Met Gala 2021: Five of the best looks, from Billie Eilish to Kim Kardashian

We certainly saw a lexicon of fashion last night. Our expert breaks down five standout looks from Monday's Met Gala in New York

Who wore it best? We rate the looks from this year's Met Gala

Fashion’s answer to the Oscars is back! ‘In America: A Lexicon of Fashion’ was the theme of the first post-Covid Costume Institute Gala, which took place at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art last night. 

“I’ve been really impressed by American designers’ responses to the social and political climate, particularly around issues of body inclusivity and gender fluidity, and I’m just finding their work very, very self-reflective,” Andrew Bolton, the Wendy Yu Curator in charge of the Costume Institute, told Vogue.