Ah, the Met Gala. So many looks, but almost none that understood the assignment. Who could blame them? What does 'American Independence' look like; beyond the bald eagle, the star-spangled banner, and perhaps some guns? Certainly nothing like what 2019's 'Notes on Camp' and the iconic 'Heavenly Bodies' of 2018 served.
There was no lack of political messages and agendas in the dress code this year, that's for sure. From the right on the nose 'Peg the Patriachy' by Cara Delevingne and AOC's 'Tax the Rich' to the less pointed symbolic transformations of Lil Nas X, these celebrities want it to be known they have something to say. And then there's Kim K.
So we mean it when we say all of them—apart from supermodel Iman, who showed how to correctly execute a '20s reference on such a scale—deserve the meme treatment. Now, scroll away.
AN ETHOS WE ALL CAN SUPPORT
AOC using her met gala dress to spread an important political message 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/miYQhjNB91
— Jack (@J_Holliss) September 14, 2021
SO SHE DID THINK THIS THROUGH
I bet this isn’t even Kim Kardashian. Kim’s at home in her pyjamas eating pizza. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/raJguJ0gJG
— Rebecca Lewis (@bexlewis361) September 14, 2021
MAYBE THAT'S WHAT THIS IS
you haven't unlocked these characters yet. buy the premium version #MetGala pic.twitter.com/XRVDedOblQ
— allie 🎃 (@auroraborialez) September 14, 2021
PRETTY MUCH
same energy pic.twitter.com/tY50f8u0ew
— michael brown (@boyinquestion) September 14, 2021
#ICONIC
I’ve got just the guy for her pic.twitter.com/HbqgWnN7kr
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) September 13, 2021
CANNOT UNSEE
ok but why does asap rocky look like captain crunch 😭 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/sRHLHYag6w
— welcome to clown town (@dykedotorg) September 14, 2021
HE JUST FORGOT TO LEAVE THE DUVET HOME
he tossed off that comforter only to still give ✨nothing✨ i’m yelling https://t.co/a7ZmCABCPa
— think 8-piece tw¡tter (@DebzRollcall) September 14, 2021
PRINCESS DI <3
I LOVE YOU PRINCESS DIANA #MetGala pic.twitter.com/2gno78tkzM
— Namar (@NotNamar) September 14, 2021
NO CONTEXT NEEDED
DONT TALK TO ME OR MY SON EVER AGAIN#MetGala
📸: Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images pic.twitter.com/w0OYuuKDuo— Frank Ocean Daily (@TeamFrankDaily) September 14, 2021
I'M JUST AS CONFUSED
Lorde showing up in the 2018 theme????? #metgala #MetGala2021 pic.twitter.com/74ka5KfFPd
— Kate Thornley (@KateThornley3) September 13, 2021
LITERALLY
#MetGala *starts*
me without knowing anything about fashion: pic.twitter.com/AvNQxXduku— andre (@beIovafilm) September 13, 2021
A LITTLE LOUDER FOR THOSE AT THE BACK
validating that literally nobody understands what the concept of America is
— rachel handler (@rachel_handler) September 14, 2021
OR
i’m convinced they told every attendee a different theme #MetGala pic.twitter.com/q8wsxVn2ki
— kai (@dicapriosfilms) September 14, 2021
👀
omg is met attendance how we know which celebrities are vaccinated
— Lauren Chanel (@MichelleHux) September 13, 2021
FRANKLY THE MOST DISAPPOINTING THING
if the theme is american fashion why isn’t anyone pulling up like this #MetGala2021 pic.twitter.com/JCCZhhrqbh
— karm¡n (@zaynsfuckbot) September 13, 2021
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