![]() Glimmering in gold was Kerry Washington in a long-sleeved, body-skimming Ralph Lauren gown, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley also chose the stalwart American designer in a angelic halo headpiece and gold embellished gown. Also choosing the statement shade was Anne Hathaway in custom Valentino. ![]() Amber Heard chose the symbolic shade of scarlet in a monastic fronted dress with revealing back by Carolina Herrera. If there were themes for the dress, it was a subtle nod, for many, to the Vatican with red, white, gold colour schemes. ![]() Photograph: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Religious Shades But it wasn’t all theatrical headpieces, Amanda Seyfried channelled a modern goddess in a marigold draped dress by Prada with matching subtle golden tiara. Never has there been as many celebrities wearing hair accessories on one red carpet - from Rihanna’s Maison Margiela gown with matching papal mitre, to Lily Collin’s sliver halo topping off her Givenchy gown, Frances McDormand in a full Valentino runway turquoise runway look, massive floral headpiece included. Liturgical dressing has also been inspiring designers for decades, some highlights from the ecclesiastic garb on display are baroque-laden dresses by Dolce & Gabbana,įrom ornate crown to gilded headbands, the religious theme really went to the celebrities heads. Particularly, female music artists who blend pop with biblical symbolism, most notably Madonna, Beyonce, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. Christian iconography has long been explored in popular culture. With activism the buzz word in fashion, and the sensitivity around religion in the current climate, an exhibition and the conjunction between faith and fashion, is both an opportune and provocative choice of theme. Surprisingly, the Vatican has been on board with the exhibit, lending more than 40 ecclesiastical pieces borrowed from the Sistine Chapel collection including papal robes and tiaras.Īmanda Seyfried. The celebrities came as priests, angels and nuns to Monday nights Met Gala which this year had the theme of “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” As predicted, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute Benefit, widely known as the Oscar’s of Fashion, included an array of interpretations on the evening’s theme: Dramatic trains, headpieces, and religious imagery were everywhere on the red carpet.ĭesigned to create a dialogue between designers, devotion and divinity, the exhibition which opens on May 10, features couture from fashion luminaries including Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy and Schiaparelli. She always understands the assignment.Rihanna wore a papal crown and Katy Perry opted for 6-foot angel wings. Ahead, all of Rihanna’s iconic Met Gala looks past. Since Rihana didn’t attend 2022’s event, let’s take a trip through the gala archives to remember some of her most history-making looks. Not only has she given us plenty of fashion statements, but Rihanna also served as performer and co-chair in 20 respectively - dual roles that only Lady Gaga and Katy Perry have held at once. Her textured Comme des Garcons dress, her late arrival to the 2021 event, the time she became a viral meme in 2015 - all will go down in fashion history. While she may have skipped a few years (can you imagine what she would have turned out for 2019’s Camp theme?), the times Rihanna has walked became instant cultural moments. What I’m saying is: Rihanna basically invented the Met Gala. Can you believe that Robyn Rihanna Fenty has only attended the annual Met Gala nine times? Though the singer and makeup mogul has walked the Met steps only a handful of times, she’s become the unofficial face of the exclusive party.
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