Met Gala: 13 of the most eye-catching looks

There were so many celebrities on the red carpet at Monday's Met Gala, you'd think fashion itself was going out of fashion.

Last year, we were robbed of the chance to see extremely beautiful people wearing clothes we could never afford as the 2020 event was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Fortunately, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual display of feathers and flamboyancy was back on form this year, with veterans of the event being pictured alongside plenty of younger stars who were making their gala debut.

The event's previous themes have included punk, campery, Catholicism and technology, but the Met kept things home-grown for 2021. In America: A Lexicon of Fashion invited guests to celebrate the US, its history and its greatest designers.

The Met Gala is the fashion industry's equivalent of the Oscars, and sees designers, models, and Hollywood stars gather together to compete for media coverage. The event raises money for the Costume Institute - the only one of the Met's curatorial departments that has to fund itself.

You've probably already seen the likes of Lil Nas X, Emma Raducanu and Kim Kardashian grabbing the headlines. So here's a round-up of some of the other eye-catching looks from the event, and who designed them.

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