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

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9 Over-The-Top Pieces That’ll Help You Channel the MET Gala’s ‘Camp’ Theme
By Dominique Hobdy · Updated October 23, 2020

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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#MetGala madness has begun, and the @metmuseum’s “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” which opens to the public on May 9, is a sight to behold. Expect @moschino galore, plenty of @tomokoizumi, @viviennewestwood, and Marjan Pejoski (you know, the designer behind Björk’s unforgettable 2001 #Oscars swan dress). Now, we’re just left wondering … What’s Lady Gaga going to wear tonight? 📸: @daisebedolla — We’ll be live from the red carpet tonight! Follow along on stories and feed.

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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!

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