Celebrity / Met Gala Crazy Outfits Abound at 'Camp' Met Gala Katy Perry turned up dressed as a chandelier By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff Posted May 7, 2019 6:04 AM CDT Copied Lady Gaga, right, and Brandon Maxwell attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 6, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) The theme was "camp" at this year's Met Gala and co-chair Lady Gaga once again had one of the most eye-catching outfits at one of the fashion world's biggest events of the year. Make that four outfits—the singer started out in a billowing pink outfit, then revealed a black gown underneath, which had a slim-fitting pink dress underneath, which she took off to reveal a bra-and-panties outfit, the BBC reports. The Monday night event at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art was held as a benefit for the Costume Institute. Other top looks, which can be see in the gallery: Katy Perry. She was "literally lit," reports USA Today: Her outfit, including a 40-pound headpiece, was a chandelier, which glowed with the help of two hidden battery packs. Zendaya. She was also lit: Her Cinderella Tommy Hilfiger dress glowed after a "magic" wand was waved, the AP reports. Janelle Monae. "Someone somewhere would define camp as 'a hat on a hat,' so here we are," quips Kenzie Bryant at Vanity Fair. Ezra Miller. Behind a mask on a stick was Miller—with five additional eyes, thanks to some deeply unsettling make-up. Tiffany Haddish. Haddish not only had 57,000 sequins on her pantsuit, she sneaked in a bag of fried chicken, W Magazine reports. "I bring my own snacks because last year I was starving and I learned my lesson," she said. Jared Leto. CNET reports that the actor had one of the night's more unusual accessories: a wax replica of his own head, which he "carried around like a macabre purse." Michael Urie. The Ugly Betty star went for a gender-fluid look: his outfit was half dress, half tuxedo, and his face was half beard, half make-up. Billy Porter. "Camp is the art of being extra and I've always been extra," said Porter. Dressed as what the AP calls an "Egyptian-esque sun god in gold wings," he was carried to the red carpet in a throne by shirtless men in gold pants. Ryan Murphy. The American Horror Story creator wore a pearl-studded, Liberace-inspired outfit that weighed at least 100 pounds, the New York Times reports. "Once you're strapped in there’s no getting out of it," he said. "But it's really, really fun." Regina King. King, who wore a shimmering Dynasty-inspired Oscar de la Renta gown, told People that it took her around four hours to get ready for the event—including a break for tequila. Jordan Roth. The theme wasn't "Dress as your job," but theater owner Roth still turned up dressed as a theater. (More Met Gala stories.) Report an error