Met Gala 2018's Heavenly Red Carpet.
Welcome to the best Monday (well Tuesday in Australia) of the YEAR!! This year's theme is one that should really prove interesting because it is all about how Catholicism has inspired fashion. If you're a fashion dork like me you will love this article about how Anna Wintour and Andrew Bolton (curator of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum) convinced the Vatican to loan them pieces from the archives. The Met's "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Image" is the largest exhibit in the Costume Institute to date so the red carpet has some high expectations to live up to. Especially from me.
While there was, as always, a heap of people who seemed to miss the memo or interpreted it really weakly there were some absolute killers (yes Rihanna I'm looking at you) and far too many smaller details too miss. So prepare yourselves this is gonna be a journey!
Heavenly Silhouettes
These dresses were all stand outs because they took the theme and kept an ethereal look with a modern twist. Whether it be a larger sequinned skirt that echos that of angels in paintings, inspiration from stained glass windows, or dreamy silhouettes shrouded by hoods and capes these ladies really put a dreamy twist on the dress code.
Clockwise from upper left: Kerry Washington in Ralph Lauren, Amanda Seyfried in Prada, Gigi Hadid in Versace, Doutzen Kroes in Sies Marjan, Keltie Knight in Valentino (with Anna Wintour earrings!!), Jourdan Dunn in Diane von Furstenberg, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Ralph Lauren
Icono-graphic
Iconography is a massive part of Catholicism - anyone who went to a Catholic school and did Studies of Religion in senior could tell you they take it so so seriously. But I love how each of these pieces took either major symbols or imagery and made it part of the look. I especially love that we saw some of the men really get into this particular expression of the "Heavenly Bodies" theme which is much more artistic and out there compared to modern 'men's dressing'. Everyone in this category really took it to another level both weird and wonderful. A special mention goes to Evan Rachel Wood's dress which makes her look as though she is wrapped in angel wings.
Clockwise from left: Darren Criss in Dolce & Gabbana, Chadwick Boseman in Versace, Stella Maxwell in Moschino, Gucci's Alessandro Michele, Lana Del Rey and Jared Leto all in Gucci, Jennifer Lopez in Balmain, Evan Rachel Wood in Altuzarra, Sarah Jessica Parker in Dolce & Gabbana
Modern Icons
Yes most people at the Met Gala are icons for someone, but by this I mean they have taken elements and created a modern piece that while it throws to its Catholic inspiration would not be out of place at a different event. Ariana Grande's dress features Michelangelo's Last Judgement as the print but is still so beautifully draped that it could be worn for any red carpet event. And I know a lot of people would've rolled their eyes at Kim's dress (a good friend of mine put it as 'you can't just through a couple of crosses on a dress') but this is an archival piece from Gianni Versace's days and it really throws to the golden ornaments and ritual instruments that are often seen throughout the church.
Clockwise from upper left: Kate Upton in Zac Posen, Priyanka Chopra in Ralph Lauren, Janelle Monae in Marc Jacobs, Anne Hathaway in Valentino, Kim Kardashian West in Vintage Versace, Ariana Grande in Vera Wang
Heavenly Head Pieces
If you looked at literally anything about this years Gala you would have noted that head pieces were a big thing. Some looks felt a bit of a cop out where they went "let me throw a headpiece on this and it'll be Catholic enough" and others the headpiece really completed and elevated the look to actually suit the theme. Whether it was a halo, chainmail, or a veil all of these held throwbacks to various works of art and pieces of history from Catholicism. Unfortunately I cannot find where most of these pieces are from but that doesn't stop me from admiring them.
Clockwise from upper left: Rita Ora, Diane Kruger in Philip Treacy, Amber Heard, Winnie Harlow, SZA, Olivia Munn in H&M, Kate Bosworth in Oscar de la Renta, Nicki Minaj
Show Stoppers
Of course no Met Gala is complete without looks that make your jaw drop. Extra doesn't even describe them. And these ladies really took it up a level theming their looks to Joan of Arc, the Pope, Gothic Nuns, and other images regularly used by the Church.
Clockwise from upper left: Lily Collins in Givenchy, Zendaya in Versace, Blake Lively in Atelier Versace, Rihanna in Maison Margiela Artisanal, Kate Bosworth in Oscar de la Renta
All pictures were taken from vogue.com
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What are your favourite moments from the Met Gala this year? Let me know in the comments below!