going. Thank you! 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You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>This year’s Met Gala theme at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art was “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” as in Grace Jones, drag queens, Elton John, and Madonna — not the Boy Scouts. And while Hollywood’s biggest celebrities camped up their usual appearances, far too many of them looked less like theatrical creations and more like attention-seeking wannabes. Here, I break down the 2019 Met Gala’s best and worst dressed. Best Dressed — Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell Lady Gaga came to the Met Gala ready to not only show off four separate looks but to set scenes for them as well. Camp? Yes. Cool? Not really. Gaga’s only look that really impressed me was this “Saved by the Bell” hot pink satin gown by Brandon Maxwell that featured a giant pair of bedazzled shades — the good bougie ones that cost $10 bucks but look like $100 — and none other than a brick phone from 1995. She should have arrived in this look and stayed in it all night. As you scroll down, you’ll know why. Worst Dressed — Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell Gaga’s other three looks, all by Brandon Maxwell, were so ridiculous, so cheap, so not fashion, it’s almost disrespectful how she carried herself as the special guest for the evening of Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour. She arrived in fuschia version of Princess Diana’s billowing wedding dress from 1981. She then stripped down to a sleeveless black gown with a similar 1980s-esque poof skirt on one hip and carried an umbrella, as if she was role-playing Mary Poppins. Fast forward to the last look, and Gaga is in a cheap, unflattering black bra and panties with fishnet stockings and matching platform boots. This Lady surely isn’t a lady after all. Worst Dressed — Lena Dunham in Christopher Kane Actress Lena Dunham arrived in this Christopher Kane ensemble and left me wondering who let her walk out of the house like this? With a giant bow draped down her back, wrinkles at her crotch, latex gloves that appear to be cutting off her arm circulation, and a pair of heels that should never see the light of day, Lena once again gets it all wrong. There’s always next year! Best Dressed — Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in vintage Chanel For avid Fashion Notes readers, you will know that my fixation for “The Row” fashion designers Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen is borderline unhealthy. So, of course, these two end up on my best dressed list — but for good reason, I promise! Chanel’s Karl Lagerfeld has been gone now for about nearly three months. In my tribute to him, I called him fashion’s most prolific innovator, and it’s true, he was. And yet, the snobs of the fashion establishment have treated Lagerfeld’s death as though he was just another designer. There have been few Vogue cover tributes to him and no one paid tribute to him at the Met Gala this year, except for the Olsens. In matching vintage leather Chanel looks, the Olsen twins paid homage to Lagerfeld in their own twist on camp fashion. After all, the campiest of camp is doing the fashion don’t and dressing in the same outfit as someone else on the pink carpet. Worst Dressed — Katy Perry in Moschino Pop singer Katy Perry got caught up in a gorgeous Moschino chandelier but failed to look elegant in any way. There is something always quite lame about what Katy does. She’s a sugary pop star who wears sugary clothes that really any other sugary pop star could wear better. I imagine this chandelier look would be better worn by Rihanna. Best Dressed — Amber Valletta in Saint Laurent Even when it comes to camp fashion, less is more. While others balanced feathered collars on their shoulders and chandeliers on their heads, supermodel Amber Valletta wore a nothing but a lime green ostrich coat and sexy black bodysuit by Saint Laurent’s Anthony Vaccarello. This look with Valletta’s severely-parted sidebang, black tights, and black pumps was très chic on a night when everyone was going over-the-top. Best Dressed — Lucy Boynton in Prada Actress Lucy Boynton was a dream on the red pink carpet at the Met Gala, like a fairy floating through the hordes of celebrities desperately trying to set up poses and dramatic arrivals. In this pale grey and purple Prada gown covered in hours of beadwork, feathers, and a matching headband, Lucy paired her light seafoam-toned hair to her look and opted for icey eyelashes. I would call this, effortless camp. Best Dressed — Shawn Mendes in Saint Laurent Shawn Mendes is the teen girl’s newest heartthrob and I imagine that he’ll be breaking even more hearts after his adoring fans see him in this classic, Elvis Presley-style Saint Laurent suit. While other boys at the Met Gala tapped into a gender-bending persona, Mendes kept it cool in this black suit designed by Anthony Vaccarello, a Saint Laurent’s creative director. His slicked-back hair, black shirt, pointed black crocodile oxfords, and single silver medal on his chest was the subtle rock and roll vibe that this pink carpet was lacking. