Written by CNN Staff The Met Gala's red carpet is known for delivering some of the most daring fashion statements of the year. The charity benefit, which costs upwards of $30,000 a head to attend, has a rich history of attracting risqué outfits. Lady Gaga wore not one -- but four outfits to the event while actor Billy Porter, decked all in gold, was carried in on a chaise by six shirtless men. The event's reputation, coupled with 2019's theme "Camp: Notes on Fashion," has again resulted in an eye-catching assortment of bold looks. And, as the stars of stage, screen, music, fashion and sport arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York Monday night, it also became clear that definitions of "camp" remain open to interpretation. Memorable looks Harry Styles donned a flamenco-inspired, gender-fluid look designed by Gucci at tonight's event. The singer wore a black jumpsuit by the label, in one of the most-searched outfits of the night. Harry Styles attends the Met Gala wearing Gucci. Credit: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP Lady Gaga, who has a long history of exaggerated and theatrical looks, also sparked a social media frenzy over the four outfits she wore to the Met Gala. Arriving in a voluminous bright pink dress by Brandon Maxwell, she then stripped down to a black gown, pink slip dress and finally into a crystal bra and panties. Rapper Cardi B showed up to the Met Gala in a dramatic burgundy gown that extended into a full quilted circular train. The dress, trimmed with feathers, was designed by Thom Browne and took more than 2,000 hours to make. Celine Dion's 22-pound gold Oscar de la Renta dress became the topic of heated discussion online. While her dress, which took 52 master embroiderers to make, was a sheer work of art, the singer said she almost got the theme wrong. "I thought everyone was going to be sleeping together," she told The Cut. "We're going to be camping? That's not my cup of tea." Whether it's enormous angel wings or a spray-painted dress, Katy Perry always takes the Met Gala theme seriously. Unsurprisingly, Perry went all-out this year, attending as a life-sized chandelier with electric candles and dripping with crystals, designed by Moschino's Jeremy Scott. Katy Perry attends the Met Gala wearing Moschino. Credit: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP Zendaya had a fairytale entrance to the red carpet. The actress and singer, who wore a black Tommy Hilfiger gown, was walking up the stairs when her stylist, Law Roach, waved a wand and transformed her dress into a glowing version reminiscent of the iconic baby blue gown worn by Cinderella. Zendaya attends the Met Gala. Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images North America/Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Zendaya wore a glowing dress to the camp-themed event. Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images North America/Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Jared Leto went with himself to this year's Met Gala. Well, sort of. Leto arrived with a mannequin of his own head, apparently inspired by Gucci's Fall-Winter 2018 show, where the fashion house sent models down the runway with heads. Jared Leto attends the Met Gala. Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images North America/Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Dressed in a gold bodysuit and matching headpiece, actor Billy Porter made a theatrical entrance, carried onto the red carpet by six shirtless men. Billy Porter makes an entrance at the Met Gala. Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images North America/Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Last month, Nick Jonas told "Entertainment Tonight" that his wife, Priyanka Chopra, would "set the tone" for the pair's Met Gala outfits. The Bollywood star did just that, wearing a silver Dior Haute Couture dress with a rainbow feathered skirt and a thorny crown. Jonas complemented her in a white suit by Dior Men. Both of them wore glittery silver shoes. Scroll through the gallery above for a selection of red carpet looks, spanning the understated, the extravagant and the outright audacious.<doc-sep>Watch : Kylie Jenner & More Met Gala After-Party Looks Kylie Jenner's Met Gala 2019 outfit was a project. The 21-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star and Kylie Cosmetics founder and sister Kendall Jenner, 23, wowed onlookers at the star-studded fashion event on Monday with corresponding custom-made lavender and tangerine feathered Versace gowns. They were also joined by Kylie's partner Travis Scott, the sisters' mom Kris Jenner and her partner Corey Gamble, and their older sister Kim Kardashian and her husband Kanye West. A behind-the-scenes look at Kylie's Met Gala prep was posted on Vogue's YouTube channel on Wednesday. "Four months ago, I started looking at sketches," she said. "They showed me those first sketches and it looked a little more like cowgirl vibes, like it was green, it had a big cowgirl hat. And then they showed me another version, which was more colorful. I was thinking of doing more like a monochromatic look, so I didn't change it much. I loved what it looked like. I was very happy with the sketches."<doc-sep>Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Jennifer Lopez may have looked confident and happy on the 2019 Met Gala red carpet, but the pop star’s journey to get there was an emotional one. In a behind-the-scenes video posted to her YouTube account about the making of her custom Versace gown, Lopez said, “Obviously, we’re saddened this year and cried during our first fitting, putting on this gown.” The “Medicine” singer, 49, was feeling emotional because of her close relationship with Luigi Massi, one of the designers at the fashion house who passed away last month at the age of 53 following a heart attack. Her dress was one of the last pieces he worked on. “Knowing Luigi was making this gown when he passed away. It’s difficult, but at the same time it’s also a celebration of his work,” the Grammy winner explained. The silver beaded gown took 50 days to complete, and it took Lopez an additional seven hours just to look picture perfect for fashion’s biggest night.<doc-sep>
As soon as the Fall ready-to-wear shows end in March, our attention quickly turns to the next big event on our calendar: the Met Gala. Somehow, the first Monday in May always arrives faster than we expect. By the time we’re all carpooling to the museum, we’ve already spent many weeks (or months, if you’re on the events team) planning, writing pre-Met features, and, of course, figuring out what to wear. Something about this year’s “Camp: Notes on Fashion” theme got Vogue’s editors—this one included!—particularly excited to dress up. Maybe it’s because “Camp” almost mandates a (massive) step outside your comfort zone; it’s a chance to truly go for it, or even try on a new persona. In contrast, for all three of the past Met Galas I’ve worked on as a Vogue staffer, I’ve worn something quite simple that was already in my closet: For “Manus x Machina” in 2016, it was a white Beaufille slipdress with silver hardware, in keeping with our dress code of white, black, and silver. Last year’s “Heavenly Bodies” theme found most Vogue editors in black: I paired a simple Cienne jumpsuit with a few layered cross necklaces. The dress code for “Camp,” on the other hand, was just shy of “anything goes”: Whether you were feeling ruffles, hot pink, sparkle, a train, or all of the above, the options were virtually endless. As someone who doesn’t have a particularly “campy” wardrobe, discovering something perfect in the back of my closet wasn’t going to happen. I have a feeling the same was true for most of my colleagues; who could rationalize making room for a giant tulle pouf or sequined suit in their New York–sized apartment, anyway? Those items might spark joy, but in an age of Marie Kondo–ing your stuff, the idea of owning something that rarely gets worn doesn’t feel particularly modern, nor is it good for the planet. I’ve purged my closet (on The RealReal and ThredUp, mostly) so it only includes the stuff I really wear, and I only let myself buy things I know will get their proper use. As such, buying something new wasn’t really in the cards or my budget, but as April came to a close, I needed to figure something out STAT. This was perhaps the single event in my life where an LBD or jewel-tone slip—the do-it-all “classics” in my wardrobe—would look entirely inappropriate! I soon realized I’d already written about my ideal solution, though: Armarium. Earlier this year, the high-end rental service based in New York had opened a Los Angeles pop-up with Eco-Age specifically for awards season. Celebrity stylists stopped by to rent last-minute options for their clients, but the store also became a significant resource for the hundreds of nonfamous people who were covering or working at the events. Sounds familiar!