It’s the 2019 Met Ball Gala, and the theme is Camp! In an act of fully precedented hubris, Sam Brooks ranks the looks as they come down the red carpet.
It’s the Met Ball Gala, also known as the event that Rihanna wins every year. She’s the Vodafone Warriors of the Met Ball Gala. (Do the Warriors win a lot? Are they famous for losing? If you came here for an accurate Vodafone Warriors take, reconsider your life choice!)
This year, the theme is ‘Camp’. ‘Camp’ is defined by gay men saying, ‘This is camp!’ and ‘That is not camp!’ and also by a famous Susan Sontag essay. In short: Strong camp is so-bad-it’s-good (think the first half of Ryan Murphy’s career) and weak camp is intentionally superficial (think the second half of Ryan Murphy’s career).
Expect a million celebrities to misunderstand the assignment, as they do with every Met Ball Gala!
But enough preamble, here’s the live power-rankings! Check back throughout the day for updated rankings, because even though a million species are dying, fashion never dies.
99. Richard Madden
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125531480627798023
Absolutely not. Madden may be allegedly dating one of the 13 Reasons Why twinks but this couldn’t be straighter if you used a protractor.
Is it camp? Nope.
98. Shawn Mendes
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125542885074636800
Look, do any of us expect sweet baby angel Shawn Mendes to have a working idea of what camp is? No! Keep moving up the rankings, readers.
Is it camp? No, of course not.
97. Karlie Kloss
.@KarlieKloss arrives to the #MetGala red carpet in a gold mini with major puffed sleeves. #MetCamp. https://t.co/6dotOK2PBm pic.twitter.com/WIu3DVUpNU
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 6, 2019
NOPE. Go teach people how to make a website on SquareSpace or whatever site you promote with your stupid YouTube ads!
Is it camp? No!
96. Hailey Bieber
.@haileybieber's long-sleeved gown by @AlexanderWangNY had a surprise in the back: an ultra-low cut-out that revealed a crystal thong. See every #MetGala look so far: https://t.co/pdM4mnm1Hu pic.twitter.com/ta0nQJnPej
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
This would be a lovely gown for, say, the VMAs! Lovely is not Met, unless that’s the theme. Maybe it will be next year? SHOULDA SAVED IT, HAILEY.
Is it camp? Nope.
95. French Montana
French Montana just got LAST year’s #MetGala theme https://t.co/IYOx4ploC5 #MetGala2019 pic.twitter.com/eerXNlTvld
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 6, 2019
I mean, sure.
Is it camp? Nope!
94. Lena Dunham and Jemima Kirke
.@lenadunham's former #Girls co-star @jemimakirke is wearing @christopherkane, too. Her dress is printed with “looner”—a reference to the fetish for balloons. More #MetCamp: https://t.co/RYouy8UDl1 pic.twitter.com/FgBx6peVoX
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
Business as usual.
Is it camp? Yes, which is proof, ladies and otherly identified, that camp does not mean good.
93. Ashley Graham
Show these photos of Ashley Graham to anyone who says barrettes aren’t “fashion” https://t.co/IYOx4ploC5 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/f3uIZgh53T
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 6, 2019
If you glowed up a Pink Lady, this is what it would look like. It’s not bad, but it’s not… better than this.
Is it camp? School camp, circa 1956. Otherwise, no.
92. Carey Mulligan
Carey Mulligan in @prada at the #MetGala More red carpet later on our site. #MetGala2019 @FosseVerdonFX pic.twitter.com/xYENdt099L
— Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) May 6, 2019
Mumford and Glums.
Is it camp? Nope!
91. Kylie and Kendall jenner
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125554656971763712
Cinderella’s Stepsisters.
Is it camp? Sure.
90. Rachel Brosnahan
Rachel Brosnahan of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel fame is wearing a custom @Erdem gown in fuchsia silk. https://t.co/diZYBRCBov pic.twitter.com/NFTCJSXHb9
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 6, 2019
“Hey, y’all! Let’s go down to the Met Gala and have a hootenanny hoe-down!”
Is it camp? No!
