Lifestyle Events See the best looks from the 2021 Met Gala red carpet By Mary Sollosi Mary Sollosi Mary Sollosi is the former assistant features editor at Entertainment Weekly. She left EW in 2022. EW's editorial guidelines Updated on September 13, 2021 10:16PM EDT 01 of 89 O say can you see John Shearer/WireImage; Mike Coppola/Getty Images; John Shearer/WireImage It's the second Monday in September, and that means the 2021 Met Gala — postponed from May, after last year's Gala was canceled entirely — is underway. The event closes out an abbreviated New York Fashion Week, the return of which heralded a pandemic-era comeback for the American fashion industry; appropriately, the theme of the evening and accompanying Met exhibit is "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion." Along with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, the evening's co-chairs were Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, and Naomi Osaka. Check out the night's best looks, celebrating American independence and ingenuity, ahead. 02 of 89 Billie Eilish John Shearer/WireImage In Oscar de la Renta 03 of 89 Amanda Gorman John Shearer/WireImage In Vera Wang 04 of 89 Timothée Chalamet Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Haider Ackermann (with Converse sneakers) 05 of 89 Jennifer Lopez Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Ralph Lauren 06 of 89 A$AP Rocky and Rihanna John Shearer/WireImage Rihanna in Balenciaga 07 of 89 Lupita Nyong'o Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Versace 08 of 89 Jennifer Hudson Mike Coppola/Getty Images In AZ Factory 09 of 89 Naomi Osaka John Shearer/WireImage In Louis Vuitton 10 of 89 Yara Shahidi Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images In Dior 11 of 89 Keke Palmer Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images In Sergio Hudson 12 of 89 Megan Thee Stallion John Shearer/WireImage In Coach 13 of 89 Lil Nas X Theo Wargo/Getty Images In Versace 14 of 89 Kim Kardashian Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Balenciaga 15 of 89 Ciara Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Peter Dundas 16 of 89 Gigi Hadid Theo Wargo/Getty Images In Prada 17 of 89 Iman Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Harris Reed 18 of 89 Normani John Shearer/WireImage In Valentino 19 of 89 Tessa Thompson Theo Wargo/Getty Images In Iris van Herpen 20 of 89 Kacey Musgraves Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Ralph Lauren 21 of 89 Gemma Chan Matt Baron/Shutterstock In Prabal Gurung 22 of 89 Saweetie Matt Baron/Shutterstock In Christian Cowan 23 of 89 Chloe Bailey and Halle Bailey Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic 24 of 89 Dan Levy Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images 25 of 89 Tracee Ellis Ross John Shearer/WireImage In Balenciaga Couture 26 of 89 Kendall Jenner John Shearer/WireImage 27 of 89 Taraji P. Henson Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images 28 of 89 Kristen Stewart Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Chanel couture 29 of 89 Zoë Kravitz Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Saint Laurent 30 of 89 Simu Liu Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock 31 of 89 Anna Wintour Matt Baron/Shutterstock In Oscar de la Renta 32 of 89 Kate Hudson Theo Wargo/Getty Images 33 of 89 Rachel Zegler Mike Coppola/Getty Images 34 of 89 Regina King Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images In Michael Kors 35 of 89 Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello Theo Wargo/Getty Images In Michael Kors 36 of 89 Gabrielle Union Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Iris Van Herpen 37 of 89 Carey Mulligan Theo Wargo/Getty Images 38 of 89 Emily Blunt Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock In Miu Miu 39 of 89 Whoopi Goldberg John Shearer/WireImage In Valentino 40 of 89 Lily-Rose Depp Theo Wargo/Getty Images 41 of 89 Margaret Qualley Margaret Qualley. Mike Coppola/Getty Images 42 of 89 Emily Ratajkowski John Shearer/WireImage In Vera Wang 43 of 89 Channing Tatum Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Versace 44 of 89 Michaela Coel Matt Baron/Shutterstock 45 of 89 Lorde Matt Baron/Shutterstock 46 of 89 Maisie Williams John Shearer/WireImage In Reuben Selby 47 of 89 Kit Harington and Rose Leslie Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Saint Laurent (Harington) and Oscar de la Renta (Leslie) 48 of 89 Olivia Rodrigo Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Saint Laurent 49 of 89 Chance the Rapper and Kirsten Corley Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic In Ralph Lauren 50 of 89 Sienna Miller Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock In Gucci 51 of 89 Ava DuVernay Mike Coppola/Getty Images 52 of 89 Frank Ocean Matt Baron/Shutterstock 53 of 89 Barbie Ferreira Matt Baron/Shutterstock In Jonathan Simkhai 54 of 89 Jeremy O. Harris Mike Coppola/Getty Images 55 of 89 Ben Platt Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Christian Cowan 56 of 89 Hunter Schafer Theo Wargo/Getty Images 57 of 89 Justin and Hailey Bieber John Shearer/WireImage 58 of 89 Elliot Page John Shearer/WireImage In Balenciaga 59 of 89 Kaia Gerber 60 of 89 Julia Garner Theo Wargo/Getty Images In Stella McCartney 61 of 89 Eiza Gonzalez Matt Baron/Shutterstock In Versace 62 of 89 Troye Sivan Theo Wargo/Getty Images 63 of 89 Megan Rapinoe Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images 64 of 89 Alicia Keys John Shearer/WireImage 65 of 89 Diane Kruger 66 of 89 Megan Fox Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Peter Dundas 67 of 89 Pete Davidson Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Thom Browne 68 of 89 Addison Rae Theo Wargo/Getty Images In vintage Tom Ford for Gucci 69 of 89 Evan Mock Mike Coppola/Getty Images In Thom Browne 70 of 89 Zac Posen and Debbie Harry John Shearer/WireImage In Zac Posen 71 of 89 Mary J. Blige Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images 72 of 89 Sharon Stone Theo Wargo/Getty Images In Thom Browne 73 of 89 Zoey Deutch Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images 74 of 89 Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman John Shearer/WireImage 75 of 89 Rebecca Hall Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images 76 of 89 Karlie Kloss John Shearer/WireImage 77 of 89 Audra McDonald Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images 78 of 89 Chloe Fineman Mike Coppola/Getty Images 79 of 89 Storm Reid Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images In Prada 80 of 89 Leon Bridges John Shearer/WireImage 81 of 89 Grimes Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images In Iris Van Herpen 82 of 89 Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz John Shearer/WireImage In Valentino 83 of 89 Ilana Glazer Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty In Aliétte 84 of 89 Lourdes Leon Theo Wargo/Getty Images In Moschino 85 of 89 Kris Jenner Matt Baron/Shutterstock 86 of 89 Ella Emhoff Theo Wargo/Getty Images In Stella McCartney 87 of 89 Eva Chen Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images 88 of 89 Bee Carrozzini Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images 89 of 89 Emma Chamberlain John Shearer/WireImage In Louis Vuitton Close