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INSPIRATION MEETS RED CARPET AT MET GALA 2019

WHAT IS THE MET GALA ABOUT?

The Met Gala is a Costume fundraiser event to support the Metropolitan Museum of Art???s Costume Institute, New York. The Met Gala is used to mark the beginning of the Institute???s annual exhibit; the exhibit has a theme yearly which is also incorporated as the dress theme for guests of the Met Gala.

WHAT IS THE MET GALA THEME?

The theme for this year???s Met Gala is ???Camp: Notes on Fashion???, the exhibition???s theme???s framework is illustrated in Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay ???Notes on ‘Camp’???; the theme is described as ???an??aesthetic??style and sensibility that regards something as appealing because of its bad??taste??and??ironic value???.

SOME STYLE INSPIRATIONS FROM THE MET GALA

ZENDAYA

All hail Zendaya in this Cinderella inspired costume, this costume was a performance on its own and we are here for the iconic glass slipper drop, a tribute to the Disney Classic.

BILLY PORTER

???Go big or go home??? was Billy Porter???s subtle yet loud statement with this ???Pharaoh??? inspired entrance with a Sedan Chair/Litter.

CIARA

Big hair, cut outs and a thigh high slit, Ciara stunned in this Coming To America ???Imani Izzi??? inspired look.

KIM KARDASHIAN

Kim Kardashian took the word ???literally??? to a whole new level with this ???Wet Look???. Her nude dress and faux nails were embellished with crystals resembling water droplets.

JANELLE MONAE

Janelle Monae takes wearing art to a whole new level with her Picasso surrealism ???African Mask??? inspired look.

KATY PERRY

Katy???s costume is inspired by a prop in the Disney classic Beauty and the Beast, she is dressed as a chandelier with LED candle lights.