While red carpets are plentiful, the ones that can prove pivotal are few: there's the Cannes Film Festival red carpets, there's the Oscars red carpet, and there is the the Met Gala with its steps. After the 2020 event was canceled due to the ongoing pandemic, the Met Gala returned Monday night for an off-season rendition and brought out the celebs far and wide.
The theme for the affiliated exhibition is "In America; A Lexicon of Fashion." As a result, the red carpet had the theme of America, leading celebrities to interpret the idea as they saw fit.
Scroll on to see our favorite LGBTQ+ stars at the event.
Elliot Page in Balenciaga
While the event was a first for many, for Elliot Page it was a significant moment. Having come out as trans during lockdown, the Met Gala was Page's first major red carpet under his new name. And he looked right at home.
Ben Platt in Christian Cowan
Kim Petras in Collina Strada
Megan Rapinoe in Sergio Hudson
Mj Rodriguez in Thom Browne
Jordan Roth
Frank Ocean in Prada
The doll he is carrying is likely from his brand Homer.
Cara Delevingne in Dior
Lili Reinhart in Christian Siriano
Kristen Stewart in Chanel Couture
Tessa Thompson in Iris Van Herpen
Megan Fox in Dundas
Grimes in Iris Van Herpen
NikkieTutorials in Edwin Oudshoorn Couture
The look was inspired by Marsha P. Johnson and the Stonewall Uprising.
