Ah, the Met Gala. The one day of the year celebs are free to go full Hunger Games on us: They're the flamboyantly fashioned residents of The Capitol, and the rest of us are all the plebs from some far-flung district peering in at their lavish displays of wealth and
Met Gala: All the weirdest 2017 red carpet looks
By Nick Bond
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The Met Gala 2017 has already had it's share of fashion fails. Photo / Getty
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Katy Perry was an early attention-getter, walking the red carpet in a veil-slash-train that's just begging to be tripped on.
But what's that scrawled across her face? Witness? Waitress? Wafer? Wotnot? Answers on the back of a postcard, please.
Actress Priyanka Chopra donned a trenchcoat with a train so big it could cover up a sinkhole:
Wife of music maverick (and Met Gala 2017 co-chair) Pharrell Williams, Helen Lasichanh has provided one of the event's most striking red carpet looks in an ensemble that seems tailor-made to launch a million internet memes.
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Jaden Smith came toting this season's must-have accessory: His own hair. Smith recently lopped off his dreadlocks, but apparently thought they deserved to come along and enjoy the party.
P. Diddy had a rest on the red carpet, laying out on the stairs and letting the photographers do their thing:
I was getting tired so I laid down on the stairs!!! #METGALA pic.twitter.com/VvIePzdpPG
— Diddy (@Diddy) May 2, 2017
Shout-out to supermodel Adriana Lima, putting her best assets on display:
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the evening? Kim Kardashian's non-event of an ensemble. Is this the new-look Kim K?
