The Met Gala, otherwise known as the most fashionable night of the year, did not disappoint last night in New York City. The exhibition—“Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination”—holds drama aplenty, but the event began on the iconic stairs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art where guests swept up the red carpet for their grand entrances. In addition to our best dressed list, behold the first-look photos for early glimpses of the stunning array of celebrity looks to walk the red carpet.
Photo: Getty Images1/162Madonna in Jean Paul Gaultier and Narcisa Pheres jewelry
Photo: Getty Images2/162Blake Lively in Atelier Versace, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry with a Judith Leiber Couture bag
Photo: Getty Images3/162Naomi Watts in Michael Kors Collection
Photo: Getty Images4/162Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Christopher Kane
Photo: Getty Images5/162Adwoa Aboah in Marc Jacobs, John Hardy jewelry, and Maria Tash jewelry
Photo: Getty Images6/162Wendy Yu in Oscar de la Renta
Photo: Getty Images7/162Liu Wen in Michael Kors Collection
Photo: Getty Images8/162Riccardo Tisci in Burberry
Photo: Getty Images9/162Kristin Scott Thomas in Erdem
Photo: Getty Images10/162Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Ocleppo
Photo: Getty Images11/162Sienna Miller in Louis Vuitton, Fred Leighton jewelry with a Jimmy Choo bag
Photo: Getty Images12/162Justin Theroux in Louis Vuitton
Photo: Getty Images13/162Christian Combs in Dolce & Gabbana
Photos: Courtesy of Saint Laurent14/162Charlotte Gainsbourg in Saint Laurent
Photos: Courtesy of Saint Laurent15/162Mica Argañaraz in Saint Laurent
Photo: Getty Images16/162Sean Combs in Musika Frère and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
Photo: Getty Images17/162Hikari Mori in Prabal Gurung and Tasaki jewelry
Photo: Getty Images18/162Claire Danes in Marni
Photo: Getty Images19/162Charlotte Casiraghi in Saint Laurent
Photo: Getty Images20/162Joan Smalls in Tommy Hilfiger and Philip Treacy headdress
Photo: Getty Images21/162Lewis Hamilton in Tommy Hilfiger and Loriblu shoes
Photo: Getty Images22/162Kate Upton in Zac Posen, Alexandre Birman shoes, and Stephen Russell jewelry
Photo: Getty Images23/162Alexa Chung in ALEXACHUNG, Gucci shoes, and Buccellati jewelry
Photo: Getty Images24/162Diplo in Maison Margiela, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Mikimoto jewelry
Photo: Getty Images25/162Fei Fei Sun in Tory Burch and Fred Leighton jewelry
Photo: Getty Images26/162Salma Hayek Pinault in custom Altuzarra and François-Henri Pinault
Photo: Getty Images27/162Poppy Delevingne in Michael Kors Collection and David Webb jewelry
Photo: Getty Images28/162Jennifer Connelly in Louis Vuitton
Photo: Getty Images29/162Idris Elba in Givenchy Haute Couture
Photo: Getty Images30/162Sarah Paulson in Prada and Michael B. Jordan in Off-White
Photo: Getty Images31/162Jourdan Dunn in Diane von Furstenberg and Christian Louboutin shoes
Photo: Getty Images32/162Tessa Thompson in Thom Browne and Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Photo: Getty Images33/162Marjorie Harvey in Dolce & Gabbana
Photo: Getty Images34/162Emilia Clarke in Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda
Photo: Getty Images35/162Issa Rae in Michael Kors Collection and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
Photo: Getty Images36/162Ariana Rockefeller in Elizabeth Kennedy
Photo: Getty Images37/162Paris Jackson in Stella McCartney
Photo: Getty Images38/162Selena Gomez in Coach and Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Photo: Getty Images39/162Janelle Monáe in Marc Jacobs, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Jennifer Fisher jewelry
Photo: Getty Images40/162Miley Cyrus in Stella McCartney, Sydney Evan jewelry, and Gabriel NY jewelry
Photo: Getty Images41/162Scarlett Johansson in Marchesa, Fred Leighton jewelry and Jimmy Choo shoes and Colin Jost in Dolce & Gabbana and Fred Leighton cufflinks
Photo: Getty Images42/162Virgil Abloh in Louis Vuitton and Off-White x Nike shoes
Photo: Getty Images43/162Ansel Elgort in Ralph Lauren
Photo: Getty Images44/162Emily Ratajkowski in custom Marc Jacobs, Messika jewelry, and Jimmy Choo shoes
Photo: Getty Images45/162Cassie Ventura in Thom Browne, Sarah Jane Wilde jewelry, and Chopard jewelry
