The Gala's 2019 theme is "Camp: Notes on Fashion", inspired by Susan Sontag's 1964 essay "Notes on Camp". The themed style influenced all the guests' costumes — there were no boring mermaid dresses and tuxedos; it was a real carnival, in which some of the most famous people in the world finally went rogue.
The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.
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Ezra Miller attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Cardi B attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Bella Hadid attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Zendaya and Law Roach create magic at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala for Met Gala 2019 on 6 May.
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Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West attend the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Lady Gaga attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Hailee Steinfeld attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Celine Dion attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Hailey Bieber attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Billy Porter arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala for the Met Gala 2019 on 6 May.
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Dua Lipa attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Jennifer Lopez attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Kylie (L) and Kendall Jenner attend the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Lady Gaga attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Lady Gaga attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Katie Holmes attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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American actor Jared Leto arrives for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2019 in New York.
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(From L) Ella Balinska, Edward Enninful, Kerry Washington, Tori Burch and Hikari Mori arrive for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2019 in New York.
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Irina Shayk attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Halsey attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Katy Perry attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady attend the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Jordan Roth attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition on 6 May 2019 in New York.
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Emily Ratajkowski attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Winnie Harlow attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Patrick Schwarzenegger, left, and Taylor Hill attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition on 6 May 2019 in New York.
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Nicki Minaj attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Janelle Monae attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition on 6 May 2019 in New York.
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American model Gigi Hadid arrives for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2019 in New York.
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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth attend the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Karlie Kloss attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition on 6 May 2019 in New York.
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Bee Shaffer arrives for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2019 in New York.
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Alicia Keys attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas attend the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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Tracee Ellis Ross attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May in New York City.
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