After last year’s overly campy punk-themed Met ball, painfully without a wink of irony, chairwoman Anna Wintour and her crew revised their strategy. This year, male attendees were required to wear white tie attire and suit tails, and the ladies, channeling the evening's honoree, American couturier Charles James, were encouraged to go for voluminous gowns. Attendees went all out, letting designers like Givenchy, Lanvin and Prada take more risks than usual. Here are the best looks from the runway.
Best I woke up like this: Beyoncé in Givenchy Couture
Most likely to replace Kanye as the next sad meme: #SadFrankOcean in Givenchy
Best Anita Baker hair: Solange in 3.1 Phillip Lim
Best I left my wife at home: Future in Calvin Klein
Best I don't do dresses: Cara Delevigne in Stella McCartney
Best I borrowed Pharrell's hat: Erykah Badu in Givenchy Couture
Best Game of Thrones: Janelle Monáe and her braided pompadour in Tadashi Shoji
Best Lionel Richie hair: Miguel
Best Coachella headband: Lupita in custom Prada
Best fuccboi tux: A$AP Rocky in custom Topman
Best raver beauty: Joan Smalls' purple lips