Fashion is Art

On fashion’s biggest night of the year, 74 million people viewed the red carpet show. From pearls to lace across supermodels, movie stars and singers, this years met was one of the best.

The theme this year was “Costume Art”, and Vogue defined it as “Objects in “Costume Art” are divided into a “series of thematic body types,” ranging from the “Naked Body” and the “Classical Body”—both of which are well represented within the museum’s collection—to those, like the “Pregnant Body” and the “Aging Body,” that have more often been overlooked.”

Let’s dive in to those whose looks had direct ties to art!

Emma Chamberlain

Took costume art literally, by wearing a gown by Mugler that had paint-like brushstrokes running down the side.

Sabrina Carpenter

As the ultimate showgirl wearing Dior made of film strips from the movie Sabrina.

Colman Domingo wearing Valentino

Acrobat and Young Harlequin - Pablo Picasso

Ben Platt wearing Tanner Fletcher

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte - Georges Seurat

Yu-Chi Lyra Kuo in custom Jean Paul Gautier

Winged Victory of Samothrace

Rachel Zegler wearing Prabal Gurung

The Execution of Lady Jane Grey - Paul Delaroche

Gracie Abrams in Chanel

Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer - Gustav Klimt

Blake Lively wearing archival Versace

The Swing - Fragonard

Chase Infiniti wearing Thom Browne

Doris with Ruff Color - Ernst Ludwig

Madonna wearing Yves Saint Laurent

The Temptation of St. Anthony - Leonora Carrington

Hudson Williams wearing Balenciaga

The Bullfight - Edouard Manet

Hailey Bieber wearing Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Klein

And here are some of our other favorite best-dressed of the night:

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