Met Gala 2019: All the celebrity guests on the red carpet

Of the many red carpet events that transpire through the year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala, commonly known as the Met Gala, ranks among the biggest. What started as a fundraising event in 1948 by publicist Eleanor Lambert for the Met Museum has now been dubbed as the ‘Oscars of fashion'. Held on the first Monday of May each year, the modern iteration of the evening sees the best and brightest from the worlds of fashion, music, film, art and sports, among others, to raise money and celebrate the grand opening of the museum's latest exhibition.

But it's the clothes that make the Met Gala the glamorous spectacle it is. Attendees are encouraged to let the theme of the exhibit inspire their sartorial choices—and year on year, celebrities leave no stone unturned in making sure this appearance generates the most impact. The theme for this year's event: Camp: Notes on Fashion. For the exhibition, Andrew Bolton, head curator, drew on Susan Sontag's seminal 1964 essay, “Notes on Camp”, which is quite a departure from last year's dialogue with religious art and costume. The essay takes a stab at the idea of artifice, style, exaggeration and a kind of winking bad taste, exemplified by figures like Oscar Wilde and outré aesthetic movements such as Art Nouveau.

Since 1995, the event has been chaired by US Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who enlists public figures to serve as her co-chairs. The Met Gala 2019, which marks the event's 71th anniversary, is co-chaired by Lady Gaga, Alessandro Michele, Harry Styles and Serena Williams.

Actor Priyanka Chopra, who made her Met Gala debut in 2017, along with now-husband Nick Jonas, has been elected as the latest members to join the Benefit Committee this year. Other Indian celebrities to be spotted at the event include Deepika Padukone, Isha Ambani and Natasha Poonawalla.

Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas, Isha Ambani and other stars arrive at the Met Gala 2019

Guests have historically played fast and loose with the theme, but camp leaves a lot of room for fun. The dress code for this year was ‘studied triviality', and so far, we have seen raucous colours and exciting silhouettes in high supply on the red carpet. Lady Gaga was among the first to arrive at the scene, making a dramatic entrance in a custom Brandon Maxwell gown. And Serena Williams followed soon post, dressed in a bespoke Versace gown and Off-White neon Air Force sneakers.

Priyanka Chopra opted for a custom Dior outfit and walked the red carpet with husband Nick Jonas, as brother-in-law Joe Jonas and his new bride Sophie Turner followed suit. Other attendees seen were Isha Ambani, Karlie Kloss, Celine Dion, Lupita Nyong'o and Katy Perry, among others. There's also Billy Porter, who made a noteworthy entrance. And the night is only just beginning. Scroll ahead to check out all the A-listers on the red carpet for Met Gala 2019.

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