Celebrities Who Did And Didn't Understand Met Gala Theme

Yara's dress, designed by Christian Dior, was inspired by Josephine Baker, the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture. Fun fact: top model Anok Yai's Met Gala outfit was also inspired by Baker. 

Evan's outfit, designed by Thom Browne, kinda missed the mark for me...? Like, I love a man in shorts, but the mask was a lil' more American Horror Story rather than American fashion. 

Lupita's dress, designed by Versace, was made entirely out of denim, aka the most American fabric I can think of. 

Kim K's outfit, designed by Balenciaga, was a bit more dementor from Harry Potter than American fashun, but that's just one gal's opinion. 

Michaela's bodysuit, designed by Balenciaga, was also inspired by denim — like Lupita's. 

Madison's outfit, designed by Patricia Voto, reminded me a BIT of Marilyn Monroe's orange dress from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, but the color reminded me more of Mia Thermopolis's "cute asparagus" bathing suit from The Princess Diaries. If this was Genovian fashion, she would have hit the nail on the head. 

Lili's dress, designed by Christian Siriano, was embellished with the state flowers from all 50 states of America! Which I think is pretty darn cool! 

ASAP's outfit, designed by ERL, was just...a blanket? Like, I really don't get this one. Looks comfy, though. 

MJ's outfit, designed by Thom Browne, definitely reminded me of Carolina Hererra, an iconic American fashion designer who's known for dressing fashionable first ladies. 

Frank's outfit + baby, designed by Prada, was more Shrek than Met. 

Nikkie's dress, designed by Edwin Oudshoorn, was an homage to Marsha P. Johnson, a trailblazing historical figure and LGBTQ activist. I'm not saying I cried when I saw Nikkie, but I did cry when I saw Nikkie. 

Diane's dress, designed by Prabal Gurung, was a lime green moment™ but didn't make much sense for the overall theme. 

Ciara's dress, designed by Dundas, was a nod to American football — she even had a football purse and her dress was adorned with the number 3, the same as her hubby Russell Wilson's jersey. She also wore Russell's Super Bowl ring. 

Hailee's outfit, designed by Iris van Herpen, was a SHOWSTOPPER! DON'T GET IT TWISTED! But unless she was inspired by "liberal snowflakes," I'm not quite sure how it fits the theme. 

Emily's outfit, designed by Miu Miu, was a nod to the American flag with her star-studded headpiece. 

Lorde's outfit, designed by Bode, was a bit more reminiscent of the 2018 Met Gala theme "Heavenly Bodies" rather than this year's "In America" theme, if you ask moi. 

Chloe and Halle's outfits, designed by Rodarte, were inspired by Grace Kelly and Tina Turner, respectively. 

Justin's outfit, designed by Drew House, and Hailey's outfit, designed by Yves Saint Laurent, was just...a black suit and dress? Like, simple, but not on theme — at least in my eye. 

Kim's outfit, designed by Collina Strada, is giving us "horse girl" realness and I am living for every moment. 

Troye's dress and Cartier jewels were GORGEOUS, but also, it was just a lil' black dress? Maybe a wee bit too simple for the Met Gala. 

Jackie Aina's dress, designed by Fe Noel, channeled #BlackBarbie with a dash of Pamela Anderson. *Chef's kiss*

Channing's suit, designed by Versace, was just that. A suit. Nothing new, nothing changed. Same old shit. He still looks good, though. 

Billie's dress, designed by Oscar de la Renta, was the EMBODIMENT of Marilyn Monroe, an American icon if there ever was one. 

Kate's dress, designed by Michael Kors, was a lil' too pastel and modern to be Barbie-themed...so not entirely sure what she was going for, but at least she looked damn good!