6 celebrities who made political statements with their outfits at this year's Met Gala

"I knew that I wanted the dress to have a personal component for her," Altuzarra told Vogue, speaking about Clinton's dress. "I felt like I had to be very thoughtful about what the dress would mean to the theme and to the occasion."

Other names embroidered on the gown included Madeleine Albright, Abigail Adams, Harriet Tubman, Lady Bird Johnson, and Clinton's mother, Dorothy Rodham.

Designed by Christopher John Rogers, Parker's dress paid tribute to Keckley, a former slave who purchased her freedom with the earnings she made as a seamstress and went on to become the official dressmaker for first lady Mary Todd Lincoln.

"She was a smaller designer, and someone that people don't really talk about," Rogers told Vogue. "The idea was to highlight the dichotomy between the extravagant, over-the-top proportions of the time period, and the disparity that was happening in America at the time."

The actress paired the look with a Philip Treacy hat and Fred Leighton jewelry.

Ahmed dressed as an immigrant laborer in an unbuttoned jacket, white tank top, and drawstring pants tucked into high black leather boots. He accessorized with a Cartier necklace inspired by Indian Hyderabadi jewelry.

"This is an homage to the immigrant workers who kept the Gilded Age going," he told Vogue.

"We need to keep that at the forefront as we enjoy the financial ecosystem," Adams told The New York Times of his outfit's message.

The jacket also featured renderings of the Chrysler Building and the Brooklyn Bridge.

Cabello's look featured a crop top with criss-cross straps across her chest and waist. Its skirt was even more bold — it had a long train and a ruffled piece with pastel fabric flowers underneath.

"The Gilded Age, I think of luxury and materialism and industrialization," Cabello told Extra on the red carpet. "To me, having this sustainable dress is kind of celebrating those trends of innovation and ingenuity but applying it to the challenge we have now."

Eilish wore a green-and-yellow corset dress with lace sleeves and a purple flower attached to its neckline. The dress also featured a cream-colored satin skirt with ruching.

She paired the dress with custom Gucci shoes made of vegan leather.