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The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion - Arrivals

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Bring on the camp! The 2019 Met Gala has officially kicked off in New York City.

The annual fashion extravaganza is held every year on the first Monday in May to celebrate the opening of its popular fashion exhibit at the Costume Institute. It’s all about unforgettable style statement-making moments, but with a theme of “Camp: Notes on Fashion” this time around, celebs took things to a whole other level with their eye-popping fashion lewks.

The theme, is not an homage to camping in the wilderness, but rather exaggerated fashion. Campy fashion is over-the-top, with notes of humor, quirkiness, and even irony, and Serena Williams, Billy Porter, Lupita Nyong’o and more nailed it as they hit the pink stairs of the Metropolitan Museum  of Art Monday evening.

Take a peek at all of the stars that gave us our lives and did it for the culture at the 71st Met Gala!

The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes On Fashion - Arrivals

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MET GALA 2019: BEST DRESSED

Yaaasss queen! Met Gala co-chair Serena Williams made our jaws drop when she hit the fashionable fete with her hubby Alexis Ohanian in this gorgeous yellow Versace gown adorned with leaf detailing, paired with yellow Off White Nike kicks.

The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion - Arrivals

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MET GALA 2019: BEST DRESSED

Now this is how you make an entrance. Never one to play it small, Billy Porter served as he was carried in wearing this gold fringed jumpsuit complete with gold wings and a gold headpiece by The Blonds.

The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion - Arrivals

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MET GALA 2019: BEST DRESSED

When Yara Shahidi arrived in this jewel and sequin-embellished Prada number complete with a black fur coat, she told E! News she was inspired by “black excellence.” She added, “That’s what I was trying to pull from.” Simply stunning.