89. Regina Hall
Dyeing my hair tomorrow https://t.co/IYOx4ploC5 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/iv0PWDb1a0
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 6, 2019
Pros: The hair that looks like a gay motorbike! The bottom half of the dress that looks like Liberace’s couch!
Cons: This thing, to use a Fug Girls phrase, needs a good hoik.
Is it camp? No!
88. Kris Jenner
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125533927978995714
Amy Poehler’s character from Mean Girls once she flips a particularly expensive house.
Is it camp? Sure.
87. Michael B Jordan
.@michaelb4jordan’s embellished suit comes with a contrast satin yoke and a crystal-buttoned shirt. See every look so far from the #MetGala red carpet: https://t.co/RfG24yUPqh #MetCamp pic.twitter.com/BpsAEX2ZbR
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
Subtle! Stylish! Good effort.
Is it camp? Maybe a bit.
86. Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125565967000645632
This is exactly how I would expect people who just got married in Vegas to dress at the Met Gala.
Is it camp? Like Barbed Wire was camp.
85. Kim Kardashian
The moment you step out of the pool https://t.co/IYOx4ploC5 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/So3cEC7yr9
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 7, 2019
Business as usual.
Is it camp? I think Kim Kardashian, as a concept, exists in a different reality from camp.
84. 21 Savage
.@21Savage is veering on the safe side of camp in a black tuxedo jacket with golden embellishments. https://t.co/nnj4r86rk5 pic.twitter.com/Otro2oJKgm
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 6, 2019
You know when you used to be able to buy hoodies with vaguely Oriental™ dragons on it from cheap dollar stores? This is the expensive version of that. In saying that, looks good!
Is it camp? Nope!
83. Sienna Miller
Sienna Miller wears a chainmail dress from Julien Dossena’s latest @pacorabanne collection. See more from the #MetGala: https://t.co/MCYnRgiVUr pic.twitter.com/45swnZxsF4
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
Another Met Gala, another year of tired jokes about people not being able to recognise Sienna Miller.
Is it camp? I mean, she looks like Sharon Stone.
82. Miley Cyrus
.@MileyCyrus has arrived with the @YSL contingent, in one of creative director Anthony Vaccarello’s signature ‘80s-inspired minidresses in emerald and black sequins. See more from the #MetGala: https://t.co/MBHoLoJpd6 #MetCamp pic.twitter.com/U81t9sfV0D
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
If you wanted to remake Mannequin with Miley Cyrus, this should be on your Pinterest board. It should not be on the Met Gala Red Carpet.
Is it camp? Despite the Mannequin reference, no.
81. Halsey
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125546194346881026
Hot Topic Wonder Woman.
Is it camp? Nope!
80. Yara Shahidi
No pants, no problem! @YaraShahidi chose a beaded bodysuit and tights paired with a dramatic black coat. See more from the #MetGala red carpet: https://t.co/GlogSrN29T #MetCamp pic.twitter.com/VtEt1IwIMD
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
This… looks really good and shouldn’t, but Yara Shahidi knows how to work clothes real well. The different fabric for the tights (and beaded tights are almost always a hard pass) and the top don’t work.
Is it camp? Nope!
79. Laura Love
Model Laura Love chose a rose-colored frock with bow details for her turn up the #MetGala pink carpet. #MetCamp. https://t.co/5ovIiTmyg4 pic.twitter.com/ulgZ3sG9qY
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 6, 2019
This is so pretty!
Is it camp? This is so not camp!
78. Awkwafina
Awkwafina with the Midas touch https://t.co/IYOx4ploC5 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/vc47OmPsai
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 6, 2019
This is giving me a bit of Kylie Minogue’s Aphrodite Tour with some of that armour-dress Lucy Liu wore to the Globes that one time.
Is it camp? Despite the Kylie Minogue vibes (did you know Kylie Minogue invented Ancient Greek fashion?), I’d say no!
77. Liu Wen
Model @LiuWenLW arrives to the #MetGala red carpet in a yellow tartan. https://t.co/zIupE2ZIda pic.twitter.com/Dl53za4e38
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 6, 2019
If you can wear it to the Boxing Day Races at Alexandra Park, then you probably shouldn’t wear it at the Met Gala.
