It’s fashion’s biggest night of the year, but no Met Gala outfit would be complete with an iconic beauty look. A statement lip, an elevated embellished eye, and specifically, a hair look to end them all. As celebrities including the likes of Billie Eilish, Timothée Chalamet, and Amanda Gorman descend on the red carpet of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, real time reports shows that statement headpieces are back: from pearl accents embedded in Alicia Key’s sleek ‘do to Grimes’ coiled ponytail to fantastical crown-like adornments as seen on Lorde and Emily Blunt.
Fresh from her stint in Venice, Kristen Stewart styled coif in a pin-up girl pompadour while Megan Fox channelled Bettie Page bangs. Kaia Gerber, Megan The Stallion, Storm Reid, Yara Shahidi, and Ariana DeBose took a different, perhaps Old Hollywood approach incorporating glossy, glam waves. K-Pop queen and Vogue Singapore cover star, CL and tennis sensation, Naomi Osaka both opted for dramatic up-dos.
“I just feel like the hot girl culture needs to give Hollywood glamour,” says Megan Thee Stallion of her high-shine finger waves, cascading over her shoulders.
Need a refresher on the Met Gala? Say less. The fête is held in celebration of the Costume Institute’s newest exhibition, “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion,” which opens to the public in the Anna Wintour Costume Center on September 18. Watch a livestream from the event here, exclusively on Vogue. Scroll for our top 2021 Met Gala hair looks, and be sure to keep refreshing Vogue for even more stories from the evening.
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Lorde
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Grimes
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Alicia Keys
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Kristen Stewart
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Kaia Gerber
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CL
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Gigi Hadid
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Storm Reid
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Anja Rubik
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Emily Ratajowski
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Cara Delevigne
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Hunter Schafer
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Emily Blunt
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Megan Thee Stallion
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Paloma Elsesser
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Precious Lee
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Winnie Harlow
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Yara Shahidi
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Margaret Qualley
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Kim Petras
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Ariana DeBose
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