12 Celebs Who Understood The Met Gala Theme And 12 Celebs Who Did Not

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Last night was the Met Gala, and the theme was "In America: A Lexicon in Fashion." Now, "American fashion" is BROAD — you can do American textiles, American films and shows, iconic American designers, and MORE! So, with those parameters, here's a breakdown of some more celebrities who understood the theme and the celebs who, somehow, missed the mark:

1. Understood the assignment: Yara Shahidi

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Yara's dress, designed by Christian Dior, was inspired by Josephine Baker, the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture. Fun fact: top model Anok Yai's Met Gala outfit was also inspired by Baker. 

2. Did not understand the assignment: Evan Mock

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Evan's outfit, designed by Thom Browne, kinda missed the mark for me...? Like, I love a man in shorts, but the mask was a lil' more American Horror Story rather than American fashion. 

3. Understood the assignment: Lupita Nyong'o

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Lupita's dress, designed by Versace, was made entirely out of denim, aka the most American fabric I can think of. 

4. Did not understand the assignment: Kim Kardashian

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Kim K's outfit, designed by Balenciaga, was a bit more dementor from Harry Potter than American fashun, but that's just one gal's opinion. 

5. Understood the assignment: Michaela Coel

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Michaela's bodysuit, designed by Balenciaga, was also inspired by denim — like Lupita's. 

6. Did not understand the assignment: Madison Beer

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Madison's outfit, designed by Patricia Voto, reminded me a BIT of Marilyn Monroe's orange dress from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, but the color reminded me more of Mia Thermopolis's "cute asparagus" bathing suit from The Princess Diaries. If this was Genovian fashion, she would have hit the nail on the head. 

7. Understood the assignment: Lili Reinhart

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Lili's dress, designed by Christian Siriano, was embellished with the state flowers from all 50 states of America! Which I think is pretty darn cool! 

8. Did not understand the assignment: ASAP Rocky

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ASAP's outfit, designed by ERL, was just...a blanket? Like, I really don't get this one. Looks comfy, though. 

9. Understood the assignment: Mj Rodriguez

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MJ's outfit, designed by Thom Browne, definitely reminded me of Carolina Hererra, an iconic American fashion designer who's known for dressing fashionable first ladies. 

10. Did not understand the assignment: Frank Ocean

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Frank's outfit + baby, designed by Prada, was more Shrek than Met. 

11. Understood the assignment: Nikkie de Jager

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Nikkie's dress, designed by Edwin Oudshoorn, was an homage to Marsha P. Johnson, a trailblazing historical figure and LGBTQ activist. I'm not saying I cried when I saw Nikkie, but I did cry when I saw Nikkie. 

12. Did not understand the assignment: Diane Kruger

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Diane's dress, designed by Prabal Gurung, was a lime green moment™ but didn't make much sense for the overall theme. 

13. Understood the assignment: Ciara

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Ciara's dress, designed by Dundas, was a nod to American football — she even had a football purse and her dress was adorned with the number 3, the same as her hubby Russell Wilson's jersey. She also wore Russell's Super Bowl ring. 

14. Did not understand the assignment: Hailee Steinfeld

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Hailee's outfit, designed by Iris van Herpen, was a SHOWSTOPPER! DON'T GET IT TWISTED! But unless she was inspired by "liberal snowflakes," I'm not quite sure how it fits the theme. 

15. Understood the assignment: Emily Blunt

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Emily's outfit, designed by Miu Miu, was a nod to the American flag with her star-studded headpiece. 

16. Did not understand the assignment: Lorde

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Lorde's outfit, designed by Bode, was a bit more reminiscent of the 2018 Met Gala theme "Heavenly Bodies" rather than this year's "In America" theme, if you ask moi. 

17. Understood the assignment: Chloe and Halle Bailey

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Chloe and Halle's outfits, designed by Rodarte, were inspired by Grace Kelly and Tina Turner, respectively. 

18. Did not understand the assignment: Justin and Hailey Bieber

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Justin's outfit, designed by Drew House, and Hailey's outfit, designed by Yves Saint Laurent, was just...a black suit and dress? Like, simple, but not on theme — at least in my eye. 

19. Understood the assignment: Kim Petras

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Kim's outfit, designed by Collina Strada, is giving us "horse girl" realness and I am living for every moment. 

20. Did not understand the assignment: Troye Sivan

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Troye's dress and Cartier jewels were GORGEOUS, but also, it was just a lil' black dress? Maybe a wee bit too simple for the Met Gala. 

21. Understood the assignment: Jackie Aina

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Jackie Aina's dress, designed by Fe Noel, channeled #BlackBarbie with a dash of Pamela Anderson. *Chef's kiss*

22. Did not understand the assignment: Channing Tatum

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Channing's suit, designed by Versace, was just that. A suit. Nothing new, nothing changed. Same old shit. He still looks good, though. 

23. Understood the assignment: Billie Eilish

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Billie's dress, designed by Oscar de la Renta, was the EMBODIMENT of Marilyn Monroe, an American icon if there ever was one. 

24. Did not understand the assignment: Kate Hudson

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Kate's dress, designed by Michael Kors, was a lil' too pastel and modern to be Barbie-themed...so not entirely sure what she was going for, but at least she looked damn good!