Is it camp? Nope!
76. Alexa Chung
.@Alexa_Chung’s feather-trimmed mini and matching beret mixes cute and #MetCamp style. #MetGala. https://t.co/nAyGY7eC3T pic.twitter.com/yTNSbS2YqG
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 6, 2019
This is cute! I can imagine myself scratching up and down it while waiting for my grandmother to finish her TAB betting over the phone! Childhood trauma!
Is it camp? This is camp! You know what else is camp? Childhood trauma.
75. Harry Styles and Alessandro Michele
Co-host @HarryStyles arrives with Alessandro Michele to the #MetGala red carpet. #MetCamp. https://t.co/f49jP4b86l pic.twitter.com/ET5dYqyEYN
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 6, 2019
“Don’t talk to me or my doulah ever again.”
But seriously, respect for Harry Style’s manicure here! It’s the very least a co-chair can do!
Is it camp? It’s pretty gay! It’s not very camp.
74. Abby Lee Kernshaw
Model Abbey Lee Kershaw is doing her own brand of mermaid #MetCamp in @ThomBrowneNY. #MetGala. https://t.co/SNKWNy6Ksx pic.twitter.com/rlXDhqPTVU
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 6, 2019
Yeehaw Ariel! Under the straw! You poor unfortunate sows, so sad, so true!
Is it camp? Eh.
73. Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore in @MaisonValentino at the #MetGala More red carpet later on our site. #MetGala2019 pic.twitter.com/cg9qagT2Rd
— Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) May 7, 2019
This is perfect cosplay for the Chaperone of the Ball.
Is it camp? Nah.
72. Gigi Haddid
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125548893926756352
“Tell Cersei it was me.”
Is it camp? If you’re referencing latter-day Diana Rigg, you can safely call yourself camp.
71. Aquaria
The #MetGala was INVENTED for Aquaria https://t.co/IYOx4ploC5 pic.twitter.com/2kKPqOuwlt
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 6, 2019
Real talk: Like an owl, a drag queen is not at their best during the daytime. A drag queen is like 85% strategic lighting.
Is it camp? It’s… weird? It’s not camp.
70. Dakota Johnson
Dakota Johnson in @Gucci at the #MetGala More red carpet later on our site. #MetGala2019 pic.twitter.com/UAkuss8fe6
— Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) May 7, 2019
“I’m just so… random, you know?”
Is it camp? No, but it’s pretty.
69. Angel Candice and Joan Smalls
.@AngelCandice and @JoanSmalls arrive in style to the #MetGala carpet. https://t.co/kFGnGhHJQS pic.twitter.com/RBdC9ikmV3
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 7, 2019
Models being models, good job!
Is it camp? Eh.
68. Mindy Kaling
Are you sensing a gold theme? @MindyKaling wore a luminous gold sequined gown, dyeing her hair a pale blonde shade to match. See more from the #MetGala red carpet: https://t.co/Zq5WO4bFwS pic.twitter.com/VRHdlDueYV
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
I’m not in love with the cut of this (at least from this photo) but the platinum pink hair contrasts super well with the gold!
Is it camp? No! But it’s pretty.
67. Anderson Paak
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125536260137811968
If you looked up jaunty in the dictionary, there would be a definition of the word jaunty.
And that definition would describe this!
Is it camp? Nope, but it’s fun!
66. Gal Gadot
.@GalGadot arrived with @Givenchy artistic director Clare Waight Keller to the #MetGala carpet, in coordinating pearl and crystal headpieces. https://t.co/Z9jYbUJpZY pic.twitter.com/84wviaXaqq
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 7, 2019
If it was on your grandmother’s table at some stage, it’s probably not worthy of the Met Gala.
Is it camp? If it can be on a table calmly, it is not camp.
65. Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125544091188629504
Is this what a ball at a Steiner school looks like?
Is it camp? Yup!
64. Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125552295217967104
Points for the left. Points off for the right.
