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2023 Met Gala Red Carpet: All the Fashion, All the Drama

Lil Nas X led the charge, then a very late Rihanna stole the show, as 400 celebrities dressed up to pay homage to Karl Lagerfeld at the crazy style-palooza that is the Met Gala.

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By Elizabeth Hunt BrockwayPublished May 01, 2023 6:52PM EDT

The Met Gala is a riot of fashion, with a theme—this year, “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” (the subject of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute exhibit, May 5-July 16)—that some stick to, and some, well, go their on way. Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour, who wields her red pen with ruthless precision when it comes to the guest list, came with rumored beau Bill Nighy. Penélope Cruz and Dua Lipa, two of the co-chairs of the evening, arrived in chic white. And then the games began! There was even a cliffhanger and mystery: Rihanna finally arrived hours late in, naturally, a completely bonkers outfit.