Met Gala 2019: The campest outfits on the red carpet

It was always going to be tricky to outdo the Met Gala 2018 red carpet, thanks to its religious theme which led Rihanna to dress like the actual Pope.

However it's safe to say the celebs have outdone themselves again, taking the Camp: Notes on Fashion and running with it.

Met Gala Camp theme

First off, a bit of context. Like previous years, the theme was an extension of the Met’s exhibition, curated by Andrew Bolton and Wendy Yu, around Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay Notes on “Camp” which amongst other things describes it as a love of exaggeration. Gucci was the official sponsor, so the fact there would be extravagant and fabulous outfits was a given.

Met Gala 2019 Lady Gaga

She pulled off not one, not two, not three but four Brandon Maxwell looks on the red carpet. All within five minutes of arriving on the pink carpet. She arrived in a hot pink ballgown, which she took off to reveal a slightly smaller black ballgown which she took off to reveal a pink column dress, and finally stripping to her black underwear, all whilst using props such as a giant Barbie-style phone, an umbrella (ella) and then a cocktail trolley. What a performance.

Met Gala 2019 best dressed

When the Met Gala red carpet opened, we thought for sure that Lady Gaga was the new Met Gala queen seeing as her four outfits were even better than that Golden Globes dress, but then Celine Dion went and blew everything out of the water in a full Las Vegas showgirl outfit, feather headdress and all and does the woman ever age??!!

Serena Williams came to serve (sorry), in a bright yellow Versace gown with matching neon Off-White Nike trainers, and Mrs Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan also went pink in a floaty Erdem gown.

As for the mean, they weren't too shabby either. Harry Styles teamed his Gucci pussybow blouse with patent heels, whilst Taron Egerton chose a very Elton-esque beaded tuxedo jacket and his Rocketman co-star Richard Madden looked dapper in black. Benedict Cumberbatch wore all-white. Oh, and Jared Leto also carried his own head down the red carpet.

Met Gala 2019: Emma Roberts

Wearing Simone Rocha

Met Gala 2019: Naomi Campbell

Met Gala 2019: Cara Delevingne

Met Gala 2019: Emma Stone

Wearing Louis Vuitton

Met Gala 2019: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez

Wearing Versace

Met Gala 2019: Kendall Jenner

Met Gala 2019: Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas

Nick Jonas wears Dior

Met Gala 2019: Kylie Jenner

Met Gala 2019: Lily Collins

Met Gala 2019: Gwen Stefani

Met Gala 2019: Janelle Monae

Wearing Christian Siriano

Met Gala 2019: Gigi Hadid

Met Gala 2019: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West

Wearing Mugler

Met Gala 2019: Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart

Met Gala 2019: Bella Hadid

Wearing Moschino

Met Gala 2019: Zoe Kravitz

Met Gala 2019: Regina King

Wearing Oscar de la Renta and Lark & Berry jewellery

Met Gala 2019: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

Met Gala 2019: Hailey Bieber

Wearing Alexander Wang

Met Gala 2019: Alexa Chung

Met Gala 2019: Elle Fanning

Wearing Miu Miu

Met Gala 2019: Zoe Saldana

Met Gala 2019: Miley Cyrus

Wearing Saint Laurent

Met Gala 2019: Katy Perry

Met Gala 2019: Lucy Boynton

Wearing Prada

Met Gala 2019: Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter

Met Gala 2019: Emily Blunt and Sienna Miller

Emily wears Michael Kors

Met Gala 2019: Jared Leto

Wearing Gucci

Met Gala 2019: Kris Jenner

Wearing Tommy Hilfiger

Met Gala 2019: Mindy Kaling

Wearing Moschino

Met Gala 2019: Florence Welch

Wearing Gucci

Met Gala 2019: Saoirse Ronan

Met Gala 2019: Wendy Yu

Wearing Giambattista Valli Haute Couture

Met Gala 2019: Charli XCX

Met Gala 2019: Richard Madden

Wearing Dior

Met Gala 2019: Celine Dion

Wearing Oscar de la Renta

Met Gala 2019: Karlie Kloss

Met Gala 2019: Rachel Brosnahan

Wearing Ermes

Met Gala 2019: Laverne Cox

Wearing Christian Siriano

Met Gala 2019: Billy Porter

Met Gala 2019: Sofia Sanchez de Betak

Wearing Mango

Met Gala 2019: Ashley Ggraham

Wearing Gucci

Met Gala 2019: Harry Styles and Alessandro Michele

Wearing Gucci

Met Gala 2019: Serena Williams

Wearing Versace

Met Gala 2019: Lady Gaga

Wearing Brandon Maxwell

Met Gala 2019: Lady Gaga

Wearing Brandon Maxwell

Met Gala 2019: Lady Gaga

Wearing Brandon Maxwell