The MET Gala has finally returned and it’s feeling chauvinistic, in the best possible way. Reflecting the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute exhibition In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, the 2021 edition paid tribute to the ingenuity of American style, making this year’s red carpet one of the most exciting and surprising to date. From Lil’ Nas X’s golden suit of armour to Kim Kardashian’s face-covered Balenciaga dress, these are the celebrities that owned the theme on the red carpet.