Photo: Getty Images46/162Nicki Minaj in Oscar de la Renta and Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Photo: Getty Images47/162Colin Firth and Livia Firth in Giambattista Valli and Chopard jewelry
Photo: Getty Images48/162Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon in Ralph Lauren
Photo: Getty Images49/162Wiz Khalifa in Dior Homme
Photo: Getty Images50/162Cara Delevingne in Dior Haute Couture and Noudar jewelry
Photo: Getty Images51/162Kim Kardashian West in Versace and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
Photo: Getty Images52/162Zendaya in Atelier Versace, Tiffany & Co. jewelry, and Jimmy Choo shoes
Photo: Getty Images53/162Solange Knowles in Iris van Herpen and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
Photo: Getty Images54/162Letitia Wright in custom Coach and Forevermark jewelry and John Boyega in Michael Kors Collection
Photo: Getty Images55/162Jeremy Scott in Moschino
Photo: Getty Images56/162Cardi B in Moschino
Photo: Getty Images57/162Cynthia Erivo in Valentino, Eva Fehren jewelry, and Maria Tash jewelry
Photo: Getty Images58/162Rooney Mara in Givenchy Haute Couture and Fred Leighton jewelry
Photo: Getty Images59/162Travis Scott in Christian Louboutin shoes and Kylie Jenner in Alexander Wang and Chopard jewelry
Photo: Getty Images60/162Tracee Ellis Ross in Michael Kors Collection and Repossi jewelry and Donald Glover in Gucci
Photo: Getty Images61/162Mary-Kate Olsen in Paco Rabanne and Ashley Olsen in The Row and Paco Rabanne
Photo: Getty Images62/162Gigi Hadid in Atelier Versace, Lorraine Schwartz jewelry, and Christian Louboutin shoes
Photo: Getty Images63/162Mary J. Blige in Versace and L’Dezen by Payal Shah jewelry
Photo: Getty Images64/162Nick Jonas in Dolce & Gabbana
Photo: Getty Images65/162Alexander Skarsgård in Brioni, Tod’s shoes, Chanel watch, and David Yurman cufflinks
Photo: Getty Images66/162Ming Xi in Prabal Gurung and Tasaki jewelry
Photo: Getty Images67/162Yara Shahidi in Chanel Couture and Christian Louboutin shoes
Photo: Getty Images68/162Julia Corden in Brock Collection and James Corden in Tom Ford
Photo: Getty Images69/162Jennifer Lopez in Balmain and Jimmy Choo shoes with a Jimmy Choo bag
Photo: Getty Images70/162Trevor Noah in Balmain
Photo: Getty Images71/162Stella Maxwell in Moschino, Casadei shoes, and David Yurman jewelry
Photo: Getty Images72/162Hugh Jackman in Dior Homme and Deborra-Lee Furness
Photo: Getty Images73/162Bradley Cooper in Tom Ford and Irina Shayk in Versace
Photo: Getty Images74/162Emma Stone in Louis Vuitton
Photo: Getty Images75/162Mindy Kaling in Vassilis Zoulias and Fred Leighton jewelry
Photo: Getty Images76/162Kendall Jenner in Off-White, Tiffany & Co. jewelry, and Jimmy Choo shoes
Photo: Getty Images77/162Winnie Harlow in Tommy Hilfiger
Photo: Getty Images78/162Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton
Photo: Getty Images79/162Troye Sivan in Valentino
Photo: Getty Images80/162Ruth Negga in Louis Vuitton
Photo: Getty Images81/162Riley Keough in Louis Vuitton
Photo: Getty Images82/162Jaden Smith in Louis Vuitton
Photo: Getty Images83/162Chadwick Boseman in Versace and Christian Louboutin shoes
Photo: Getty Images84/162Alicia Vikander in Louis Vuitton and Nikos Koulis Cheap Replica Handbags
Photo: Getty Images85/162Priyanka Chopra in Ralph Lauren
Photo: Getty Images86/162Lana Del Rey and Jared Leto, both in Gucci
Photo: Getty Images87/162Karlie Kloss in Brandon Maxwell
Photo: Getty Images88/162Evan Rachel Wood in Altuzarra and Fred Leighton jewelry
Photo: Getty Images89/162Laura Dern in Proenza Schouler and Fred Leighton jewelry
Photo: Getty Images90/162Ariana Grande in Vera Wang and Butani jewelry
Photo: Getty Images91/162Taylor Hill in Diane von Furstenberg, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Bulgari jewelry
Photo: Getty Images92/162Vera Wang in Vera Wang
Photo: Getty Images93/162Sarah Jessica Parker in Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda, Jennifer Fisher jewelry and Fred Leighton jewelry
Photo: Getty Images94/162Greta Gerwig in The Row and Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Photo: Getty Images95/162Shawn Mendes in Tommy Hilfiger and Hailey Baldwin in Tommy Hilfiger, Tiffany & Co. jewelry, and Jimmy Choo shoes.
