Fashion’s mystery man – upon first glance mistaken as famously experimental Jared Leto – in fact has a name.
OK – that bird man in Iris Van Herpen is NOT Jared Leto. It is Fredrik Robertsson. Apologies. #MetGala
— Vanessa Friedman (@VVFriedman) May 2, 2022
His name is Fredrik Robertsson, and he has arrived serving majestic fish gills in a Van Herpen ensemble.
Apparently this is not (I repeat not) Jared Leto.
Lady Whistledown herself has arrived.
Penelope Featherington (AKA Nicola Coughlan) lives up to her character’s name and gets the period on point in a Richard Quinn gown with a sweetheart neckline, super-cinched waist and all.
Somebody give Stormzy a title, because he has gone full count.
Do you have pockets with that?
Sarah Jessica Parker, refusing to abandon all sense of practicality, insists on pockets to go with her corset and fascinator.
Kodi Smit-McPhee does denim
Fun fact about Kodi Smit-McPhee’s fit: his jeans are period-appropriate.
Guardian Australia’s lifestyle editor Alyx Gorman tells us more:
Levis Strauss patented the copper rivet (to secure denim buttons) in 1873 and in 1890 it went into the public domain, meaning anyone could make durable jeans.
They were particularly popular with California goldminers.
Billie Eilish takes a bow
Billie Eilish arrives, in layers of green lace, black ribbon and a silky corset gown.
Cynthia Erivo is wearing a drop-waist Louis Vitton ensemble of feathers, lace and a towering headdress.
Tessa Thompson in Iris van Herpen is Romy and Michelle at the front, Disney princess at the back.
Sigourney Weaver, arriving on the red carpet with designer Michael Kors, tells Vogue:
When I think of the gilded age I think of women as being so encased … but these wonderful gowns [today] have freedom. When I look at these women’s tight gowns I know what they want is to take off their corsets and get the vote.
Hillary Clinton hails 60 admirable women
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton returns to the Met Gala after 21 years wearing a custom wine-coloured gown by Joseph Altuzarra.
The design pays homage to the “friendship quilt”, popular in the US from the late 1800s, when people signed their names on blankets to mark a special occasion.
The hem of Clinton’s dress is stitched with the names of 60 women she admires. Among them are Rosa Parks and Lady Bird Johnson.
US singer-songwriter Teyana Taylor and model Winnie Harlow arrive looking ethereal.
Across Twitter, people are comparing Shawn Mendes in a dapper navy and burgundy coat to Dr Strange and Mr Darcy.
I personally think he looks closer to a viscount from Bridgerton.
Model Genesis Suero sports a princess neckline and puffy sleeves.
Model Alton Mason, bedazzled in a Prada cape, tells GQ Magazine:
“I feel magical. I feel powerful. I feel strong.”
Somebody send an invite to Ashley Tisdale, please.