Beauties on the red carpet

Alicia Keys, Kylie Jenner, Natasha Poonawalla and Kim Kardashian

The theme of the Met Gala 2022 was In America: An Anthology of Fashion, the second part of the Costume Institute's exhibition, which opened on September 18.

Kim Kardashian attended the Met Gala in one of Marilyn Monroe's iconic dresses. Kardashian was dressed in Monroe's nude gold-beaded body hugger, designed by Jean Louis, that the late cinema icon wore when she sang happy birthday to President John F Kennedy 60 years ago. Channelling her inner Monroe, The Kardashians star also dyed her hair blonde.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds; Sarah Jessica Parker and Cara Delevingne

Blake Lively posed for the shutterbugs in an Atelier Versace gown, with actor-husband Ryan Reynolds who was dressed in a brown velvet suit from Ralph Lauren. For her look, Lively drew inspiration from the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and the blue ceiling of Grand Central Station.

Decked up in a black Ralph Lauren design, singer-songwriter Alicia Keys paid homage to her native New York City with a cape etched with small hand-placed crystals showcasing the city's skyline.

Hillary Clinton

Art is political and this phrase shone brightly at the fundraiser, organised by The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday evening, when New York Mayor Eric Adams attended the event in a tuxedo embellished with ‘End Gun Violence' on the back.

According to the American media, former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who last graced the gala two decades ago, made a surprise regal entry in a deep red gown. Designed by Joseph Altuzarra, the dress was etched with names of historical American women, including Rosa Parks, Abigail Adams, Shirley Chisolm and Madeleine Albright.

Indian entrepreneur-philanthropist Natasha Poonawalla was drama in motion as she teamed up a gold handcrafted printed tulle sari and train by celebrity designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee with a Sciaparelli hand-forged metal bustier.

Sarah Jessica Parker's Christopher John Rogers ballgown with a pink and black feather head piece by Philip Treacy paid tributes to Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, who made history as the first Black female fashion designer in the White House.

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