The Met Gala from the sidelines: the moments you didn't see | Lifestyle.INQ

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour arrives for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York. - The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The Gala's 2019 theme is “Camp: Notes on Fashion" inspired by Susan Sontag's 1964 essay "Notes on Camp". (Photo by Angela WEISS / AFP)

Pundits of taste, both good and bad, by now have weighed in on all the Met Gala madness, which means you’ve probably seen one too many photos of famous people smiling and standing on pink carpet.

Indeed a lot went down in the carnival that was. Photographers on site got to capture some of the moments you might have missed, immortalized in the snaps below.

The struggle is real as the Wests navigate the Met steps.

(John Lamparski/Getty Images/AFP)

Law Roach plays fairy godmother to Zendaya as Cinderella.

(Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images/AFP)

Someone loses a glass slipper!

(Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Meanwhile, Serena William’s footwear of choice: the Off White x Nike Air Force 1.

(Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Kerry Washington wants #GoodVibesOnly.

(Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

The one time ever that nail art is probably okay—Elle Fanning made sure to grab the opportunity.

(Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Curious to see what Frank Ocean has snapped all night.

(Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Marc Jacobs is aghast! Could it be because of all the campiness?

(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/AFP)

How many people does it take to get Cardi B up the stairs?

(John Lamparski/Getty Images/AFP)

Jared Leto’s head stares blankly at Jared Leto.

(Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP)

Just a requisite close-up of Cara Delevingne’s headpiece, from which hung an egg, among other things.

(Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP)

Anna Wintour basks in the light of her glory.

(Photo by Angela WEISS / AFP)

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