bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

articlePageQuery

filter

article

articleBaseAdvertisingInfoArticle

articleListArticle

articleSeoArticle

hooksArticleAcknowledgementGateOverlayArticle

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

hooksContentInterestArticle

articleLinkingDataContent

hooksAmpRedirectArticle

articleSchemaContent

liveArticle

advertZone

sentiment

contentLock

topics

types

sections

paywallTypes

createdDate

publishedDate

urlAlias

moreOnThisArticles

sponsorType

commentCount

authorLocations

authors

corrections

displaySlideShow

multimediaEmbed

printHeadline

seriesContainer

articleSpeeches

socialHeadline

headline

images

flag

firstTopic

glossary

flattenTypeIds

image

relatedLinks

relatedNewsletters

__typename

sponsor

pdfFiles

seriesReverseOrder

series

disableOffPlatformContent

published

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

body

keywords

readingTime

customTimezone

liveContents

Lim Li Ying

The Met Gala has always called for the most creative and over-the-top red carpet outfits, and it is a thrill every year to review the celebrities’ wardrobe choices. This year, with the exhibition “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” as the main theme of the evening, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was flooded with long trains, glittering sequins and OTT headpieces. So who wore the papal crown best, and who takes the crown for worst dressed?
Best head dress goes to ...

The Met Gala costs much more than its US$30,000 ticket
Not happening:

Best warrior princess goes to ...


And those who lost the battle ...


Pure-as-white angels who made the heavens sing:


Top looks on the Met Gala 2017 red carpet
And then there are the fallen angels ...


Black widows who turned up in elegant numbers:
Why Meryl Streep is demanding Karl Lagerfeld’s apology in Oscars spat



Black widows who didn’t quite get the memo ...

Rihanna, Donatella Versace and Amal Clooney to host Met Gala


Who wore red best?



But you don’t want to be stopping traffic with this kind of red ...


Top red carpet looks at the Time 100 Gala
And the gilded guests who took gold on like a dream:


Hmm ... Not sure what’s going on here but even the glitter ain’t going to save you, darling ...

And best WTF goes to ...

Want more stories like this? Sign up here. Follow STYLE on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter


Meet Finn Bennett, who plays Prince Aerion Targaryen in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

How Hong Kong movies The Wicked City and 2000 AD rewrote the city’s cinema rule book

How Marius Hoiby went from living in Norway royal family’s ‘gilded cage’ to alleged rapist

Actress Johnny Sequoyah on making a name for herself – interview

Fame and celebrity

Gallery: the best and worst dressed at The Met Gala 2018

Cardi B arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The Gala's 2018 theme is “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” / AFP PHOTO / Angela WEISS

epa06718054 Priyanka Chopra arrives on the red carpet for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's benefit celebrating the opening of the exhibit 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination' in New York, New York, USA, 07 May 2018. The exhibit will be on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute from 10 May to 08 October 2018. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

Emilia Clarke arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The Gala's 2018 theme is “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” / AFP PHOTO / Angela WEISS

Blake Lively attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination exhibition on Monday, May 7, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

epa06717932 Rihanna arrives on the red carpet for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's benefit celebrating the opening of the exhibit 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination' in New York, New York, USA, 07 May 2018. The exhibit will be on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute from 10 May to 08 October 2018. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

epa06718014 Evan Rachel Wood arrives on the red carpet for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's benefit celebrating the opening of the exhibit 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination' in New York, New York, USA, 07 May 2018. The exhibit will be on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute from 10 May to 08 October 2018. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

Gisele Bundchen attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination exhibition on Monday, May 7, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Cara Delevingne arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The Gala's 2018 theme is “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” / AFP PHOTO / Angela WEISS

Actress Sienna Miller arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala (Met Gala) to celebrate the opening of “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Ashley Olsen (L) and Mary-Kate Olsen arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala (Met Gala) to celebrate the opening of “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Hailey Baldwin (R) and Shawn Mendes arrive for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The Gala's 2018 theme is “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” / AFP PHOTO / Hector RETAMAL

epa06718056 Cynthia Erivo arrives on the red carpet for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's benefit celebrating the opening of the exhibit 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination' in New York, New York, USA, 07 May 2018. The exhibit will be on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute from 10 May to 08 October 2018. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

Sarah Jessica Parker attends the "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" Costume Institute Gala 2018 on Monday, May 7, 2018 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, N.Y. (Laura Thompson/New York Daily News/TNS)

Scarlett Johansson arrive for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The Gala's 2018 theme is “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” / AFP PHOTO / Angela WEISS

Nicki Minaj arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Artâ€™s Costume Institute. The Gala's 2018 theme is â€œHeavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.â€� / AFP PHOTO / Angela WEISS

Eiza Gonzalez arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The Gala's 2018 theme is “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” / AFP PHOTO / Angela WEISS

Zendaya attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination exhibition on Monday, May 7, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Lily Collins arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The Gala's 2018 theme is “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” / AFP PHOTO / Angela WEISS

Irina Shayk, left, and Bradley Cooper attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination exhibition on Monday, May 7, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Nga Nguyen arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The Gala's 2018 theme is “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” / AFP PHOTO / Hector RETAMAL

Jaden Smith attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination exhibition on Monday, May 7, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Singer-Songwriter Katy Perry arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala (Met Gala) to celebrate the opening of “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

epa06718181 Karlie Kloss arrives on the red carpet for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's benefit celebrating the opening of the exhibit 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination' in New York, New York, USA, 07 May 2018. The exhibit will be on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute from 10 May to 08 October 2018. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

Jennifer Lopez arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The Gala's 2018 theme is “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” / AFP PHOTO / Hector RETAMAL

Kylie Jenner attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination exhibition on Monday, May 7, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

An elegant Blake Lively attends The Met Gala 2018. Photo: AP

6 celebrity chefs to prepare haute cuisine aboard the cruise ship World Dream

Treasure of the Sea by Martin Yan

A Rose at Sea by Chan Kwok Keung

Taste the Sea Breeze by Christian Yang

Pearl of the Ocean by Alvin Leung

The Crescent at Sea by Wan Tat Kong

Poseidon’s Secret Garden by Vicky Cheng

Magazines

Style

Luxury

People

Celebrities

Katy Perry’s wings, SJP’s ‘altar’ and the most WTF moment – the gala’s turnout has certainly taken the ‘Heavenly Bodies’ theme to a whole new level


Katy Perry’s wings and SJP’s ‘altar’ and the most WTF moment – the gala’s turnout has certainly taken the ‘Heavenly Bodies’ theme to a whole new level


Fashion

Katy Perry

Gallery: the best and worst dressed at The Met Gala 2018

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Katy Perry’s wings, SJP’s ‘altar’ and the most WTF moment – the gala’s turnout has certainly taken the ‘Heavenly Bodies’ theme to a whole new level

Katy Perry’s wings, SJP’s ‘altar’ and the most WTF moment – the gala’s turnout has certainly taken the ‘Heavenly Bodies’ theme to a whole new level