Photo: Getty Images96/162Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen, both in Versace
Photo: Getty Images97/162Cindy Crawford in Versace with a Judith Leiber Couture bag
Photo: Getty Images98/162Shailene Woodley in Ralph Lauren
Photo: Getty Images99/162Ruby Rose in Tommy Hilfiger and Jimmy Choo shoes with a Judith Leiber Couture bag
Photo: Getty Images100/162Brooke Shields in Zac Posen and Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Photo: Getty Images101/162Sasha Lane in Tory Burch and Tamara Mellon shoes
Photo: Getty Images102/162Frances McDormand in Valentino
Photo: Getty Images103/162Katy Perry in Versace
Photo: Getty Images104/162Anne Hathaway in Valentino
Photo: Getty Images105/162Diane Kruger in Prabal Gurung, Tasaki jewelry, and Philip Treacy x Tasaki headpiece
Photo: Getty Images106/162Gabrielle Union in Prabal Gurung and Tasaki jewelry
Photo: Getty Images107/162Renell Medrano and A$AP Ferg in Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Photo: Getty Images108/162Anja Rubik in Saint Laurent
Photo: Getty Images109/162Kris Jenner in Tommy Hilfiger and Stephen Webster jewelry
Photo: Getty Images110/162Uma Thurman in custom Gabriela Hearst
Photo: Getty Images111/162Lauren Santo Domingo in Calvin Klein by Appointment
Photo: Getty Images112/162Andrew Garfield in Tom Ford
Photo: Getty Images113/162Katie Lee in Danielle Frankel and Fred Leighton jewelry
Photo: Getty Images114/162Takeoff, Quavo, and Offset of Migos, all in Versace
Photo: Getty Images115/162Princess Beatrice of York in Alberta Ferretti
Photo: Getty Images116/162Misha Nonoo
Photo: Getty Images117/162Amber Heard in Carolina Herrera and Jennifer Meyer jewelry
Photo: Getty Images118/162Lily Aldridge and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Ralph Lauren and Anita Ko jewelry and Ana Khouri jewelry
Photo: Getty Images119/162Karen Elson in Michael Kors Collection and Fred Leighton jewelry
Photo: Getty Images120/162Andreea Diaconu in Michael Kors Collection
Photo: Getty Images121/162Zoë Kravitz in Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello
Photo: Getty Images122/162Lewis Hamilton in Tommy Hilfiger
Photo: Getty Images123/162SZA in Versace and Djula jewelry
Photo: Getty Images124/162Shaun White in Etro
Photo: Getty Images125/162Katherine Langford in Prada and Fred Leighton jewelry
Photo: Getty Images126/162Lena Waithe in Carolina Herrera
Photo: Getty Images127/162Hailee Steinfeld in Prabal Gurung with a Judith Leiber Couture bag, Jimmy Choo shoes, and Tasaki jewelry
Photo: Getty Images128/162Dakota Fanning in Miu Miu and Fred Leighton jewelry
Photo: Getty Images129/162Mackenzie Davis in Chloé
Photo: Getty Images130/162Eiza González in Prabal Gurung and Tasaki jewelry
Photo: Getty Images131/162Katharine McPhee in Georges Chakra Couture and Jimmy Choo shoes
Photo: Getty Images132/162Ashley Graham in Prabal Gurung and Tasaki jewelry
Photo: Getty Images133/162Rihanna in custom Maison Margiela by John Galliano with a custom Judith Leiber Couture clutch, Christian Louboutin shoes, Maria Tash jewelry, Cartier jewelry, and Gilan jewelry
Photo: Getty Images134/162Kerry Washington in Ralph Lauren and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
Photo: Getty Images135/162Kate Bosworth in Oscar de la Renta and Tacori jewelry
Photo: Getty Images136/162Kate Moss in Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello and Jimmy Choo shoes
Photo: Getty Images137/162Bella Hadid in Chrome Hearts Official
Photo: Getty Images138/162Amber Valletta in Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello
Photo: Getty Images139/162Helen Lasichanh and Pharrell Williams in Chanel
Photo: Getty Images140/162Mindy Kaling
Photo: Getty Images141/162Alek Wek in H&M and Paul Andrew shoes
Photo: Getty Images142/162Brooke Shields in Zac Posen
Photo: Getty Images143/162Lili Reinhart in H&M, Giuseppe Zanotti shoes, and Djula jewelry
Photo: Getty Images144/162Doutzen Kroes in Sies Marjan
Photo: Getty Images145/162Lily Collins in Givenchy Haute Couture
Photo: Getty Images146/162Jamie Bochert in Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello
Photo: Getty Images147/162Amanda Seyfried in Prada and H.Stern jewelry and Thomas Sadoski
Photo: Getty Images148/162Lynda Carter in Zac Posen with a Judith Leiber Couture bag
Photo: Getty Images149/162Olivia Munn in H&M, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry