Rihanna the Pontiff and the missing Beyoncé: all the memorable moments of the Met Gala costume ball. What is MET GALA and MET BALL

The Costume Institute Ball has always been known as an event that not only expands, but breaks boundaries in the fashion world.

Photo: Legion-Media.ru Rihanna, 2015

The 2018 Costume Institute Ball (aka Met Gala) will begin very soon - on the night of May 8th. The world-famous ball, for which the stars carefully prepare for several months, will be dedicated to the influence of religion on fashion. “Divine Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” is this year's theme. Well, we are waiting for outfits from celebrities to match the stated theme, but for now we are recalling the most memorable Met Gala looks over the past 10 years.

2017: Rihanna

2017: Katy Perry

Last year, Katie surprised everyone with her choice of dress. The singer appeared in front of the paparazzi in a bloody outfit from Maison Margiela.

2017: Priyanka Chopra

The Indian actress chose a long classic Ralph Lauren trench coat for the red carpet.

2016: Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid

Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid made their debut as a couple at the 2016 Met Gala. The couple played on the theme of the year - new technologies in fashion - with the help of robotic elements in Versace outfits.

2016: Lady Gaga

Before criticizing Gaga, let's remember that the theme of that year's ball was "fashion in the age of technology."

2015: Beyoncé

Pop queen Beyoncé in a translucent gold dress by Givenchy.

2015: Rihanna

Haters can compare RiRi's Guo Pei outfit to Big Bird from Sesame Street, but it's one of the Met Gala's best star looks.

2015: Sarah Jessica Parker

Every year, Parker chooses the most unusual images for the ball, for which he comes under a barrage of criticism. For example, this dress from H&M with a “fire” hat has become an Internet meme.

2014: Lupita Nyong'o

The green mesh, boa, bugle beads and headband from Prada remind us Christmas tree.

2013: Kim Kardashian

This Givenchy outfit was nicknamed by fashion critics as a “sofa dress.”

2012: Carey Mulligan

Did the Prada dress turn Carey into a goldfish or a hero?

2011: Gisele Bundchen

Bundchen conquered the red carpet in evening dress from Alexander McQueen.

2010: Mila Kunis

The gray Vera Wang dress made Kunis look like a real princess.

2009: Kate Moss

One of the most spectacular images 2009 belonged to Kate Moss. The dress was designed by Marc Jacobs.

2008: David and Victoria Beckham

These images of lovers became the most discussed after the annual Met Gala.

The 70th annual Met Gala, organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, took place in New York. This year, celebrity guests were asked to dress in a Catholic theme: Ariana Grande wore a dress printed with a Michelangelo fresco, Katy Perry wore two angel wings on her back, and Jared Leto seemed to fully embrace the role of Hollywood Jesus.

The traditional Met Gala charity ball took place at the Metropolitan Museum in New York on May 7. The theme of the charity event was “ Celestial bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination". Guests were asked to choose appropriate costumes, and many coped with the task with a bang. Rihanna captivated the guests of the event with a dress inspired by the robe of the Pope.

I hope the Pope announces his retirement after seeing Rihanna's Met Gala costume.

Singer Ariana Grande came to the ball in fluffy dress, the entire surface of which was covered with a print of Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” - this fresco adorns the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.

Ariana Grande is a goddess

Another crowd favorite was singer Lana Del Rey, whose ensemble with a heart pierced by seven blades referred to the image of the Seven Sorrows of Mary.

Lana Del Rey is a walking work of art

And singer Solange asked her followers for help choosing an outfit (she later deleted her tweets).

Which of these outfits do you think Solange will wear to the Met Gala tonight? She published these ensembles and held a poll on which one to choose.

As a result, the performer followed council“just be yourself” and chose the last option, complementing it with a black do-rag (a headscarf tied in a special way).

Okay, Solange convinced me to find a way to incorporate doo-rag halos into my daily wardrobe.

Singer Katy Perry's golden dress was decorated with two huge wings, looking like a cross between the wings of a butterfly and the plumage of an angel.

With her own pair of wings, Katy Perry made herself comfortable on the Met Gala carpet.

The attention of many of those who watched the ball was attracted by the outfit reminiscent of knight's armor, which the actress and singer Zendaya chose for herself - she appeared in the image of Joan of Arc.

I clenched my fists and waited for someone to come to this Met Gala dressed as Joan of Arc. Zendaya didn't let me down.

The costume chosen by Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri star Frances McDormand didn't quite match the theme of the ball, but it simply couldn't go unnoticed.

Mood: Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand should have won her second Oscar for this, not for Three Billboards Outside Yi-Ha County.

A big surprise for many was that Beyoncé did not make an appearance at the ball. Last year, the singer also missed the event because she was eight months pregnant.