Is it camp? More metallic than camp! I worry she will get magnets stuck to her.
63. The Olsen Twins
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125541150075621381
Two cigarettes left in the pack.
Is it camp? There is something inherently camp about the Olsen Twins continued existence and prominence that deserves more words than I can give it here.
62. Nicki Minaj
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125563152601690112
Isn’t this just one of Nicki’s Barbie looks from seven years ago?
Is it camp? No! This is Nicki toning down her campness, for some reason.
61. Ryan Murphy
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125532132749860865
Sigh.
Is it camp? Sigh, yes.
60. Hari Nef
.@Gucci muse @HariNef chose a marigold dress by creative director Alessandro Michele for the #MetGala. https://t.co/wwRf95XZny pic.twitter.com/TLvF4gGfGA
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 6, 2019
Joanna Newsom is ringing her stylist, tears streaming down her hemp shawl, while looking at this photo.
Is it camp? Yup!
59. Dapper Dan
Designer Dapper Dan arrives to the #MetGala red carpet in custom @Gucci, a brand he has collaborated with for the past two years. #MetCamp https://t.co/w72W6pAoQc pic.twitter.com/9RGCPIY09d
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 6, 2019
A suit you can sit down in, that still looks silly and beautiful? Winner, baby.
Is it camp? Yup!
58. Bee Schaffer
Bee Shaffer looking like a goddamn rose #MetGala pic.twitter.com/E0zwbmnlTc
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 6, 2019
That train is dumb! It’s so dumb, it’s the CityRail of trains.
Is it camp? Nah.
57. Dua Lipa
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125555402043809793
This is the off-brand version of another outfit much further up the rankings.
Is it camp? Yes, but like, the tracing of camp.
56. Darren Criss
.@darrencriss proves that dudes can take beauty risks too. #MetGala #MetCamp https://t.co/xPiWu4tAsB pic.twitter.com/3rXIPWREJg
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
Year 11 collage. Achieved.
Is it camp? Yes, but barely.
55. Florence (sans the Machine)
.@flo_tweet has arrived at the #MetGala. See more #MetCamp: https://t.co/lRZSGLLg7x pic.twitter.com/kT4G3nRTKA
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
“It all began with the forging of the Great Rings. Three were given to the Elves; immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings. Seven, to the Dwarf Lords, great miners and craftsmen of the mountain halls. And nine, nine rings were gifted to the race of Men, who above all else desire power.”
Is it camp? Yes!
54. Anna Wintour
And we’re live from the #MetGala! Happy camping! pic.twitter.com/Yup7fDivXp
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 6, 2019
Yeah, like I’m gonna say anything negative about Anna Wintour.
Is it camp? If Anna Wintour thinks it’s camp, it’s camp!
53. Emma Stone
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125561758582824961
Can you nap in sparkles?
Is it camp? Bare bones, but yes.
52. Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay in @prada at the #MetGala More red carpet later on our site. #MetGala2019 @ava pic.twitter.com/KDGhnzT5zA
— Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) May 6, 2019
Gorgeous, statuesque, great colour. She could wear this to the Oscars, but it makes sense here too!
Is it camp? Nah.
51. Amber Valetta
When you’re really not into the mini-bag trend https://t.co/IYOx4ploC5 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/CKWYZG2xOl
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 6, 2019
Apparently this is a dress as well? But honestly that cut makes me hurt just looking at it.
Is it camp? Yeeees?
50. Sarah Paulson
.@MsSarahPaulson's oversize @Moschino bow dress is perfectly on theme. #MetGala #MetCamp https://t.co/uvbimOgOQm pic.twitter.com/pXIig3suFo
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 7, 2019
Sideways bow!
Is it camp? Sure.
49. Frank Ocean
Listen, Frank Ocean can do whatever he wants https://t.co/IYOx4ploC5 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/8EVC2nH82U
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 6, 2019
Yes! I’m absolutely here for this. This is camp – showing up at the Met Gala, the most prestigious and talked about fashion event of the year in a hoodie? That’s camp.
Is it camp? Yes!!!
