Met Gala 2016: The best memes, jokes and responses to the fashion extravaganza
From Zayn's bionic arms to Kanye's contact lenses
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Your support makes all the difference.The prestigious Met Gala event was held in New York City last night and, as predicted, the internet had a lot to say about the various outfits worn by the high-profile guests who were lucky enough to receive an invitation.
The theme of last year’s Met Gala, China: Through the Looking Glass, generated many memes. Rihanna’s outfit spawned the most and her extravagant canary-yellow dress, with the help of the internet, was quickly transformed into a fried-egg, omelette and pizza. The internet also had fun with Sarah Jessica Parker’s flamed head-piece which in one particularly witty meme was used to heat up Rihanna’s fried-egg dress.
With the 2016 theme being Manus x Machina: Fashion in an age of Technology, who would become the internet's newest targets?
First up was Zayn Malik who modelled bionic arms as he accompanied his model girlfriend Gigi Hadid, making their red carpet debut.
Malik didn’t seem to mind though and re-tweeted one fan's suggestion that famed bionic characters would have approved of his outfit choice.
Then came Kanye West’s blue contact lenses, which apparently when asked about by E! News about the look, he responded with a one-word answer: “Vibes”.
And then there was Claire Danes’ ‘Cinderella’ dress which, true to the theme, met with technology by glowing in the dark. The dress was roundly met with a positive response.
Rita Ora and Beyonce, who posed for a picture together at the event quashing any rumours of a rift, also were targeted by memes.
Although absent in attendance, Rihanna still had the best response:
Roll on next year.
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