The Met Gala is famously generally known as the Tremendous Bowl of trends. Why? Nicely, it’s one of the vital unique social occasions on the planet, and celebrities all the time go all out for the event. Just like the championship sport, although, typically stars and their glam squads shock us with the sudden, be it a never-before-seen coiffure or a wildly unpredictable lip coloration.

Celebrities aren’t afraid to go all out for the Met Gala, even when it means polarizing followers with completely out-there glam. Take, for instance, the gray-white hair coloration Nicole Richie debuted in 2013 to suit the occasion’s “Punk: Chaos to Couture” theme. Or, the eye-catching metallic blue lipstick Joan Smalls wore that following yr; the theme was “Charles James: Past Vogue.”

And that’s simply the beginning of seems which have concurrently shocked the world and formed popular culture. Extra lately, the 2019 Met Gala was filled with unforgettable hair and make-up moments. Billy Porter fairly actually reworked into an “Egyptian Solar God,” whereas Gigi Hadid confirmed up with spiky white eyelashes manufactured from feathers. 

Anna Wintour, sadly, needed to cancel the 2020 Met Gala because of the coronavirus pandemic. The occasion is historically held on the primary Monday in Could, benefitting the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Costume Institute in New York Metropolis. For the reason that the 2020 celebration didn’t happen, celebrities pulled out all of the stops for the 2021 Met Gala.

The occasion was postponed from Could to September, and the brand new date marked the top of New York Vogue Week. The theme is “In America: A Lexicon of Vogue,” and there weren’t one however 4 hosts: Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, and Naomi Osaka.

The celebrities shined brightly on the pink carpet, thanks partially to a daring magnificence development: Pink and purple eyeshadow! A number of A-listers rocked the look, together with Rihanna and Camila Cabello. Kim Kardashian, a Met Gala staple, surprised crowds by sporting an all-black ensemble that fully masked her face — leaving her flawlessly-styled hair to talk for itself. (It price hundreds.) Frank Ocean additionally introduced the daring to the 2021 soiree, sporting brilliant inexperienced hair for the event.