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It’s the first Monday in May, and fashion fans know what that means: It’s time for the Met Gala.
The annual event kicking off the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s fashion exhibition is considered one of the biggest sartorial occasions of the year, as celebrities paired with designers show off the fashion industry’s most bold and beautiful looks.
This year, the museum’s show, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” is the largest the Costume Insitute has ever put on, in terms of square footage. The exhibition spans both the museum’s location on Fifth Avenue as well as The Met Cloisters, and it explores the relationship between visual Catholic traditions and fashion.
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Celebrities including Rihanna, Amal Clooney, Ariana Grande and Katy Perry took over the red carpet wearing lavish, angelic and papal-inspired ensembles to keep with the theme. Check out some of the most outrageous looks from the red carpet below.
Rihanna
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (2) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (2)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0e70f1a00004400cddeec.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Sarah Jessica Parker
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (3) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (3)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0e70d2000002e00b90bbc.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Lena Waithe
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (4) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (4)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f68f1a00004400cddf0c.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Katy Perry
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (5) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (5)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ebdc2000004100b90bc5.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Kim Kardashian West
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (6) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (6)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f8021e000044008e4bb3.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Tracee Ellis Ross
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (7) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (7)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ef001e000043008e4b9f.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Kerry Washington
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (8) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (8)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ef041a00004400cddeff.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Ariana Grande
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (9) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (9)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ef0d200000f202b90bd2.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Frances McDormand
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (10) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (10)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f6921a00004300cddf0e.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Michael B. Jordan
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (11) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (11)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ebe01a00004400cddef9.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Solange Knowles
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (12) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (12)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f9511a00004400cddf16.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Met Gala Co-host Amal Clooney and George Clooney
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (13) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (13)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f68f1e000043008e4bae.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Madonna
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (14) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (14)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af100d61a00004300cddf18.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Gigi Hadid
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (15) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (15)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f9592000002e00b90be1.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (16) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (16)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ebe01e00002d008e4b9d.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Nicki Minaj
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (17) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (17)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af100d41e00002d008e4bbc.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Mindy Kaling
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (18) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (18)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f22d1a00002700cddf0a.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Kendall Jenner
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (19) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (19)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ef04200000f202b90bce.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Janelle Monae
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (20) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (20)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f22c2000004100b90bd7.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Rita Ora
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (21) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (21)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f6981a00004400cddf13.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Blake Lively
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (22) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (22)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af101672000004100b90be9.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Cardi B
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (23) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (23)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af100d62000004100b90be8.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Donald Glover
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (24) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (24)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ebdf1a00002700cddef8.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Karli Kloss, Brandon Maxwell and Tiffany Haddish
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (25) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (25)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ebe0200000f202b90bc7.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Priyanka Chopra
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Hailee Steinfeld
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (27) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (27)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0e70e1e000044008e4b92.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Greta Gerwig
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (28) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (28)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ebdc1e000044008e4b9c.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Winnie Harlow
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (29) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (29)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ef0d200000f202b90bd3.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Diane Kruger
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (30) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (30)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0e94b1e000044008e4b97.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Shawn Mendes and Hailey Baldwin
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (31) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (31)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ebdb1a00004300cddef5.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Gabrielle Union
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (32) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (32)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ea061e00002d008e4b98.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Princess Beatrice
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (33) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (33)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ebe12000004100b90bc8.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Evan Rachel Wood
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (34) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (34)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ebda1a00002800cddef3.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Chadwick Boseman
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (35) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (35)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f6931e00002d008e4bb0.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Jennifer Lopez
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (36) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (36)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f22d1a00002700cddf09.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Cassie and Sean Combs
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (37) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (37)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f2281e00002d008e4ba9.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Kate Upton
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (38) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (38)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0e7111e00002c008e4b94.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Ashley Graham
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (39) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (39)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ebe21a00004300cddefb.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Anne Hathaway
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (40) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (40)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ef021e00002d008e4ba0.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Kate Bosworth
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (41) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (41)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ef031e000043008e4ba1.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Bella Hadid
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (42) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (42)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f6911a00004400cddf0d.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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2 Chainz (R)
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (43) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (43)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ef051a00002700cddf00.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Shailene Woodley
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (44) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (44)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0ef091a00002800cddf04.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Zoe Kravitz
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (45) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (45)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f22e200000f202b90bd8.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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Amanda Seyfried
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (46) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (46)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f692200000f202b90bdb.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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SZA
![All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (47) All The Red Carpet Looks From The 2018 Met Gala (47)](https://i0.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5af0f6931a00002700cddf10.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale)
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