48. Jeremy Scott and Bella Hadid
.@BellaHadid arrives with @ITSJEREMYSCOTT to the #MetGala red carpet. https://t.co/YqUJCVPJOU pic.twitter.com/QARJOh0dgQ
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 7, 2019
Thanos is missing some Infinity Stones, yo!
47. Serena Williams and Husband
.@serenawilliams and husband @alexisohanian have arrived at the #MetGala. See more from #MetCamp: https://t.co/bw1fCPBfLK pic.twitter.com/g3NIP5kY9t
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
Falling Sherbert! The Queen of Candyland!
Is it camp? Maaaaybe? I’ll leave it to the non-existent jury.
46. Solange Knowles
.@solangeknowles wore a python bodysuit—sans pants!—and matching thigh-high boots by @Ferragamo. See more from the #MetGala: https://t.co/dXSwGlxcYm pic.twitter.com/S4cqSU1dfw
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 7, 2019
This is very good! It is very Destiny’s Child ‘Survivor’ which is odd because she is pointedly not a member of that girl group.
Is it camp? No!
45. Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin
Director @BazLuhrmann and his wife Catherine Martin have arrived to the #MetGala red carpet, both wearing @Prada. https://t.co/hjBUV6nAch pic.twitter.com/vgYyDJuvpJ
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 6, 2019
Your cool aunt and uncle have arrived. They simultaneously own like five houses, call themselves socialists, went to Woodstock, but definitely voted National. You love them, fear them, and want to be in their inheritance.
Is it camp? As camp as Harold Perrineau’s underrated performance as Mercutio in Romeo + Juliet (1996).
44. Emily Ratjakowski
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125553130895237120
[long, tired, sigh].
Is it camp? Begrudgingly yes.
43. Alicia Keys
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125556746293059584
“Honourable representatives of the Republic, I come to you under the gravest of circumstances. The Naboo system has been invaded by the droid armies of the Trade Federation…”
Is it camp? Is Queen Amidala camp? Nobody answer that question.
42. Hamish Bowles
Vogue’s International Editor at Large @hamishbowles just arrived in a feather-trimmed Maison @Margiela cape, purple suit, and freshly-dyed turquoise hair. See more updates in our #MetGala live blog: https://t.co/l9ZgkDmCUd pic.twitter.com/12uEZYEo7v
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
I am torn on this, much like this actual outfit looks torn! If there was a Look Sharp for rich people, and you set a toddler upon it, this is what it would look like.
Is it camp? Yes.
41. Charli XCX
In neon yellow, @Charli_XCX proves that making a statement can be as easy as choosing a bold color for the #MetGala red carpet. #MetCamp https://t.co/EqlyK2AO3x pic.twitter.com/jBNNe9VrMK
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 6, 2019
I mean, I assume this is just how Charli XCX goes about her every day life.
Is it camp? Yes. Especially in this context, that colour really pops.
40. Dominique Jackson
Dominique Jackson at at the #MetGala More red carpet later on our site. #MetGala2019 #PoseFX @PoseOnFX @tyraaross pic.twitter.com/tpFiAz0YpT
— Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) May 6, 2019
Stunning! Floofy! Silly. A season twelve competitor on Drag Race is currently plotting to Ocean’s 13 this away.
Is it camp? Hell yes.
39. Gwyneth Paltrow
.@gwynethpaltrow has arrived at the 2019 #MetGala. See more from the #MetCamp red carpet: https://t.co/pyp2un4M2F pic.twitter.com/QmKqOhbnPm
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 7, 2019
She’s GOOP. She literally came as GOOP.
Is it camp? GOOP.
38. Gabrielle Union
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125567544482500608
“I bid you pay heed, my liege!”
Is it camp? Are metallics camp? I don’t know.
37. Kristen Stewart
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125562987648049157
Milla Jovovich circa 1998, is that you?
Is it camp? The Fifth Element is sci-fi camp at its most mainstream, so cosplay can only be camper. Yes.
