The Met Gala is arguably fashion’s biggest night of the year – but several celebrities stepping out on the red carpet this evening at the prestigious event proved that it is also a prime example of when a desperate desire to make a style mark can go horribly wrong.
For while many guests at this year’s gala wowed and awed with their fashion looks, several suffered such disastrous style fails that they left the red carpet looking more like a Halloween parade.
The dress code for this year’s event is The Garden of Time, which pairs with the new exhibition that it is being held to honor: Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, a somewhat ironic title given that several of the attendees looked much like they had just rolled out of bed and straight onto the red carpet.
Crazed hairstyles, see-through dresses, and bizarre attempts at haute couture costumes had all been paraded in front of the cameras within just minutes of the event kicking off.
Amelia Gray Hamlin made a baffling appearance at the 2024 Met Gala in what appeared to be a blow-up dress that was filled with flowers
Lana Del Rey also landed on a spot on the list of worst-dressed stars in a bizarre tree-inspired dress that featured a giant mosquito net covering her face
The 38-year-old singer added what appeared to be metal clogs on her feet, which added another bizarre element to the look
Dua Lipa also chose an incredibly strange outfit for such a high-end occasion, donning what looked very much like a beach cover up on her bottom half, while her corset-style top looked like a leftover costume from Moulin Rouge
The back of the outfit was even more revealing, while the addiction of an enormous feather tale made the look that much more bewildering
Cara Delevingne was another British guest who put on a somewhat baffling display on the red carpet, donning a strange glittering shirt that saw her entire head covered in crystals
FKA Twigs is known for pushing the fashion boundaries but she took things to a whole new level on Monday night in her wildly revealing beaded ensemble that featured a very odd-looking knitted cape
Influencer and YouTube star Emma Chamberlain, 22, was one early arrival who suffered a very rare fashion fail, donning a drab brown lace gown that left her looking like a tree trunk cut down in its prime – a far cry from the stylish star that many know her as.
Host Anna Wintour’s daughter Bee Carrozzini also missed the mark in her own lace number, which had an incredibly strange black-and-white pattern that looked more like an optical illusion than the design for a high-end piece of couture.
It also featured several different cut-outs and string embellishments that left it looking a bit like it had been pieced together at the last minute, rather than having been carefully planned for many weeks in advance.
Lace proved to be a tricky fabric for many at this evening’s event, with La La Anthony also landing herself a spot on the worst-dressed list thanks to her very tacky-looking corset gown, which featured a lace panel that ran up her neck and into sleeves, while the rest of the design flowed down into a large rose-shaped mermaid-style hem at the floor.
Doja Cat made the very confusing decision to turn up to the Met Gala in a long white T-shirt that was soaking wet and completely see-through – leaving her forced to cover her chest with her arm
Ironically, the transparent T-shirt was actually a step up from the towel she wore to leave her hotel, with the design (seen left) even featuring its own faux IKEA-style label, with the singer also sporting a Crown Affair towel on her head
Emma Chamberlain, 22, suffered a very rare fashion fail at the event, where she was one of the earliest arrivals on the carpet
The online star donned a drab brown lace gown that left her looking like a tree trunk cut down in its prime – a far cry from the stylish star that many know her as
Host Anna Wintour’s daughter Bee Carrozzini also missed the mark in her own lace number, which had an incredibly strange pattern and featured several different cut-outs that left it looking a bit like it had been pieced together at the last minute
Game of Thrones icon Gwendoline Christie was giving more ‘maniacal magician’ than haute couture style star thanks to her bizarre cape and bafflingly voluminous hairstyle
La La Anthony also landed herself a spot on the worst-dressed list thanks to her very tacky-looking corset gown, which featured a lace panel that ran up her neck and into sleeves
The rest of the design flowed into a large rose-shaped mermaid-style hem at the floor, which left her looking akin to a Disney villain – an image that was not helped by the addition of a crystal-covered rose-shaped handbag that she carried with her
Broadway star J. Harrison Ghee chose to take the garden theme a little too literally by dressing up as a giant bug
Actress and influencer Jessica Serfaty caught the eye for all the wrong reasons in her flower-embellished gown, which was horrifying enough to look at, before she then removed the outer layer to show off her tacky silver bra underneath
Once inside, Serfaty shed the floral layer altogether to show off a barely-there dress that made her look as though she was about to hit a beach club in St. Tropez
Jordan Roth’s attempt at flower power also fell woefully flat
Thai fashion star Nichapat Suphap certainly drew attention with her incredibly revealing look, but the tacky design would have been better suited to a trashy beauty pageant than an event of such esteem
Outspoken author Jill Kargman revealed on Instagram that she had taken inspiration from a Tim Burton movie for her outfit, and the baffling lace number certainly left her looking like a character from Corpse Bride
However there were many who steered clear of lace but were still unable to avoid a major style slip-up.
Actress and influencer Jessica Serfaty caught the eye for all the wrong reasons in her flower-embellished gown, which looked as though it had been DIY-ed by a high school home economics glass, courtesy of the bizarre 3-D flowers that were stuck all over it, covering her in an array of clashing colors and textures.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, she then removed the garish outer layer to reveal a sheer neon pink under layer than left her incredibly skimpy silver bra on full display – a far cry from the refined elegance that the Met Gala is meant to represent.
And then there were those who certainly put the ‘costume’ in Costume Institute, opting for outfits that would have been very comfortable on the aisles of a party store, but stuck out for all the wrong reasons on the Met Gala red carpet.
Broadway star J. Harrison Ghee was one such guest, choosing to take the ‘garden’ theme a little too literally by dressing up as what appeared to be a giant bug, donning a large gold headdress that was shaped like antennae.
The rest of the outfit was no better.
Ghee’s gown featured enormous pink and blue feather embellishments that could well have found themselves on the outfit of a Vegas showgirl, while the glittery blue fabric did little to take away from the tacky appearance of the overall look.