Many celebrities and notable personalities flocked to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for this year’s Met Gala. With the theme “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” this year saw a lot of church-inspired dresses, headpieces, and looks that will make you say “Amen.”
The inspiration. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/fnq7G1iJNK
— 𝐀𝐬𝐡-ley (@AshleYoungXD) May 8, 2018
One of the best dressed was Rihanna with her papal look—ending the game for the other attendees.
https://twitter.com/cyphersjjk/status/993628287304912896
When a Pisces arrives & everyone else is canceled https://t.co/u37YLMgikR
— Astro Poets (@poetastrologers) May 7, 2018
Pope found jobless #Metgala pic.twitter.com/yf7V5Q2OhG
— amal (@uglypIastic) May 7, 2018
Chadwick Boseman a.k.a T’Challa looked like the almighty king he is and brought everyone to church. *screams “Wakanda forevaaaah”*
CHADWICK TAKING US TO CHURCH 🙏🏽#MetGala pic.twitter.com/KMCjBaNfkp
— Complex Pop Culture (@ComplexPop) May 7, 2018
Even his hair looked like a ray of heaven is shining down upon it.
https://twitter.com/BLMGYAL/status/993657617816879104
He and Jared Leto came looking like they could play Jesus Christ in a biblical film.
https://twitter.com/PANGlNOON/status/993643974173708288
How the world portrays Jesus vs how the Bible describes him. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/AOSrHDIaY8
— Tee 🇯🇲 (@positiviTeee) May 8, 2018
Zendaya also came through and slayed everyone else with her Joan of Arc-inspired look.
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) May 8, 2018
This girl has always been at the top of her game and definitely did not disappoint this year.
https://twitter.com/brwngirI/status/993650531523579904
Some couldn’t help but make a reference of T’Challa’s lines from Avengers: Infinity War.
BLACK PANTHER VOICE: GET THIS WOMAN A SHIELD pic.twitter.com/6JP5Ah5Wo8
— 🌧🌩️ Kea 🌔 (@Wally_Wests) May 8, 2018
They also turned Zendaya into a badass dragon-slayer that looks like a character straight out of a Netflix series/film or a video game.
Let's do this right, #BestDressed #metgala @Zendaya 🗡️🗡️ pic.twitter.com/Jdj2mKCX0a
— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) May 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/JackMoumdjian/status/993844637650436096
https://twitter.com/antisociallyte/status/993987051778437120
So dope ! Here's a mobile wallpaper version for y'all 😉 pic.twitter.com/La7vLACn52
— adam🇵🇸 (@txnystvrk) May 8, 2018
Meanwhile, Filipinos couldn’t help but see that Zendaya looked like the former member of a popular band.
is this that one guy who just left that one band pic.twitter.com/mOr5A8Eq9K
— mishy (@k______m______l) May 9, 2018
In case you were looking for Beyoncé, she came in as the “Holy Ghost.”
https://twitter.com/ChenelynMercad0/status/993661982564802560
Lana Del Rey proved that she is a “goddess on earth” and the Met Gala theme is actually her whole existence.
https://twitter.com/VersaceDeIRey/status/993996578263388162
https://twitter.com/Lanapedia/status/993695816861663233
https://twitter.com/niklisson/status/993918010057424897
this looks like a pokémon evolution pic.twitter.com/XegF4XeqwB
— daddy khane (@ultrakhane) May 8, 2018
Blake Lively was hailed as the “Met Gala queen.”
THE #METGALA QUEEN. pic.twitter.com/Tuu7XgrQFW
— ً (@faveslooks) May 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/exquisitehoe/status/993662805692698624
But let’s not forget Sarah Jessica Parker, the queen of following the theme, is always so “extra” with her headpieces.
Never forget, Sarah Jessica Parker is the ORIGINAL queen of following the theme. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/kCyDtiRadW
— jono 🦋 (@jonomxr) May 7, 2018
Statue of the Virgin Mary at the Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag, in Manaoag, Pangasinan, Philippines. // Sarah Jessica Parker the 2018 Met Gala. pic.twitter.com/SHZQ3lTQfO
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) May 8, 2018
Gurl straight up put a whole nativity scene on her head!
https://twitter.com/livianntaylor/status/993666568226852864
Cardi B also owned the night with this on-point look:
.@iamcardib is glowing as she walks the #MetGala red carpet. #CardiB #MetHeavenlyBodies pic.twitter.com/SMb8CBpYYN
— The Metropolitan Museum of Art (@metmuseum) May 8, 2018
.@iamcardib looking like royalty at the #MetGala pic.twitter.com/EFLCQFwlPS
— XXL Magazine (@XXL) May 8, 2018
OKKKUUUUURRRR!