36. Natasha Lyonne
#RussianDoll star @nlyonne's bifurcated jumpsuit is a graphic take on #MetCamp style. See more from the #MetGala: https://t.co/PMmDZb3ZSZ pic.twitter.com/9ZXWtKVEhi
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
“Ahh! After 10,000 years, I’m free! It’s time to conquer Earth!” – Rita Repulsa, Mighty Morphin’ Power-Rangers, and also this outfit.
Is it camp? Hell yes.
35. Saoirse Ronan
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125536071897493505
Power Ranger Daenerys.
Is it camp? No, but it’s absolutely stunning.
34. Jared Leto
Jared Leto in @gucci at the #MetGala More red carpet later on our site. #MetGala2019 pic.twitter.com/V58olNIsLP
— Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) May 6, 2019
I mean, yes. Obviously. This is great.
Is it clearly the effort of someone who went method to play the Joker, the most boring supervillain? Yes.
But is it impressive, funny, and silly? Yes!
Is it camp? Yes, proof that something can be camp even if you don’t like it.
24. Danai Gurira
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125541010942111748
Pop! Six! Squish! Wakanda! Lipschitz! Uh-uh!
Did you know Danai Gurira is a playwright, too? You should read Eclipsed, it’s great.
Is it camp? Hell yes.
33. Zoe Saldana
.@zoesaldana in @MichaelKors at the #MetGala More red carpet later on our site. #MetGala2019 pic.twitter.com/PHWaw9I1KL
— Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) May 7, 2019
Donna Summer is spinning in her grave!
Is it camp? No, but it’s stunning!
32. Josephin Skriver
Model @JosephinSkriver has coordinated her headpiece, dress, and boots in a tropical floral pattern for the #MetGala red carpet. #MetCamp https://t.co/gFUMrievrv pic.twitter.com/0h7wzXJaG1
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 7, 2019
Desert Island Discs x Priscilla: Queen of the Desert.
Is it camp? Yup!
31. Tiffany Haddish
.@TiffanyHaddish said there wasn’t enough food at last year’s #MetGala so she brought chicken in her purse. An icon. pic.twitter.com/O2Cc4K4n84
— The Root (@TheRoot) May 6, 2019
Somebody cast Tiffany Haddish as the Emcee in Cabaret right now. Or cast her as the Witch in Into the Woods! Or cast her as anything, everything.
Is it camp? She brought fried chicken in a purse to the Met Gala! Yes!
30. Jennifer Lopez
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125556014672154624
Cleopatra x Pia Zadora.
Only @JLo could make a beaded wig look this good. See more from the #MetGala: https://t.co/NqgJDIXYSK #MetCamp pic.twitter.com/wbsuC8VOtW
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 7, 2019
Is it camp? Yup!
29. Emma Roberts
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125550874833620996
It’s a candy floss shrub being worn by the second in line to the House of Harrods.
This is… honestly just so stunning. I love it. I’m into it.
Is it camp? Yes.
28. Laverne Cox
.@LaverneCox has arrived to the #MetGala red carpet, dressed in a black ruffled @CSiriano gown “inspired by fantasy,” that she has complemented with pale turquoise hair. #MetCamp https://t.co/ZoOt5Aw0sY pic.twitter.com/xaTgi1BD3c
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 6, 2019
Throw a glass of wine in my face! This is Diahann Carroll on Dynasty, if you killed her, brought her back from the dead and let her attend her own wake.
Is it camp? It’s so camp, Joan Collins just booked a role on it.
27. Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek in @Gucci at the #MetGala More red carpet later on our site. #MetGala2019 pic.twitter.com/OToL0cwEJ5
— Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) May 7, 2019
Ah, a timely reference to Aaliyah vehicle The Queen of the Damned. I get you, Salma.
Is it camp? Why not.
26. Winnie Harlow
.@WinnieHarlow arrives to the #MetGala red carpet in #MetCamp splendor. See more from the latest arrivals: https://t.co/7Q1qGuAiIP pic.twitter.com/9BGdUn6zE9
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 7, 2019
I bet you my paycheck Beyonce shows up wearing something less impressive than this.
Is it camp? Nah!
