#MetGala 2018 - Check Out Unseen! Photos From the Red Carpet

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Yesterday Night, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art rolled out the red carpet for the Met Gala, the annual opening party for its spring exhibition. The invite-only event is also a fundraiser for the museum's Costume Institute.



Celebrities -- including co-chairs Rihanna, Amal Clooney, Donatella Versace and Anna Wintour -- dressed to the theme of the show, "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination."

Singers Katy Perry and Rihanna wore some of the night's most memorable ensembles. Perry donned six-foot angel wings to pair with a metallic gold Versace mini dress and Rihanna seemed to channel the pope, wearing a pearl and jewel-encrusted mitre and robe designed by Margiela.Emmy award-winning writer Lena Waithe stood out in a rainbow-flag cape designed by Carolina Herrera, among the celestial gold and silver dresses. The bold look was praised on Twitter.

Katy Perry

Katy Perry is famous for her over-the-top costumes, and her look at the Met Gala did not disappoint. The star, who is still sporting a blonde pixie cut, was dressed as an angel, with giant white, feathery wings suited for a Victoria’s Secret catwalk. She also wore a long-sleeved gold mini dress and knee-high gold stiletto boots.

The weight of the wings did not stop her from kneeling on the red carpet. “I feel very angelic. Celestial. Ethereal,” she said. “I love dressing up. I love participating.”

As for Ms. Perry’s pre-party prep: “I ate some pasta Bolognese,” she said, patting her stomach.

George and Amal Clooney, a co-host of this year’s Met Gala, were this year’s A-list early birds. Ms. Clooney wore a Richard Quinn creation: a silver strapless corset-like top with dark skinny pants and a silver-and-rose-patterned train that crinkled like foil. Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail.

The couple welcomed twins Alexander and Ella in June. So where were the babies? “They’re under the dress,” joked Mr. Clooney, who turned 57 yesterday.

Olivia Munn

Olivia Munn, wearing a heavy gold H&M dress and chain mail headpiece, said the look was inspired by the Crusades. “They had to sew me in on the way here,” Ms. Munn said, adding that she had been getting ready since 10:30 a.m.

The ride was not without a little bloodshed. Before arriving on the red carpet, one of the links of the dress split and sliced her leg. She pulled her dress aside to reveal blood. “It’s just a little nick,” she said. “It happens.”