Cardi B’s close up visual! pic.twitter.com/8PLewcvLoM
— ً ︎ (@BODAKYELLO) May 8, 2018
Amber Heard got pretty creative and resourceful with her DIY headpiece using cable ties.
My favorite part of this year's #MetGala was realizing that Amber Heard is a DIY queen. pic.twitter.com/sk6YIlIZbI
— Sarah McGonagall (@gothspiderbitch) May 8, 2018
Other celebrities came in looking like goddesses sent from heaven.
Amanda Seyfried wearing a custom Prada gown, The Met Gala c. 2018 // Dante Gabriel Rossetti, ‘Helen of Troy,’ c.1863 pic.twitter.com/rfmJfLlPbQ
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) May 7, 2018
concept: amanda seyfried as a sun goddess and lily collins as the equated moon goddess who fall in love w each other after centuries of only encountering each other at sunrise/sunset pic.twitter.com/Kd7ZjKLfy1
— daniel arlington lovebot (@thecruelprince) May 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/softcoffin/status/993624958562643968
https://twitter.com/jetaimehs/status/993677055161176065
https://twitter.com/comewhenicall/status/993627946320580609
https://twitter.com/comewhenicall/status/993631750176768000
https://twitter.com/comewhenicall/status/993626348957683712
Here are this year’s best dressed for people on Twitter:
THE TOP 10 #METGALA LOOKS TONIGHT 👏🏽 THEY ALL WON TONIGHT CASE CLOSED 👑 pic.twitter.com/6mxvzjHgYj
— joseph ★ (@stussyjoseph) May 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/PRADACCIA/status/993811205797138432
some met favs pic.twitter.com/iCJsx5x9Uy
— arlei (@baasamas) May 8, 2018
This is who reviews your TL at the pearly gates and decides who gets let in #MetGala pic.twitter.com/vK0td7Jjp9
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) May 8, 2018
APPRECIATION TWEET FOR THE MEN WHO FOLLOWED THE THEME #METGALA 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/f9IaaLad4W
— joseph ★ (@stussyjoseph) May 8, 2018
But as these celebs walked down the red carpet, some just didn’t make the cut from the list of these “fashion judges.”
Me judging #MetGala looks that cost more than my college tuition as I sit in a blanket cocoon in my pajamas. pic.twitter.com/hqI4ttSsPN
— Darian Paige💫 (@heydarianpaige) May 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/Han_Frances_J/status/993670890557726721
All of us on twitter like #MetGala2018 pic.twitter.com/K66Rv6K3NV
— Mihrimah|FS |Free Palestine🇵🇸 |🪬🤲 (@Mihrimah_FS) May 7, 2018
Those who didn’t follow the theme were hilariously roasted.
https://twitter.com/miss_deku/status/993643796264095744
https://twitter.com/_Keaaaaaa/status/993663845964140545
#MetGala pic.twitter.com/3qLmiXAFS9
— ¯_(ツ)_/¯ 🇵🇸 (@Miguelshmiguel) May 8, 2018
Jaden Smith was too proud of his gold record so he brought it with him!
Just an icon living. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/ydPR2Qah7l
— Complex Pop Culture (@ComplexPop) May 8, 2018
This throwback photo of Ashley Tisdale would probably make the cut considering how her attire follows this year’s theme.
https://twitter.com/priscillarmirez/status/993629787691216897
And this guy definitely won the Met Gala with his “participation from home.”
Me participating in the #METGala theme from home pic.twitter.com/QEwFFyLXcE
— Jarel (@MrJWells619) May 8, 2018
‘Til next year, folks!
—
Read more from InqPOP!:
The best reactions and memes from Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony
The best moments, highlights, and tweets from Oscars 2018
20 ‘they said in unison’ tweets that prove some of the wittiest people are on Twitter
Just 10 tweets about the ‘365’ of January
‘Golden’ fried chicken worth $1000 USD is a thing rich people actually pay for
The National Museum of Natural History is set to open on International Museum Day 2018