Beyonce rocked the red carpet today

Beyoncé as the Holy Spirit. Charming!

Among the expected guests, Kanye West, who had been exciting fans on Twitter for the past few weeks, also did not appear.

At the ball it became known that the entrepreneur - they appeared at a charity event together. Their relationship began with an elaborate joke that Musk wanted to tweet until he learned that Grimes had beaten him to it, after which a correspondence began between them. At the ball, Grimes wore a choker around her neck that vaguely resembled the Tesla logo.

Musk and Grimes with a Tesla choker at the Met Gala are like Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie with an ampoule of his blood on their neck.

There was great disappointment on social media that few men dared to experiment to better fit the spirit of the ball. Many male guests limited themselves to regular tuxedos and two-piece suits.

Men's clothing at the Met Gala: anticipation vs. reality.

Lord, men, make an effort! This is absolutely no way, just try something, anything, show your imagination at least once in your life!

Take the rap for Jared Leto and Chadwick Boseman.

Second Kingdom!

However, Leto was no stranger to unusual costumes.

"Welcome to the Met Gala, Mr. Summer."
"Met Gala?"

While celebrities showed off their outfits to the cameras, social media didn't sit idly by, debating whose outfit was the best. Well, just mercilessly shielding.

Me, sitting in my pajamas, studying looks at the Met Gala that cost more than my college tuition.

God Himself caught on camera

Me, watching the Met Gala and seeing the number of people who ignore the theme of the ball.

My appearance at the Met Gala

How everyone takes photos at the Met Gala

Meanwhile, in Russia, the red carpet was rolled out yesterday for a different occasion: Vladimir Putin's fourth inauguration as president took place in the Kremlin. True, no one really discussed the suits - except perhaps the one he wore to the official event.

The Met Gala is an annual event of the Costume History Museum. The theme is usually set and carried out by all invitees, due to their own and designer’s taste and their own understanding of the theme.

This year's theme was Divine Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. Looking ahead, I will say that so far no offended religious citizens have emerged. Apparently, Catholics are still more tolerant than Orthodox, I wouldn’t want to offend anyone.

So, we've already seen Rihanna. The rest of the guests did not lose face and also dressed up in such a way that the abundance of gold, diamonds and other emeralds hurt their eyes. But a ball is a ball. That’s why he’s divine, so that everything shines and shimmers.

The topic is extensive, here are the outfits of bishops, popes and mothers, angels, nuns and even the whole Jesus Christ.

The Olsen sisters seem to have decided to take things a step further, literally, by dressing up as The Walking Dead. If you meet a couple like this at night, you might be speechless. Although, we're not even talking about costumes here. As for their general appearance, the girls have lost weight to such an extent that if before you wanted to give them a hamburger, now you can only force them to eat. Enhanced.

Sarah Jessica Parker. Well, it never fails! Never. Takes costume balls seriously! There's more than just a crown on her roof. There is a whole composition of the birth of the infant Christ. Everything is decorated with a heart. The golden dress is embroidered with hearts. It's good that the dress is long, if you know what I mean.
But there is an extra detail. Flower behind the ear. Well, so what?

Alessandro Michele, Lana Del Rey, Jared Leto

The fact that Jared and Alessandro compete with each other to see who is better than Christ is understandable even without crowns of thorns made of gold. But if we take away the happiness of tomorrow from Lana Del Rey’s head, I think that the Belarusian Pesnyary would approve of the costumes. Otherwise they would have filed a lawsuit against this trio. For plagiarism. Bikoz, Pesnyary in such costumes performed at the Song of the Year back in the late seventies.

Cardi B (I didn't call her that. It's her own nickname Cardi B) I don't even know where to start discussing this costume. Everything is fine here - the chest, the lips, and the elastic band pulled up under the chest, on which the rest of the robe is attached, or what would be the correct way? and leg. And even a blue pedicure. Now, when it would be better - but nowhere.

Diana Kruger. Even if you keep in mind that this is a costume, well, like Halloween, then there’s still something wrong with the proportions, in my opinion. And a hockey mask, even if it is encrusted with pearls and decorated with artificial flowers, does not quite go with this outfit. That is, it doesn't fit at all.

Mindy Kaling looks scared. The bride's dress from grandma's chest came in handy. A little small in the chest, but not that bad.
Well, I mixed up the color of the gloves - it happens to everyone. The crown, again, is not made of papier-mache - it’s hard to keep balance. This is probably what the doctor ordered for her - a heavy crown on her head to help her maintain her posture. There is such an exercise. Moreover, in the bride’s dress, the posture should be like Maya Plisetskaya’s.

Jasmine Sanders. Whatever you want, I like the image. In my opinion, everything is organic here. Except that the girl endured it for a long time and apparently didn’t have time to run to the ladies’ room before the photo shoot, so she crossed her legs. And so - everything is decent. Even the gold of the dress is not annoying.

