It was not a good idea to wear a tux at the Met Gala this year, as men like Kit Harrington, Adrien Brody and James Corden found out Monday when they attended fashion’s biggest night. It was, however, a good idea to wear a tunic dress, as SNL's Pete Davidson showed, along with a matching Thom Browne white coat and the comic's famous BDE.
Pete Davidson in Thom Browne. Photo by Mario Anzuoni, Reuters
It was also a good idea to wrap one’s self with a quilted patchwork blanket of floral prints like A$AP Rocky. Or, in Lil Nas X’s case, it was a fantastic idea to hit the Metropolitan Museum red carpet with not one but three fantastical outfits: an intricately beaded cape, a golden suit of armor, and finally a crystal-encrusted bodysuit.
ASAP Rocky in ERL. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue via AFP
Lil Nas X. Photo by Mario Anzuoni, Reuters
In short, it was an evening for statement-making (as in Daniel Levy’s outfit that featured two men kissing), for turning up like it was the MTV Music Awards from another time, for not blending in with the security detail and being outshadowed by your lady date.
Daniel Levy. Photo by Angela Weiss, AFP
Also, it was definitely an evening for wearing touches of Americana, it being this year’s dress code—hence the rodeo-inspired outfits (Pharell), the hip hop touches (Tyler Mitchell in Bode), and American rockstar nods (Dear Even Hansen's Ben Platt in a 70s style denim ensemble). The party was put together, after all, to celebrate the Costume Institute’s latest exhibition called “In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion.”
Vogue photographer Tyler Mitchell in Bode. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue via AFP
Ben Platt goes for a 70s vibe. Was he channeling Kris Kristofferson in the 1976 "A Star is Born"? Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue via AFP
The men indeed had a little more fun than usual this year at Anna Wintour’s big fashion shebang, at least when it came to interpreting the evening’s dress code. On this page are the fearless outfits they strutted in. Enjoy and take inspiration.
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri in Bode, with his wife Monica. Photo by Mike Coppola, Getty Images via AFP
Kid Cudi in Louis Vuitton serving a toned-down Dennis Rodman vibe. His makeup was a collaboration with maquillage superstar Pat McGrath. Photo by Angela Weiss, AFP
American designer Kerby Jean-Raymond of the label Pyer Moss. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue via AFP
Vogue Editor Hamish Bowles. Photo by Craig Barritt, Getty Images for Audi via AFP
Lil Baby and Stuart Vevers. Photo by Mike Coppola, Getty Images via AFP
Justin Bieber in a black suit from his own label Drew House. Photo by Mario Anzuoni, Reuters
American GQ editor Will Welch. Photo by Mike Coppola, Getty Images via AFP
Dominic Cooper. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue via AFP
Maluma. Photo by Angela Weiss, AFP
Virgil Abloh. Photo by Mario Anzuoni, Reuters
Jordan Roth. Photo by Ilya S. Savenok, Getty Images via AFP
Evan Mock. Photo by Ilya S. Savenok, Getty Images via AFP
Timothee Chalamet. Photo by Mario Anzuoni, Reuters
