Met Gala red carpet: Kim Kardashian’s Marilyn Monroe dress, Jessie Buckley’s fake moustache

New York's finest paraded into the the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit on Monday night for the Met Gala. Dubbed the Oscars of the East Coast, this black-tie extravaganza is held to raise money for the Costume Institute.

This year’s theme was In America: An Anthology of Fashion, the second part of a year-long extravaganza about the relevancy and power of American fashion.

Among those attending were Lizzo, Kim Kardashian, Jessica Chastain and Irish actors Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley. Here are some of the most memorable outfits from the red carpet. – Additional reporting The New York Times