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The star of Challengers and of Dune: Part Two, Zendaya, also co-chair of the Met Gala, made a remarkable entrance Monday evening. She wears a Maison Margiela dress, designed by its artistic director, John Galliano.
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Towards the end of the evening, Zendaya surprised her admirers by revealing a second outfit, an archival piece from 1996 also designed by Galliano.
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Mindy Kaling chose Indian designer Gaurav Gupta to attend this evening which highlights the exhibition Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashionwhere we find creations so fragile that they can no longer be worn.
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South African singer Tyla attracted all eyes when she arrived at her first Met Gala wearing this surprising sand dress, a creation by Balmain.
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Model Gigi Hadid wears a long dress designed by American designer Thom Browne which required more than 5,000 hours of meticulous embroidery work.
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Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, co-chair of the event, was accompanied by his wife, Spanish actress Elsa Pataky. Both were dressed in very classic outfits by Tom Ford.
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Penelope Cruz said she was delighted to attend for the 4e time at the Met Gala. Faithful to the Chanel house, of which she is the ambassador, the Spanish actress was very elegant in this romantic style dress.
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Actress Demi Moore, in a Nina Ricci dress, poses with Anglo-American designer Harris Reed.
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Actress Nicole Kidman wears a Balenciaga dress, inspired by a 1951 haute couture dress by the Spanish designer.
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Kendall Jenner wore a Givenchy Haute Couture dress from the Fall 1999 collection, created by Alexander McQueen.
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Singer Lana Del Rey paid homage to an iconic Alexander McQueen collection from 2006-2007 (McQueen passed away in 2010). Seán McGirr, artistic director of the house of Alexander McQueen and the singer’s accompanist at the Met Gala, reinterpreted the creation by designing this silk and tulle dress made of branches.
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Singer Cardi B appeared at the very end of the red carpet with this voluminous black dress made of tulle.
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FKA Twigs, Stella McCartney, Ed Sheeran and Cara Delevingne arrived together at this Met Gala where the celebrities say they are happy to meet for an evening in New York.
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Kim Kardashian, who first attended the Met Gala in 2013 and became a leading figure at the event, wore an outfit by Maison Margiela Artisanal, designed by John Galliano.
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Bad Bunny, another co-chair of the evening, also wore a custom outfit by John Galliano for Maison Margiela.