Met Gala 2021: See the Wildest Hair and Makeup on the Red Carpet

Fantastic fashion! It may not be the first Monday in May, but the Met Gala is back and sartorial celebrities look more fabulous than ever. See every red carpet look here!

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On September 13, 2021, A-list style stars hit the red carpet at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute benefit to raise money for the institute and celebrate this year’s exhibition: In America: A Lexicon of Fashion. The show is Part One of a two-part study in the power of American Fashion, Part Two to take place during the first half of 2022, pandemic permitting, of course.

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The hosts for the event are a young Hollywood bonanza of individuality and expression of personal style, including music phenom Billie Eilish, whose looks never fail to wow, poet Amanda Gorman, tennis champion and mental health activist Naomi Osaka and gender-bending style star, actor Timothée Chalamet (who last made red carpet waves at the premiere of Dune at the Venice Film Festival.)

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As soon as the red carpet opened, our jaws collectively dropped when we saw Keke Palmer’s entrance and her chic brushed out locks. We also loved Julia Garner's bouncy curls, Emma Chamberlain's bold smoky lids  and Amanda Gorman's bejeweled lids.

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Scroll through to check out every bodacious beauty moment at the 2021 Met Gala! (And if you’d like to take a walk down memory lane — and really, who doesn’t? — relive the best beauty looks at the 2019 Gala, Camp: Notes on Fashion, and the 2018 event, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and. The Catholic Imagination!)

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Fantastic fashion! It may not be the first Monday in May, but the Met Gala is back and sartorial celebrities look more fabulous than ever. See every red carpet look here!

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On September 13, 2021, A-list style stars hit the red carpet at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute benefit to raise money for the institute and celebrate this year’s exhibition: In America: A Lexicon of Fashion. The show is Part One of a two-part study in the power of American Fashion, Part Two to take place during the first half of 2022, pandemic permitting, of course.

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The hosts for the event are a young Hollywood bonanza of individuality and expression of personal style, including music phenom Billie Eilish, whose looks never fail to wow, poet Amanda Gorman, tennis champion and mental health activist Naomi Osaka and gender-bending style star, actor Timothée Chalamet (who last made red carpet waves at the premiere of Dune at the Venice Film Festival.)

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As soon as the red carpet opened, our jaws collectively dropped when we saw Keke Palmer’s entrance and her chic brushed out locks. We also loved Julia Garner's bouncy curls, Emma Chamberlain's bold smoky lids  and Amanda Gorman's bejeweled lids.

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Scroll through to check out every bodacious beauty moment at the 2021 Met Gala! (And if you’d like to take a walk down memory lane — and really, who doesn’t? — relive the best beauty looks at the 2019 Gala, Camp: Notes on Fashion, and the 2018 event, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and. The Catholic Imagination!)

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With a sculpted 'do styled by Vernon Francois and a denim-inspired makeup look created by Nick Barose using Lancome products.

With newly golden blonde locks woven into a chignon styled by Marc Mena using Better Not Younger products and a deep plum lip.

With center-parted slicked back hair and rosy nude makeup done by Quinn Murphy. The makeup pro prepped Hudson's skin and decolletage with Current Body LED light masks.

With mega-long waves and '90s-inspired makeup by Moani Lee using Pat McGrath Labs products.

With lengthy locks styled by Lorenzo Martin using products by Wella plus ghd hair tools and '90s-inspired makeup.

With brushed out curls styled by Cameron Rains for Matrix and a dramatic crown plus rosy makeup by Pat McGrath Labs thanks to pro Amber D.

With a voluminous pixie styled by Sebastian Scolarici using Better Not Younger products and tawny rose lips.

With long, center-parted copper locks and bejeweled eyes created by makeup artist Alexis Oakley using MAC cosmetics.

With bleached stars in his hair.

With a platinum curled bob and and blue eyeshadow.

With a curly lob and '90s supermodel makeup. Gerber's nails were done by celeb manicurist Kimmie Kyees, using Valentino Beauty Pure. 

With disco-era curls and makeup.

With side-parted slicked back hair and neutral makeup.

With a Jessica Rabbit-inspired high ponytail and winged lids.

With piled-high hair fashioned by stylist Kiyah using Fekkai and bold lips done by Ernesto Casillas using QMS Medicosmetics.

With a glamorous 'do styled by Harry Josh using Goldwell straightening balm and red lips.

With a super long braid fashioned by Lacy Redway using TRESemme and silvery lids.

With an exaggerated bob and lower lid liner.

With a slicked back center part styled by Lacy Redway using Nexxus and. wild alien eyes.

With mega-long locks styled by Dimitris Giannetosand using GHD tools while makeup. artist Patrick Ta created bold purple eyes using L'Oreal Paris Infallible Paints Metallic in Violet Luster.

With glittering hair and a bold brow done by makeup artist Stephanie Nimoh using MAC cosmetics.

With piled-high hair and goth makeup.

With spiky natural texture hair and eye jewels.

With a long finger wave and lavender lids.

With Old Hollywood waves styled by hair legend Renato Campora using Fekkai and deep red lips.

With a feather headdress and super smoky lids.

With a plaited mane and kitschy blue eyeshadow.

With blonde shoulder-length locks styled by hair guru Adir Abergel using Virtue products and soft, neutral, glowing makeup by Mary Phillips using Pat McGrath Labs.

With a waved chignon and hot pink lip.

With a wild sculpted 'do and hot pink eye shadow.

With a sleek blowout and cat-eye liner.

With deep side parted slicked back hair.

With major curls and a sweet pink lip created with Pat McGrath Labs Mattetrance Lipstick in 1995.

With a Josephine Baker-inspired 'do and bold pink lids and cheeks by Dior makeup thanks to the star's steady pro Emily Cheng. Cheng prepped skin with the Pause Well-Aging Fascia Stimulating Tool to get Shahidi glowing .

With a bejeweled mega-long braid and an exaggerated sparkle lid. Makeup artist Joanna Simkin used products by Estée Lauder on the newly minted Estée Lauder Global Changemaker. On nails: Manicurist Yoko Sakakura painted on Essie No Place Like Chrome and Love at First Sight. 

With slicked back locks and eye gems plus a strong brow done by Team PMG using Pat McGrath Labs.

With barrel curls and dramatic makeup done by Kali Kennedy using Byredo makeup.

With a Marilyn Monroe-inspired curled under bob and glowing nude makeup plus burgundy lips done by Rob Rumsey. He used Charlotte Tilbury's new Supernudes Face Palette in Nudegasm.

With a voluminous afro and smoky lids.

With center-parted, slicked back locks and jewel-tone lids done by makeup pro Kelsey Deenihan using Byredo makeup. 

With brushed out waves and rosy cheeks.

With her signature sleek bob and rosy nude lips.

With a subtle lip stain.