25. Katy Perry
.@katyperry KILLING IT at the #MetGala More red carpet later on our site. #MetGala2019 pic.twitter.com/4XABfe4jv0
— Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) May 6, 2019
Katy Perry is the human equivalent of ‘points for effort’.
Be our guest, Katy Perry https://t.co/IYOx4ploC5 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/qDrc4omuZr
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 7, 2019
Is it camp? Sure?
18. Gwen Stefani
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125560801992019968
The Queen of the Yokels!
Is it camp? Yup.
24. Ciara
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125557303057551360
Level up, level up, level up, level up.
Is it camp? Level up.
23. Naomi Campbell
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125550487548452864
Naomi Campbell is just… very good at wearing clothes. She got paid millions of dollars to do it. Anything she wears becomes a million times better purely by comparison.
.@NaomiCampbell opted for an orchid high-slit gown with lace tights and an attached feathered cape by @maisonvalentino's Pierpaolo Piccioli. More updates in our #MetGala live blog: https://t.co/HGY3cjkA2d pic.twitter.com/6MC01w19OG
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 7, 2019
Is it camp? Her name is Naomi Campbell.
22. Cara Delevigne
Jojo Siwa, is that you? https://t.co/IYOx4ploC5 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/RXeDNzB3p2
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 7, 2019
Andy Warhol x Toys ‘R’ Us.
Is it camp? Yes!
21. Elle Fanning
Elle Fanning in @MIUMIUofficial at the #MetGala More red carpet later on our site. #MetGala2019 pic.twitter.com/xILL5q9skO
— Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) May 6, 2019
John Waters Cosplay.
Is it camp? I just said ‘John Waters Cosplay’.
20. Hailee Steinfeld
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125559355213000704
Instagram x Typo.
Is it camp? In the very mildest sense.
19. Kacey Musgraves
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125549483113234434
Top of the class, please!
Is it camp? Hell yes! Coming dressed as Barbie, when your entire persona is a riff on the messed up stereotypes of country music and therefore America? Camp. And looking amazing while staying entirely on assignment? Amazing.
18. Constance Wu
.@constancewu opted for a sheer tulle @marchesafashion gown covered in trompe l'oeil draped pearls and crystals. See more from the #MetGala: https://t.co/ig7KjTHuEO pic.twitter.com/G07yCbocTM
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
Metal Gear Sequins.
Is it camp? Yes!
17. Gemma Chan
.@gemma_chan arrived arm-in-arm with designer @TOMFORD, wearing a sleek silver dress and oversize headpiece. See more from the #MetGala red carpet: https://t.co/pryIHY7OeE pic.twitter.com/TBdxGeSUuR
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 7, 2019
Joan of Arc x Cleopatra 2500.
Is it camp? Hell yes.
16. Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt in @MichaelKors at the #MetGala More red carpet later on our site. #MetGala2019 pic.twitter.com/9x7lEESO1G
— Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) May 6, 2019
“Goldfiiiiiinngeeeeerrrrrr.”
Is it camp? Yes!
15. Tracee Ellis Ross
.@TraceeEllisRoss in @Moschino at the #MetGala More red carpet later on our site. #MetGala2019 pic.twitter.com/5oY276sed4
— Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) May 7, 2019
When you can’t pick portrait or landscape for your selfie.
Is it camp? More avant-garde than camp! What’s avant-garde? Nobody knows!
14. Lizzo
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125561804896256000
The closest thing to an audition for a 2019 Lady Marmalade as you can get. Where her background singers at!
YA YOU WERE 🙌 https://t.co/IYOx4ploC5 #MetGala2019 pic.twitter.com/J2taMVB7u9
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 7, 2019
Is it camp? Yup!
13. Cardi B
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125558616763899904
Bed, Bath and Beyond Comforter realness.
Is it camp? Yup!
12. Michael Urie
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125560619296489473
A direct reference to Victor/Victoria, respect.
Is it camp? It’s a direct reference to Victor/Victoria.
11. Lily Collins
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125554145186996224
Absolutely goddamned yes. She is giving Priscilla Presley realness, and if you don’t know who Priscilla Presley is, close this tab and get an education.
