Meet the real stars who went all out to make a fashion statement this year.
The Met Gala held at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is considered the 'Oscars of fashion' for a reason.
While every year, the celebrated attendees -- which include actors, models, singers, producers and who's who from the entertainment and glamour industry -- try their best to keep up with the theme, few manage to get it right.
This year's theme -- Camp: Notes On Fashion -- is inspired from American writer-activist Susan Sontag's 1964 essay 'Notes on Camp' which talks about self love, 'love of the unnatural, of artifice and exaggeration.'
While we did miss Rihanna of course, here are just some who made the event worth its while.
IMAGE: Lady Gaga was truly the star of the evening. A Star Is born actor wore not one, but four different outfits, all designed by her favourite Brandon Maxwell.
Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
IMAGE: The American singer entered the venue in an extravagant fuschia cape dress with giant bow detailing and a massive 25-foot train as she was helped by an army of men and women.
She wore a matching pink bow and big eye lashes with gold accents at the tip. Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
IMAGE: Gaga soon dropped the long train and her bow to reveal her second look for the evening -- a corseted black dress.
It was a delight to watch her pull out a black umbrella and pose on the stairs.
It was a delight to watch her pull out a black umbrella and pose on the stairs.
Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
IMAGE: With a little help from her crew, and to everyone’s surprise, Gaga unveiled her third look -- a strappy pink dress, which she accessorised with a dark oversized glasses.
She soon brought out a clunky phone from Maxwell’s collection to use as a prop as she continued to entertain the audience.
Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
She soon brought out a clunky phone from Maxwell’s collection to use as a prop as she continued to entertain the audience.
Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
IMAGE: As for her final look – no one saw this coming.
Gaga stripped down to reveal her crystal bra and panties. Photograph: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
Gaga stripped down to reveal her crystal bra and panties. Photograph: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
IMAGE: The 33 year old icon walked with her designer along with a pink wagon he'd designed for her.
The pink and gold 'Haus of Gaga' carriage had clear luggage cases from designer Maxwell's Spring 2019 collection, accessories including a hairbrush and sunglasses, cowboy hats and a black phone from the '90s. Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
The pink and gold 'Haus of Gaga' carriage had clear luggage cases from designer Maxwell's Spring 2019 collection, accessories including a hairbrush and sunglasses, cowboy hats and a black phone from the '90s. Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
IMAGE: Singer-producer Janelle Monae's eye popping dress was designed by Alexandra Mandelkorn.
Taking inspiration from Picasso and Dali, the designer aptly blended style, art and technology with the blinking eye art work. Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
IMAGE: Singer Cardi B's red feathered gown took 2,000 hours and 35 people to make. But the result is stunning, as you can see.
Made from silk organza and tulle, the outfit features 30,000 burned and dyed coque feathers. Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images (left) and Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Made from silk organza and tulle, the outfit features 30,000 burned and dyed coque feathers. Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images (left) and Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
IMAGE: Former pop sensation Celine Dion confessed that she'd almost got the theme wrong this year. 'I thought everyone was going to be sleeping together,' she joked in an interview to Cut.
The 51 year old left little to imagination as she bared her nude innerwear underneath her sparkling silver dress.
Photograph: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
The 51 year old left little to imagination as she bared her nude innerwear underneath her sparkling silver dress.
Photograph: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
IMAGE: Katy Perry truly lit up the pink carpet as she turned into a chandelier.
The singer-entrepreneur wore an embellished Moschino dress that featured numerous crystals and candles. It was brave to see her balance a smaller chandelier as a headgear. Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
The singer-entrepreneur wore an embellished Moschino dress that featured numerous crystals and candles. It was brave to see her balance a smaller chandelier as a headgear. Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
IMAGE: Jennifer Lopez made a jaw dropping entry in a silver fringe dress designed by Versace's longtime tailor Luigi Massi who passed away in early April 2019.
It was a fitting tribute to Massi to wear it to one of the most celebrated fashion events in the world. Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
IMAGE: Among the men, Michael Uri experimented his look, as he appropriately blended a tulle gown and a printed tuxedo designed by Christian Siriano.
He even painted his face and wore nude heels to match the outfit.
Quite daring, we think! Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
He even painted his face and wore nude heels to match the outfit.
Quite daring, we think! Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
IMAGE: Broadway producer Jordan Roth was quite thrilled to flaunt his outfit which initially looked like a cocoon.
When opened, it resembled the inside of a theatre. Simply wow! Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
When opened, it resembled the inside of a theatre. Simply wow! Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
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