Met Gala 2019 theme: Priyanka Chopra and Lady Gaga lead the way with best 'camp' pink carpet looks
This year's event celebrates the concept of 'camp'
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The annual Met Gala is regarded as one of the most significant sartorial fixtures of the year.
On the first Monday of May, A-listers from the worlds of entertainment, politics, fashion and beyond grace the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City for the event.
This year, Lady Gaga, Serena Williams, Harry Styles and Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele have been made co-chairs at the event, alongside Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
The theme for the 2019 Met Gala is "Camp: Notes on Fashion", taking inspiration from an essay on the topic penned in 1964 by writer Susan Sontag.
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Kim Kardashian also shared her outfit from the 2016 Met Gala, where she wore Olivier Rousteing for Balmain and her husband Kanye West wore jeans.
Acknowledging that she felt insecure because she hadn't lost her baby weight, Kardashian wrote: "Big mistake to bleach the brows but Kanye looked so good this year with those blue eyes! It was super controversial that he wore denim."
The KKW Beauty mogul then reminisced about the 2017 Met Gala - her first time "going solo," where she wore Vivienne Westwood.
The reality star concluded reminiscing with photos of her most recent Met Gala outfit, a gold Versace dress that she wore in 2018.
According to Kardashian, she was "most confident this year".
Fully embracing this year's theme, Camp: Notes on Fashion, the Met has swapped the red carpet in favour of a pink one, complete with pink roses and feathers.
Lena Dunham has jokingly shared how she is getting ready for the Met Gala, with a photo of herself eating a plate of bacon.
The actress captioned the Instagram photo: "Enjoying a balanced breakfast #metgala #modeldiet".
American-Nepalese designer Prabal Gurung has been giving his Instagram followers glimpses of his Met Gala designs ahead of the event.
In one photo, Gurung shows off a white sculpted gown detail.
"A glimpse at the sculptural bouillon detail on a dear friend and muse's look for tonight," the designer wrote. "Have any ideas who this one belongs to?"
Another photo shared by Gurung ahead of the Met Gala shows a portion of a crystal-covered dusty pink bodice.
"Rococo blush accented with hand-embroidered chandelier crystals," he captioned the picture.
Lady Gaga was one of the first attendees to arrive at tonight's gala, dressed in a pink Brandon Maxwell dress.
Gaga arrived with a slew of male dancers dressed in black tie attire holding umbrellas on the red carpet.
She teamed the look with over-the-top eyelashes and a fuchsia-coloured bow in her hair before untying her dress to reveal a plain black strapless dress underneath
Billy Porter has arrived at the Met Gala being carried by six shirtless men.
The American Horror Story actor wore a gold bodysuit, beaded cape and a chain headpiece which transformed into a set of wings.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Porter revealed the outfit took 6 weeks to make.
Serena Williams has arrived on the red carpet with her husband Alexis Ohanian wearing a neon yellow yellow gown by Versace and matching Nike trainers.
Harry Styles and the creative director of Gucci, Alessandro Michele, have arrived on the red carpet.
Styles has chosen a sheer black shirt with tailored trousers, cuban heels and a single pearl earring.
Michele is sporting a metallic pink two-piece suit with ruffle detailing and headpiece.
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