Is it camp? Like an anorak.
10. Jordan Roth
.@Jordan_Roth made a dramatic entrance in an Iris Van Herpen cape printed with to look like the interior of an opera house. See more from the #MetGala: https://t.co/ZpMWzccQv5 #MetCamp pic.twitter.com/0Ig4fguUmb
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
If you look real close, you can see Nicole Kidman having an emotional revelation during Birth (2004).
Is it camp? He’s wearing the inside of an opera house, yes!
9. Big Freedia and Ciara (again!)
https://twitter.com/mefeater/status/1125528884475310081
Just watch the clip, you guys.
Is it camp? See above, re: watching clip you guys.
8. Zendaya
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125562313849876481
Cinderella x 2001: A Space Odyssey.
ZENDAYA, OH MY GOD https://t.co/IYOx4ploC5 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/AK8rNPnlng
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 7, 2019
“I don’t recognise that shoe, Dave.”
Is it camp? Hell yes.
7. Lady Gaga
Why wear one look when you can have four? @LadyGaga has already made this #MetGala red carpet memorable. https://t.co/C4b8TMg8IZ #MetCamp pic.twitter.com/vkCB0tZzs2
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
This moves from Miann Chic to Mary Poppins: Burlesque to Malibu Widow to… just Underwear, really.
Of all the celebrities who understands camp, you would hope that this year’s co-chair, Lady Gaga would understand it!
Mood https://t.co/IYOx4ploC5 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/FvKAUbUwpt
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 6, 2019
And she does! This is silly, this is colourful, and vibrant. A great barometer for the event.
Is it camp? Yup!
6. Ezra Miller
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125565407161663488
Oh, looks like someone went to Elam.
Is it camp? Yes, and it’s fantastic!
5. Diane Von Fustenberg
.@DVF's muse for the #MetGala? Lady Liberty, of course. Her gown is screen-printed with a blown-up Andy Warhol portrait of herself. #MetCamp. https://t.co/Drsumd8UBD pic.twitter.com/X3VX1aUamG
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) May 7, 2019
From sea to stunning sea.
Is it camp? Is wearing a print of your own Andy Warhol portrait camp?
4. Celine Dion
All the things Céline Dion looks like at the #MetGala:
Cate Blanchett as Hela in Thor: Ragnarok
Tilda Swinton in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Night King from #GameOfThrones https://t.co/IYOx4ploC5 pic.twitter.com/XKNz83kGM2— The Cut (@TheCut) May 6, 2019
Post-Apocalyptic Lisa Simpson.
Is it camp? I don’t think Celine Dion has ever not been camp, you guys.
3. Lupita Nyon’go
LUPITA 👏 DID 👏 THAT 👏 https://t.co/IYOx4ploC5 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/IMYWftuDso
— The Cut (@TheCut) May 7, 2019
This isn’t a throwback, this is taking a bunch of old awesome things, combining them together, and making them a hundred times better. It is a Koosh Ball, a Disco Ball and a mouthful of mushrooms. I want to tattoo it on me.
Is it camp? Obviously.
2. Billy Porter and Men
.@theebillyporter just shut down the #MetGala red carpet when he arrived on a litter—carried by six shirtless men!—in a theatrical nod to Ancient Egypt. #MetCamp https://t.co/R1ZsIkvzb9 pic.twitter.com/Pg5saHZXBI
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 6, 2019
Coincidentally, this is also how I arrive at the office at 9:30am every morning.
Me: Don’t be dramatic.
Also me: #MetGala pic.twitter.com/7SvPX2L2KQ
— Us Weekly (@usweekly) May 6, 2019
You’re too beautiful for this land, Billy! You have to take to the heavens!
Is it camp? It’s so camp that the Boy Scouts of America have banned it from being a scout leader, and then also booked it out for their summer away trip.
1. Janelle Monae
https://twitter.com/PopCraveNet/status/1125551539135950850
Honestly, how does this not win? She’s wearing half a face!
Is it camp? You should be able to tell by now, y’all.