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Worst Dressed — Gigi Hadid in Michael Kors It’s nice that model Gigi Hadid arrived as Frozone from “The Incredibles” this year, but she must have forgotten that the superhero them was a few years ago. And to think Michael Kors designed this gold and white speckled bodysuit, cape, and helmet combo. Stick to the cashmere sweaters and “MK” handbags! Best Dressed — Kacey Musgraves in Moschino I won’t lie, when I first saw country singer Kacey Musgraves in this Barbie-inspired Moschino look by Jeremy Scott, I thought I was looking at Paris Hilton which truly is not a bad thing. The two could be identical twins! What I find so exciting about this look is that it is an homage to the great Dolly Parton’s “Backwoods Barbie” album with its hot pink leather motorcycle jacket gown, matching faux fur stole, plastic pink sunglasses, silver pumps, and what else but a hot pink hairdryer handbag! The country girl with a southern twang who grows up to be a blonde ambition. Country camp never looked so city. Best Dressed — Jared Leto in Gucci Singer Jared Leto is very close friends with Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele, so naturally, when the two worked together on Leto’s look for the Met Gala, he was given the royal treatment. This royal treatment came in the form of a draped red cape cloke and beaded harness with a heart at the center along with a doppelganger of Leto’s head that that rockstar carried with him throughout the evening, straight from the Gucci runway. It’s all so Game of Thrones! Best Dressed — Naomi Campbell in Valentino Supermodel Naomi Campbell’s Valentino gown, lace tights, and heels were truly an exceptional ensemble mostly because it took all of the most traditionally tacky elements of fashion and made them work. A plunging neckline, check. Purple feathers, check. White lace stockings, check check. And strappy matching stilettos, check. All of it came together in such an ethereal yet humorous way. I guess when you’re this super you really can’t do any wrong. Worst Dressed — Kris Jenner in Tommy Hilfiger Kris Jenner might be the queen of her Kardashian empire, but she definitely was not the queen of the Met Gala. Unlike Kylie and Kendall, two of her famous daughters who looked fierce for the evening, Kris wore a blonde wig and a patriotic Tommy Hilfiger creation that seemed to have a showgirl undertone. I feel like her kids are trying to sabotage her. Best Dressed — Miley Cyrus in Saint Laurent Singer Miley Cyrus was so cool on the pink carpet for the Met Gala, which is at times an aesthetic that folks are often trying to imitate. However, when everyone else is in camped up looks, there is something very pleasing about seeing a young girl in a nightclub-ready party dress. With her natural sandy blonde hair, Miley’s striped Saint Laurent mini skirt dress featured a beautifully sculptured front bodice and back, like origami.<doc-sep>The night's co-host gave us four fashions on the carpet, and she did not disappoint. Lady Gaga has arrived at the 2019 Met Gala pink carpet with a bang, and ready to steal the show. Wearing an extravagant bright pink showstopping dress, the pop star came prepared with four different looks, ready to co-host the event alongside Serena Williams and Harry Styles. Known for her statement-making ensembles, the "Shallow" singer is undoubtedly turning heads with the four different looks she chose for the night. Gaga arrived in a voluminous hot-pink dress, then stripped down to a black long dress. For outfit number three, she unveiled the third look -- another bright pink choice, this time more fitted than the last. Finally, the final outfit goes back to black, and features Gaga in sparkly lingerie.<doc-sep>
Lady Gaga is no stranger to a statement outfit. From her infamous meat dress from the 2010 VMAs to the feathery pink confection she sported to the 2018 Venice Film Festival, the singer/actress has never been one to shy away from a fashion moment. So when it was announced that the theme for the 2019 Mat Gala, which Gaga would co-chair with Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele, Serena Williams, and Harry Styles, was going to be "camp" you knew that something stunning had to be in the works from the A Star is Born star. Gaga did not disappoint: early in the day of the Gala, Gaga posted a photo of herself in a flouncy black and white striped dress made from frothing tiers of ruffles, sky-high platform shoes, a towering mesh hat, and the tiniest little purse you ever did see. However, that dramatic look was only the amuse bouche. The real stunner came when the singer hit the pink carpet on Monday night in a custom bright pink Brandon Maxwell gown complete with a oversized pillowy sleeves, yards of train and a voluminous skirt tied with a sash. She accessorized the look with a matching oversized bow that referenced her OG days with the hairbow. Also in tow were spikey golden false eyelashes and a troupe of umbrella-carrying escorts. Lady Gaga wearing her first outfit for Camp: Notes on Fashion on Monday, May 6. Dimitrios Kambouris Getty Images But before her entrance was complete, the Oscar-winner shed her pink confection and posed for pictures in a strapless architectural Maxwell gown (not unlike the one he designed for her Oscar-winning-gold-moment this year) with a voluminous bustle, opting to hold her own umbrella as she posed. Jamie McCarthy Getty Images Once, twice, three times a Lady Gaga, the Queen of Pop (and possibly camp?) made her third outfit change still walking the treacly pink carpet on the stairs of the Met. Gaga stripped down into a skintight bubblegum pink column dress (we're getting Major Marilyn Monroe vibes) adding oversized sunglasses and a vintage cell phone to complete the picture. Dia Dipasupil Getty Images And then the Lady who we call Gaga referenced one of her signature looks on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She tripped down into a bejeweled bra and pair of underpants with only a pair of fishnets and ultra-high lace up boots (similar to her signature Alexander McQueen pairs of the early aughts). Jamie McCarthy Getty Images So what we're saying is, she's done it—Lady Gaga won the Met Gala red carpet for 2019. Sad times for the fashionably late crew who missed this bonafide spectacle.