From nude dresses to pompous outfits, these celebs made some eye-popping fashion statements.
The annual Met Gala, held in New York, can easily be the benchmark for ultimate creativity in fashion.
Check these outfits from the red carpet event held May 1 that had everyone talking.
IMAGE: Rihanna was a flowery mess in this architectural wonder designed by Japanese label Comme Des Garcons' designer Rei Kawakubo. She told Vogue's André Leon Talley that it took her an hour to get into this outfit and her shoes; we are not surprised.
Think of anyone else who could have pulled that look any better?
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Think of anyone else who could have pulled that look any better?
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IMAGE: American model Gigi Hadid picked a nude, one shoulder Tommy Hilfiger gown for the Met Gala. She let her long legs emerge in fishnet stockings from her asymmetrical slit gown for impact. She even dyed her hair and eyebrows to be sync with the outfit.
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Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images
IMAGE: Trust Nicki Minaj to make anything she wears stand out. The rapper-turned-model wore a black and red plunging bodysuit with an unflattering long tail embedded with flowers and glitter from H&M.
Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
IMAGE: Plus-size model Ashley Graham looked like she'd walked out of her craft class straight into the red carpet. Those ruffles, did nothing to pamper her hourglass figure and makes us wonder if the stylists at H&M really care about fashion.
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Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images
IMAGE: Vanity Fair correspondent and author Amy Fine Collins embraced androgyny and draped herself in this Thom Browne dress worn over a sleeveless suit.
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Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
IMAGE: Songstress Madonna was probably getting ready for the battlefield when she got invited for the Met Gala this year. How else will you explain this army-inspired look? 'Ready to go for fashion war,' she defended her sartorial choice to ET online.
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Photograph: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
IMAGE: American fashion entrepreneur Julie Macklowe offered a glimpse of Halloween in this plaid dress with a surprising belt.
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Photograph: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
IMAGE: Fashion experiment in the making? Meet Katy Perry in a confused veil outing.
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Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images
IMAGE: Meanwhile model Cara Delivingne chose to dunk herself in silver from head to toe and did not spare her hair too. What do you think of her dazzling outfit?
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Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images
IMAGE: Model Jourdan Dunn seemed to get this outfit in a hurry from her tailor who was still busy putting it together. Well, let's blame it on H&M for letting this pass as fashion.
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Photograph: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
IMAGE: Model-designer Helen Lasichanh proved that all's fair in fashion by stepping out in this sculpted outfit that would have been perfect as a Disney Land installation.
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Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images
