Due to the pandemic this year’s Met Gala was the first since 2019! The Met is held annually at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. This year it was held on Monday the 13th of September. The Met Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute and in 2019, 15 million dollars were raised.

Here’s what happened:

In 2021 the Met Gala celebrated the art of fashion and was presented in two parts: “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion” and “In America: An Anthology of Fashion.” Some celebrities had two outfits, one for the red carpet run way and one for the dinner party. Some even changed again for the after party. Everyone was interviewed by Emma Chamberlain and Keke Palmer.

The runway

Starting with our four chairs:

Timothe Chamalet, our first co-chair, kicked off the night with a classic white and black tuxedo on top, and a pair of white balloon joggers on the bottom. He wore white canvas Convers on his feet. Sources stated “He kept it youthful but classy”. It was clearly a mix of two extremes: conventional and unconventional. His look was created by Haider Ackermann.

Billie Eilish created a huge impression on the whole media that night. She wore an Oscar De La Renta stunning peachy/nude coloured ballgown dress, giving us a beautiful homage to Marilyn Monroe and old-style Hollywood. This look definitely contrasted to her usual style. She told her stylists that she wanted the train to be so big that you couldn’t look away from it and that is exactly what she got. Struggling with body image comments and hate for a long time I’m sure everyone was moved by her confidence at the Met Gala 2021. This was my favourite look of the night.

Naomi Osaka, the tennis champion, wore a Louis Vuitton gown that paid tribute to her biracial heritage (Japanese and Haitian) for her first Met Gala, designed by Nicolas Ghesquière. The print on her dress was designed by Naomi’s sister Mari, who is also a professional tennis player. The print was bright turquoise and purple mixed into a beautiful pattern and black leather satin was layered along her sides and at the bottom of her dress.

Amanda Gorman, the poet and activist wore a navy-blue garment with a long train and short mini skirt front, by Vera Wang. Amanda said she felt like the Statue of Liberty in a navy sequin “prom dress”. She also felt extremely grateful to be a co-chair on her very first Met Gala EVER. She brought a bag in the shape of a book matching the colour of her glorious dress. Amanda thought it would be appropriate to show off the poet in her. For those of you who don’t know, Amanda Gorman’s work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, racism, and marginalization and she was our last co-chair of the evening.

There were more than 500 guests at the Met Gala this year but these are just a few you might know:

Barbie Ferreira (you might know her from the show “Euphoria”) showed up in a Jonathan Simkai shimmering pearl, beaded gown. The detail put into her dress was impeccable, but my favourite part was the pearls that fell off her shoulders sitting perfectly on her arms.

 Kim Kardashian was put in a head-to-toe black outfit accentuating her figure. Not even showing one piece of skin. High-heel black boots went up to her thighs and in my opinion, she will be known for this iconic look made by Yandy.

Kendall Jenner wore a dress by Givenchy. Hers was an homage to Audrey Hepburn in her movie “My Fair Lady”. Her see-through beige mermaid dress was covered in diamonds and fit her perfectly. The dress was paired with a thick diamond chocker around her neck and matching heels to complete the look.

The dinner party

Everyone was served a very extravagant dinner menu presented by 10 chefs. Hand painted plates and bowls were beautifully laid out and each table had a centre piece composed by Raúl Àvila. Justin Bieber closed the night with a surprise performance at the dinner and gave a great show.

I like the Met Gala for many reasons but one being that you get to see a side of some celebrities that you don’t normally see, expressed through their choice of fashion. This helps us know them a little better and I think that's really exciting.