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
AND GEORGE CLOONEY
Amal’s dress / pants situation would work no where else but the Met Gala, and it’s perfect.
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).
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.
DANIEL KALUUYA
JASMINE SANDERS
A.K.A. Golden Barbie on Instagram.
OLIVIA MUNN
LILI REINHART & COLE SPROUSE
DONATELLA VERSACE
RITA ORA
WENDI DENG
HUMA ABEDIN
PRINCESS BEATRICE
AMANDA SEYFRIEND & THOMAS SADOSKI
MIGOS
CYNTHIA ERIVO
JONAH HILL
LILY COLLINS
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.
DOUTZEN KROES
BELLA HADID
YESS BELLA, looking like a Dominatrix Mami.
This look deserved two photos so here we are.
KATHERINE LANGFORD
KATE BOSWORTH
KIERSEY CLEMONS
ZOE KRAVITZ
ASHLEY GRAHAM
SZA
KRIS JENNER
RIHANNA
RIHANNA HAS ARRIVED! AND SHE CAME DRESSED AS THE POPE! I am deceased.
Look at that papal tiara, which is apparently the official name for “pope hat”.
ALEK WEK
KERRY WASHINGTON
HAILEE STEINFELD
GABRIELLE UNION
KATE UPTON
DIANE KRUGER
LENA WAITHE
LILY ALDRIDGE & ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY
SASHA LANE
AMBER HEARD
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.
SHAILENE WOODLEY
RUBY ROSE
MINDY KALING
Queen Mindy Kaling, dressing for her new role in The Crown Season 3.
DONALD GLOVER
MICHAEL B. JORDAN
ANNE HATHAWAY
ARIANA GRANDE
EVAN RACHEL WOOD
TAYLOR HILL
KATY PERRY
KATE MOSS
SIENNA MILLER
JOURDAN DUNN
HAILEY BALDWIN
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS
GRETA GERWIG
SARAH JESSICA PARKER
GISELE BUNDCHEN
GIGI HADID
Just updating here to say that FINALLY we have a full length of Gigi’s dress.
EMILY RATAJKOWSKI
CHADWICK BOSEMAN
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.
IRINA SHAYK & BRADLEY COOPER
ALICIA VIKANDER
IDRIS ELBA & SABRINA DHOWRE
EMMA STONE & NICOLAS GHESQUIERE
LANA DEL REY & JARED LETO
These two on their way to ask you to join their cult. TBH, would.
KENDALL JENNER
PRIYANKA CHOPRA
JADEN SMITH
Hustling at the Met Gala. Respect.
MILEY CYRUS
SALMA HAYEK
JANELLE MONÁE
WINNIE HARLOW
JENNIFER LOPEZ
SELENA GOMEZ
KYLIE JENNER
MADONNA
MARY J. BLIGE
SCARLETT JOHANSSON
NICKI MINAJ
TRAVIS SCOTT & KYLIE JENNER
ZENDAYA
JEREMY SCOTT & CARDI B
CARA DELEVINGNE
KIM KARDASHIAN
TESSA THOMPSON
LETITIA WRIGHT & JOHN BOYEGA
SOLANGE KNOWLES
EMILIA CLARKE
BLAKE LIVELY
And that’s a wrap! See you (and the Olsen twins) next year.