2019 Met Gala: Hits and misses

Early-arrival Lady Gaga had already made an impression (and was headed toward the hits list) in her pink Brandon Maxwell gown (left) before the look morphed into a black gown accessorized with an umbrella. But she still wasn’t finished ...

Looks three (left) and four of Lady Gaga’s multiple arrival looks designed by Brandon Maxwell. In addition to earning a spot on our “hits” list, she gets an A for effort.

Cardi B swanned her way onto our hits list in an oxblood-colored, feather-trimmed Thom Browne gown.

Janelle Monáe and Michael Urie made our list of the evening’s favorites thanks to custom looks by Christian Siriano.

Tracee Ellis Ross was framed (from left) and Katy Perry lit things up -- both in Moschino and both among our favorite looks of the 2019 Met Gala arrivals red carpet.

Lizzo (left) in Marc Jacobs and Hailee Steinfeld in Viktor & Rolf made memorable entrances at the 2019 Met Gala.

Billy Porter winged his way onto our hits list thanks to this Cleopatra-inspired outfit designed by the Blonds.

Lupita Nyong’o’s Versace macramé column dress and rainbow-colored “wings” earned her a spot on our list of the night’s standout looks.

Ryan Murphy channels Liberace (left) in custom Christian Siriano and Cara Delevingne channels rainbow-striped lollipops (in Dior) on the Met Gala arrivals red carpet, efforts that earned them spots on our best-of list.

Elle Fanning (in Miu Miu) earns an honorable mention on our hits list for a campy manicure that included minature tubes of toothpaste, boxes of French fries and cans of beer.

Kanye West’s zip-up jacket felt more appropriate to a Jiffy Lube than the Met Gala, which makes him one of the evening’s most high-profile misses. His wife, Kim Kardashian West, wore Thierry Mugler.

On anyone else, Celine Dion’s outfit (left) would have been camp. On her, it fell flat. Likewise, Gwyneth Paltrow’s bespoke Chloé dress was beautiful but campy it was not.

Frank Ocean’s understated Prada ensemble (left) seemed to have little to do with the evening’s theme, while Nick Jonas (at right with wife Priyanka Chopra) looked like an odd combination of a maitre d’ and a yoga instructor.