The Met Gala, the benefit event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, is considered the highlight of New York's social calendar, attracting fashion designers and stars from around the world.
It is known for its expensive tickets, exclusive guest lists and extravagant outfits that follow a different theme each year.
This year’s theme was: Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.
Celebrities hit the red carpet on Monday night, sporting gowns inspired from papal figures, and Catholicism, chainmail costumes reminiscent of the Crusades.
These are some of the most captivating costumes: