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Lizzo, Hillary Clinton, and Sarah Jessica Parker walk the red carpet on “fashion’s biggest night out". The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual gala returns to its regular Monday night in May slot after two years of pandemic-related cancellations and delays. The gala's 2022 theme is "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" and raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.

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Lizzo attends the 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022 in New York City.Mike Coppola/Getty Images

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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds arrive at The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion".ANDREW KELLY/Reuters

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Blake Lively at the In America: An Anthology of Fashion themed Met Gala.ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images

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Hillary Clinton attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion".Evan Agostini/The Associated Press

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Imaan Hammam attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion".Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

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Pete Davidson, left, and Kim Kardashian attend The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion".Mike Coppola/Getty Images

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Anna Wintour arrives at The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion".NINA WESTERVELT/The New York Times News Service

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Sarah Jessica Parker attends the 2022 Mete Gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" exhibition.Evan Agostini/The Associated Press

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Fredrik Robertsson arrives at the In America: An Anthology of Fashion themed Met Gala.ANDREW KELLY/Reuters

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Chloe Kim attends the 2022 Met Gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" exhibition.Evan Agostini/The Associated Press

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Maye Musk, left, and Elon Musk attend the 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion".Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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Shalom Harlow arrives at The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion".Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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Gigi Hadid attends the 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion".Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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Janelle Monae arrives at the In America: An Anthology of Fashion themed Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images

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Jon Batiste arrives at the In America: An Anthology of Fashion themed Met Gala.ANDREW KELLY/Reuters

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Evan Mock attends the 2022 Met Gala.Evan Agostini/The Associated Press

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Winnie Harlow attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.MIKE COPPOLA/Getty Images

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Alicia Keys arrives at The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion".Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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Samuelle Leibovitz, left, and Annie Leibovitz attend the 2022 Met Gala.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

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Kaia Gerber arrives at the 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion".Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams and partner Tracey Collins arrive for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams at the In America: An Anthology of Fashion themed Met Gala.ANDREW KELLY/Reuters

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Venus Williams attends the 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion".Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

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Charlie and Elizabeth Shaffer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala.KRISTA SCHLUETER/The New York Times News Service

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Cardi B and Donatella Versace arrive at the In America: An Anthology of Fashion themed Met Gala.ANDREW KELLY/Reuters

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Jordan Roth attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion".Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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Jessie Buckley attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala.Evan Agostini/The Associated Press

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Melissa King at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala on May 2, 2022.Evan Agostini/The Associated Press

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Quannah Chasinghorse attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion".Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

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Emma Chamberlain arrives at the In America: An Anthology of Fashion themed Met Gala.ANDREW KELLY/Reuters

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Kacey Musgraves arrives at the 2022 Met gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York.Evan Agostini/The Associated Press

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