Met Gala 2021 Best Dressed: Our Picks

Hello Design Land Readers,

This season’s highlight remains to be one of the most extravagant fashion events of the year and dare we say, one that we anticipated highly: The Met Gala. Although the Met Gala takes place every year on the first Monday of May, it was postponed earlier this year due to the urgent state of the pandemic, and finally took place on September 13th. This event is always one to create conversations that last for weeks in the fashion world, attention that is much deserved.

How could we ever claim to love and worship fashion, if we did not make sure to cover our favorite styles from the Met Gala Red Carpet walk. As per tradition, Met Gala 2021 has selected a theme with the aim of provoking creative sparks. This year’s theme is in association to the Costume Institute’s new exhibition: "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion". In a nutshell, the task for the 2021 Gala’s guests consisted of dressing up in what represents an aspect of the American sartorial history using their own unique interpretations. Co-chairs of this Met gala included Billie Eilish, Timothée Chalamet, Amanda Gorman, Naomi Osaka and a long exclusive list of celebrities. From recreations of old Hollywood Glamour, cultural representation, embodiment of revolutionary moments in American history, to delivering succinct significant messages, this year’s Met Gala was truly a fascinating one.

Here is our list for the Met Gala 2021 Best Dressed:

Allyson Felix in Fendi Couture

Yara Shahidi in Dior

Zoe Kravitz in Saint Laurent

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Brother Vellies 

Adut Akech in Michael Kors Collection

Cara Delevingne in Dior

Gigi Hadid in Prada

Emily Blunt in Miu Miu

Kendall Jenner in Givenchy

Precious Lee in Area

Grimes in Iris van Herpen

Lorde in Bode

Billie Eilish in Oscar de la Renta 

Lil Nas X in Versace

Dan Levy in Loewe

Amanda Gorman in Vera Wang

Michaela Coel in Balenciaga

Lupita Nyong'o in Versace

Regina King in Michael Kors

Erykah Badu in Thom Browne

Paloma-Elsesser in Zac Posen

Rihanna in Balenciaga and ASAP Rocky in ELT

VMAs Best Dressed 2021 - Design Land Picks

The VMAs are the one Music Awards event to follow if you are looking to find over-the-top red carpet looks. Like the previous VMAs red carpet events, last Sunday’s event at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center served numerous excessive and overelaborated fashion moments. Here are our top picks for the Best-Dressed Artists of VMAs 2021:

Olivia Rodrigo in a wrapped tulle Atelier Versace gown selected from Versace’s Spring 2001 Couture collection.

Doja Cat in Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood

Halle Bailey in Mônot: A statement risqué floor-length white gown.

Normani in Patrycja Pagas and Djula jewelry: A two piece deconstructed outfit with an exaggerated oversized belt.

Kacey Musgraves in Valentino: A purple mini dress completed with a matching feather hat and red leather gloves.

Lil Nas X in Atelier Versace: A shimmering lavender two piece equipped with a long train.

Iann Dior in a Signature ombre purple suit.

Troye Sivan in Fendi: A two piece set with a cropped blazer from Fendi’s Spring/Summer 2022 collection.

Megan Fox in Mugler and Machine Gun Kelly in a sparkling red suit: Megan brings back the iconic naked dress on the red carpet, embellished with crystals, while MGK complements the couple’s moment with a bright red shimmering suit.

Avril Lavigne in Area, Christalea & Stuart Weitzman and Mod Sun: A two piece suit with heart cutout blazer in the spirit of Avril’s original punk style.

Kourtney Kardashian in Balmain and Travis Barker in Thom Browne: Kourtney’s look consisted of an all black leather corset halter neckline dress, while Travis opted for a studded black suit in coordination.

---

These are our top 13 VMAs Red Carpet looks. Do you agree with our choices and which one is your favorite?

XOXO Lori / Design Land NYC