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For Chappell Roan, it feels like every day is the Met Gala. So it was no surprise that the always fashion-forward pop star would make a splash for her first time on those legendary steps outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday night (May 5).

For her Met Gala debut, Chappell went full glam rock, pairing a bell-bottomed patchwork magenta suit with a floor-length matching coat that blossomed out into a feather-lined train dragging behind her. The fitting final touch was her David Bowie-worthy makeup, with shimmering silver eye shadow up to her eyebrows, extra-long feathered eyelashes, and a pink pattern drawn down her cheeks. A slit at the front of her bell-bottom pants also revealed matching magenta heeled boots, and the look was topped by her flame-red curls brushed out to full volume.

While we saw the coat as Chappell exited the Carlyle Hotel to make her way to the Met, it looks like she posed in just the suit on the Met steps.

The 2025 Met Gala theme is “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” which also inspired the Met Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition of the same name and explores the history of Black dandyism.

Other musicians who walked the Met Gala red carpet on Monday included Bad Bunny, Lizzo, Doja Cat, Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Shakira, Shaboozey and more.

While no animals were harmed in the making of her outfit, Lizzo channeled the energy of 101 Dalmatians baddie Cruella de Vil on the 2025 Met Gala carpet.

It was all about the black-and-white color scheme of her dress, topped off with a bolero jacket draped over her shoulders. But the true Cruella moment came with Lizzo’s long cigarette holder and the pointed black-and-white manicure. The pop star leaned into the inspiration on the carpet, posing with her arms in the air like the famous Disney villain.

Lizzo finished the outfit with white-blonde hair worn in loose, flowing curls. Over on Instagram, Lizzo previewed the look with a teaser video alongside the caption: “Met… here I come!”

One X user spotted Lizzo’s Disney doppelgänger, writing, “Lizzo giving Cruella De Ville realness at the #MetGala.”

The 2025 Met Gala theme is “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” which also inspired the Met Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition of the same name and explores the history of Black dandyism.

This year, Lizzo has been releasing new songs from her upcoming album Love in Real Life, which doesn’t yet have a release date. During a performance last month on Saturday Night Live, she performed a medley of the title track and “Still Bad,” and live-debuted “Don’t Make Me Love You.”

Get a full look at Lizzo’s Met Gala look below:

Sabrina Carpenter channeled her signature hit “Espresso” on the 2025 Met Gala red carpet, wearing a coffee-brown bodysuit and a matching tuxedo coat with tails.

During her interview on the Vogue livestream with La La Anthony, Carpenter revealed that her look was from Louis Vuitton by way of men’s creative director Pharrell Williams — who also served as a co-chair of Monday’s event.

“I’m a massive fan of Pharrell and have been to the [Louis Vuitton] show, and I was just like, ‘If I could go this year with him, that would be my dream.’ And it came true!” Carpenter revealed, then quipped: “And he was like, ‘You’re quite short, so no pants for you.’ So here we are!”

Anthony also pointed out Carpenter’s sky-high shoes, which the pop star says are “like a staple for me in my life.” But then after nearly tumbling into the host, she added: “Almost fell into you! … Living life on the edge tonight.”

When asked what she was most looking forward to from the night, Carpenter had another tongue-in-cheek answer. “This is my third Met — never been to the bathroom once, because I’ve never been able to use it in my outfit. So tonight might be the night. We’ll see. … I’m just gonna let everybody know what it looks like. I’m sure it’s just a normal museum bathroom, but I’m excited to find out.”

The 2025 Met Gala theme is “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” which also inspired the Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition of the same name and explores the history of Black dandyism.