Selina Gomez. I couldn’t understand what was more divine here - the body, as was stated, or the absence of a bra. Although, no. I take my words back. This is a nightie like the ladies in waiting wore, right? Well. or underwear. And they don’t wear underwear under their underwear. So everything is correct.

Kim Kardashian. Oscar! A real figurine. It’s even surprising, but apart from the nipple peeking out from under the bodice, there’s nothing to complain about.

Janelle Monáe on piano. Only the musicality of the fingers is slightly heavier, in the literal sense of the word, by the rings. Well, the chainmail under the hat, which, as far as I understand, symbolizes a halo, is neither here nor in what you thought.

Solange Noles is also surprisingly harmonious in her latex BDSM Fallen Angel outfit. The whip is missing. I probably forgot it in the limousine.

Scarlett Johansson did not receive a meme with the theme for the evening. And I decided to go in the “Corporate Accountants 1996” style, judging by the hair and makeup. I didn’t even recognize her right away. What is divine or Catholic in this image - well, except that he is God in the soul, as Scarlett tells us.

Zoe Krawiec taught everyone a lesson about Duiterself. If you forgot about the invitation to the ball, but you have a black funeral scarf or scarf, then if your figure allows it, this scarf can easily pass for a dress. Conclusion - watch your figure, girls. The thinner it is, the less suitable the scarf will be.

Stella, I'm sorry, Maxwell. Divine. Where is the insulted Gundyai, I ask you carefully?

Kara De Levinville Knight. Or how would it be in the feminine gender? Head or, more correctly, in in this case, a facial covering here can perform several missions at once - firstly, if you haven’t had time to put on makeup, it’s very convenient. Secondly, a mosquito net or even a bee net. You can safely go for honey.

That's all for now. Because in addition to dressing better, I have my own tonsils to deal with. But there was still a lot of beauty there. Look in these entornnets of yours. You won't regret it.

Traditionally, on the first day of May, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York hosted an event that stars, their fans and the media have been waiting for all year - the Costume Institute Ball, or Met Gala. This event is deservedly called the main party of the year and the Oscars of the East Coast.

This time, Kim Kardashian, Kylie and Kendall Jenner, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, Selena Gomez and The Weeknd, Miranda Kerr, Celine Dion, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Madonna, Natalia Vodianova, Daria Zhukova, Serena Williams and Alex Ohanyan, Lily-Rose Depp and many, many others. You can see all the guests in our gallery.

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Donatella Versace and Kylie JennerDiane von Furstenberg and Natalia VodianovaDerek Blasberg and Daria Zhukova

This year we decided to honor the 74-year-old Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo - perhaps the main Japanese avant-garde artist in fashion, "the most influential designer of the 20th century", the founder of the Comme des Garcons brand. Rey became the second living designer to whom an exhibition was dedicated in the entire history of the Ball. The first was Yves Saint Laurent in 1983. The exhibition, by the way, is called “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between”.

Met Gala 2017 will be remembered by guests and fans for its numerous debuts. Serena Williams appeared on the red carpet for the first time since announcing her pregnancy; couples of Selena Gomez and The Weeknd, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez appeared for the first time; Anna Wintour's daughter Bee Shaffer and Franca Sozzani's son Francesco Carozzini also posed for photographers for the first time after announcing their engagement; Celine Dion attended the Ball itself for the first time.

The Weeknd and Selena GomezJennifer Lopez and Alex RodriguezFrancesco Carozzini and Bee Shaffer

The main purpose of the Met Gala is to raise funds for the Costume Institute, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Last year, $13.5 million was collected; how much the organizers will be able to get this year will become known later. A ticket to such an event costs fabulous money - 30 thousand dollars, a table with celebrity neighbors - 275 thousand dollars. But even if you have such sums and are ready to spend them like that, you are still unlikely to be able to get on the guest list. Every guest, even the richest and most influential, is examined by Anna Wintour. If she does not give the go-ahead, the Ball will be closed to this person.

Lily-Rose Depp Monica Bellucci and Valentino Garavani

Usually, for the public, everything that happens is limited to the red carpet. Continuation of the banquet - for closed doors. At least that's how it used to be. After gadgets and social networks actively entered the lives of celebrities, the backstage of the event opened up. And although Anna strictly prohibits taking selfies at the Ball, threatening to blacklist the guest, her requirement is regularly violated. The Kardashian-Jenner clan and the Hadid sisters are especially successful in this. Thanks to these and other celebrities, we know that after celebs have posed on the red carpet, they have the opportunity to view the exhibition, mingle at a short cocktail party with colleagues, and then go to dinner with entertainment program. Last year The Weeknd sang for the guests, this year he chose to relax next to his new lover Selena Gomez.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen