MET Gala 2022: The good, the bad and the ugly

Hundreds of A-listers dressed to the theme of "gilded glamour" gathered Monday in New York for the annual Met Gala extravaganza known as "the party of the year." The fundraiser is back in its usual early May slot after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancelation of the 2020 event and delayed last year's edition to the autumn.

Some 400 famous names from the worlds of music, film, fashion, sports and more will strut their stuff at the over-the-top costume parade on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's carpeted steps. The invite-only guest list is a closely guarded secret but frequent attendees have included Beyoncé, Justin Bieber and Elon Musk.

Pop sensation Rihanna is a regular but is due to give birth soon so it remains to be seen whether the Umbrella singer skipped the event or give fans a glimpse of her baby bump.

However, the red carpet glittered and we saw the good, the bad and the ugly from America's most coveted red carpet:

Those who understood the assignment

Gilded glamour to the T!

Blake Lively

Kaia Garber

Kendall Jenner

Lizzo

Maude Apatow

Bella Hadid

We'll let it pass

On any other day, these celebrities would have really slain the red carpet. However, this year at the MET, they failed to follow through with the theme. But oh, well at least the dress is pretty.

Vanessa Hudgens

Sydney Sweeney

Miranda Kerr

Hailey Bieber

Kim Kardashian

Khloe Kardashian

Nope, no. Not at all

Emma Stone

Phoebe Dynevor

Camila Cabello

Kourtney Kardashian

Gigi Hadid

Twitter, like the MET, is having a ball!

About MET Gala

The gala - overseen by the high-priestess of fashion, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour - raises millions of dollars for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. Last year, the event brought home more than $16.4 million for the institute.

The dress code comes from the annual exhibit that the party coincides with. This year's is "In America: An Anthology of Fashion," a retrospective from the late 19th century to the present. Monday's Met Gala will be co-hosted by actor couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Oscar-winning actress Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of Broadway hit Hamilton.

This year's honourary presidents are Instagram boss Adam Mosseri and designer Tom Ford, who is expected to dress many of the attendees. The gala was first held in 1948 and was for a long time reserved for New York's high society. Wintour took over the running in 1995, transforming the party into a catwalk for the rich and famous.