BAZAAR's Best And Worst Dressed List At The Met Gala 2017

If there was one word to sum up the fashion we saw on the Met Gala 2017 red carpet, it would be "disappointing". The Met's spring 2017 exhibition is dedicated to fashion designer Rei Kawakubo and her revolutionary work at Comme des Garçons, so naturally the theme for the red carpet followed suit. But from the looks of what transpired on the red carpet, it seemed many of the Met’s guests failed to get the memo. Sure, they need not have dressed to theme, but there was none of that brave, anti-establishment spirit that has come to define Kawakubo’s legendary body of work. Instead, all we got were the same melange of gowns that erred too much on the safe side. Considering the fact that this is the Met Gala’s red carpet, a little more danger and sense of adventure would have been nice. Scroll through the gallery above to see who impressed us — and who didn’t.

By Gerald Tan

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Not Impressed: No Blake, feathers don't count as avant-garde.

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Blake Lively

Not Impressed: There's no doubt this Miu Miu number looks divine on Elle Fanning, but on such an occasion it just feels boring, flat and uninspired.

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Elle Fanning

Impressed: And only because we're diggin the bulbous bow at the waist, which reminds us of an early Comme des Garçons collection...

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Emmy Rossum

Impressed: Lily Collins' chic 'do earns her extra points in our books

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Lily Collins

Not Impressed: It's no longer "China: Through the Looking Glass", Nicki!

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Nicki Minaj

Impressed: The memo definitely did not get lost on the way to Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh.

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Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh

Impressed: Is Rihanna the biggest Comme devotee in Hollywood? We can't be sure, but at least she lived up to her badass reputation and we love her all the more for that.

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Rihanna

Impressed: It's no secret Solange Knowles loves dressing up for the red carpet, and we're glad she chose to have fun with this puffy Thom Browne number.

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Solange Knowles

Impressed: Sun Fei Fei's architectural shoulders were the ninth wonder of the night.

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Sun Fei Fei

Not Impressed: If Bella Hadid wanted to prove she's living a better life sans The Weeknd, she failed.

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Bella Hadid

Not Impressed: Why can't we stop yawning? Oh, Jenny from the block's here...

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Jennifer Lopez

Not Impressed: When you have (yet) another Beauty & the Beast party to go to and have to attend the Met Gala after.

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Jessica Chastain

Impressed: Say what you want about Katy Perry's outfit, at least she tried. She gets a Distinction for effort.

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Katy Perry

Impressed: Priyanka Chopra takes the military theme often revisited by Rei Kawakubo and multiplies it a hundred times with an out-of-this-world trenchcoat.

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Priyanka Chopra