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9 Over-The-Top Pieces That'll Help You Channel the MET Gala's "Camp" Theme

Go bold or go home.
9 Over-The-Top Pieces That'll Help You Channel the MET Gala's "Camp" Theme
By Dominique Hobdy · Updated October 23, 2020
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It’s the first Monday in May which means it’s time to tune in as our favorite celebs bend fashion boundaries at the annual MET Gala hosted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

This year, fashion’s highest court will be decked out in designs reserved only for the boldest, most fearless, show-stoppers among us.

The theme, “Camp: Notes on Fashion” is an over-the-top, outrageous, “more is more” ode to the times. Drawing inspiration from Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay, Notes on “Camp”, the phrase is defined as a “love of the unnatural, of artifice and exaggeration.” In other words, it’s the art of doing the absolute most.

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In honor of fashion’s most important day, we’re delivering wild, head-turning, extreme looks that’ll help you channel the theme.

Let’s get crazy! Shop below!

01
Ruffled Statement Blouse, $428
9 Over-The-Top Pieces That'll Help You Channel the MET Gala's "Camp" Theme
Fe Noel
available at Fe Noel $428 Shop Now
02
Lycra Skirt Pixel Capsule, $375
9 Over-The-Top Pieces That'll Help You Channel the MET Gala's "Camp" Theme
Moschino
available at Moschino $375 Shop Now
03
Cropped Denim Jacket with Detachable Feather Sleeves, $395
9 Over-The-Top Pieces That'll Help You Channel the MET Gala's "Camp" Theme
Shopbop
available at Shopbop $395 Shop Now
04
Leather & Velvet Platform Sandals, $1,250
9 Over-The-Top Pieces That'll Help You Channel the MET Gala's "Camp" Theme
Neiman Marcus
available at Neiman Marcus $1,250 Shop Now
05
Oshun Caftan, $1,495
9 Over-The-Top Pieces That'll Help You Channel the MET Gala's "Camp" Theme
Fe Noel
available at Fe Noel $1,495 Shop Now
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ASOS DESIGN metallic fringed jacket, $103
9 Over-The-Top Pieces That'll Help You Channel the MET Gala's "Camp" Theme
ASOS
available at ASOS $103 Shop Now
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Zippy Billow Dress, $1,995
9 Over-The-Top Pieces That'll Help You Channel the MET Gala's "Camp" Theme
Shopbop
available at Shopbop $1,995 Shop Now
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“For Walking” Leather Knee Boots, $1,369
9 Over-The-Top Pieces That'll Help You Channel the MET Gala's "Camp" Theme
Barney’s
available at Barney’s $1,369 Shop Now
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Sequin Distressed Boyfriend Jeans, $1,775
9 Over-The-Top Pieces That'll Help You Channel the MET Gala's "Camp" Theme
Farfetch
available at Farfetch $1,775 Shop Now
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