The Met Gala 2018 is finally here, and with it the only host worthy of such an accolade: Rihanna, who has never wavered in her dedication to this fashion night of nights.
Everyone else could turn up literally dripping in gold and angel tears and Rihanna would still out-slay them all.
The theme this year is Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, which could also be interpreted as Obscene Wealth and Centuries-Old Institution. Co-hosting alongside Rihanna are Amal Clooney and Donatella Versace, which is just perfect assigning from Anna Wintour. The Holy Trinity. And to think, last year, someone thought Katy Perry would be a good host.
Anyway, it’s arrivals time, baby. Here’s what the celebs are cooking up.
AMAL CLOONEY
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AND GEORGE CLOONEY
Amal’s dress / pants situation would work no where else but the Met Gala, and it’s perfect.
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ANNA WINTOUR
BEE SHAFFER
A.K.A. Anna Wintour’s daughter, looking like a goddamn princess (and you can’t see it, but her clutch has a giant, Catholic-style cross on it).
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LAURA LOVE
She’s a singer-songwriter who you may or may not have heard of, but she’s pulling off Catholic iconography with schoolgirl naughtiness here and I love it.
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DANIEL KALUUYA
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JASMINE SANDERS
A.K.A. Golden Barbie on Instagram.
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OLIVIA MUNN
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LILI REINHART & COLE SPROUSE
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DONATELLA VERSACE
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RITA ORA
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WENDI DENG
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HUMA ABEDIN
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PRINCESS BEATRICE
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AMANDA SEYFRIEND & THOMAS SADOSKI
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MIGOS
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CYNTHIA ERIVO
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JONAH HILL
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LILY COLLINS
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MISHA NONOO
A.K.A. the woman (and fashion designer) rumoured to have set up Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Just went straight to the top of my icon list for dressing like an almost slutty nun but making it fashion.
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DOUTZEN KROES
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BELLA HADID
YESS BELLA, looking like a Dominatrix Mami.
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This look deserved two photos so here we are.
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KATHERINE LANGFORD
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KATE BOSWORTH
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KIERSEY CLEMONS
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ZOE KRAVITZ
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ASHLEY GRAHAM
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SZA
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KRIS JENNER
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RIHANNA
RIHANNA HAS ARRIVED! AND SHE CAME DRESSED AS THE POPE! I am deceased.
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Look at that papal tiara, which is apparently the official name for “pope hat”.
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ALEK WEK
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KERRY WASHINGTON
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HAILEE STEINFELD
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GABRIELLE UNION
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KATE UPTON
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DIANE KRUGER
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LENA WAITHE
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LILY ALDRIDGE & ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY
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SASHA LANE
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AMBER HEARD
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FRANCES MCDORMAND
Frances is THROWING. A. LOOK. here and she can do absolutely no wrong. At least someone other than Rihanna got the freaking memo for once.
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SHAILENE WOODLEY
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RUBY ROSE
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MINDY KALING
Queen Mindy Kaling, dressing for her new role in The Crown Season 3.
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DONALD GLOVER
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MICHAEL B. JORDAN
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ANNE HATHAWAY
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ARIANA GRANDE
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EVAN RACHEL WOOD
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TAYLOR HILL
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KATY PERRY
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KATE MOSS
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SIENNA MILLER
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JOURDAN DUNN
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HAILEY BALDWIN
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TRACEE ELLIS ROSS
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GRETA GERWIG
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SARAH JESSICA PARKER
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GISELE BUNDCHEN
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GIGI HADID
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Just updating here to say that FINALLY we have a full length of Gigi’s dress.
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EMILY RATAJKOWSKI
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CHADWICK BOSEMAN
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ASHLEY OLSEN & MARY-KATE OLSEN
You can always mark the years by the annual appearance of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen at the Met Gala.
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IRINA SHAYK & BRADLEY COOPER
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ALICIA VIKANDER
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IDRIS ELBA & SABRINA DHOWRE
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EMMA STONE & NICOLAS GHESQUIERE
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LANA DEL REY & JARED LETO
These two on their way to ask you to join their cult. TBH, would.
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KENDALL JENNER
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PRIYANKA CHOPRA
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JADEN SMITH
Hustling at the Met Gala. Respect.
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MILEY CYRUS
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SALMA HAYEK
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JANELLE MONÁE
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WINNIE HARLOW
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JENNIFER LOPEZ
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SELENA GOMEZ
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KYLIE JENNER
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MADONNA
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MARY J. BLIGE
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SCARLETT JOHANSSON
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NICKI MINAJ
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TRAVIS SCOTT & KYLIE JENNER
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ZENDAYA
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JEREMY SCOTT & CARDI B
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CARA DELEVINGNE
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KIM KARDASHIAN
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TESSA THOMPSON
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LETITIA WRIGHT & JOHN BOYEGA
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SOLANGE KNOWLES
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EMILIA CLARKE
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BLAKE LIVELY
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And that’s a wrap! See you (and the Olsen twins) next year.