An Intimate Glimpse Inside the 2019 Met Gala, Fashion’s Biggest Night

It could be said that photographers Corey Tenold and Hunter Abrams followed the Met Gala 2019 dress code, “studied triviality,” exactly. Except not with what they were wearing, but what they were doing—fastidiosusly studying the triviality of the scene surrounding them & capturing every moment. The photos are an intimate glimpse inside the 2019 Costume Institute Gala, “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” from the arrivals among the grand flamingo centerpiece in the Metropolitan Museum's Great Hall, to cocktail hour in the Petrie Sculpture Court, to Lady Gaga's multiple, fantastical outfit changes. And sure, it was an evening of never-ending glamour—but also one of fun and frivolity, displayed through garments as well as the celebrities themselves. Click through to see for yourself.