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Corsets were everywhere on the 2022 Met Gala red carpet. Here are 14 celebrities who wore the Gilded Age trend.

Armani Syed,Maria Noyen   

Corsets were everywhere on the 2022 Met Gala red carpet. Here are 14 celebrities who wore the Gilded Age trend.
Billie Eilish, Ben Platt, and Ashley Park attend the 2022 Met Gala in New York City.Jeff Kravitz/Magic Film, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum
  • Part two of the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" Met Gala took place in New York on Monday.
  • Both men and women experimented with corsets for their red carpet looks.

Paloma Elsesser’s creamy white silk satin corset added just the right amount of “Gilded Age” glamour to her Met Gala 2022 look.

Paloma Elsesser’s creamy white silk satin corset added just the right amount of “Gilded Age” glamour to her Met Gala 2022 look.
Paloma Elsesser attends the 2022 Met Gala.      Mike Coppola / Staff / Getty Images.

The 30-year-old fashion model wore a Coach ensemble consisting of a white corset with a lace maxi skirt. She added a silver choker to complete the look.

Elsesser's stylist Carlos Nazario told Vogue's Alice Newbold the team was inspired by the rigid and elaborate undergarments of the Gilded Age mashed up with lacy '90s vintage slip dresses.

Speaking to Emma Chamberlain on behalf of Vogue on the red carpet, Elsesser said her corset was very tight, but she put a modern twist on Gilded Age fashion: "It's like 1890s and 1990s," she said.

Lizzo wore a body-hugging black corset beneath a voluminous black and gold Thom Brown coat.

Lizzo wore a body-hugging black corset beneath a voluminous black and gold Thom Brown coat.
Lizzo attends the 2022 Met Gala.      ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images

Lizzo attended the Met Gala in a black and gold Thom Browne look, according to the singer's Instagram post on Tuesday.

She wore a black, floor-length corset dress with a regal black coat with gold embroidery on it as well as a gold choker, putting her own theatrical stamp on the trend.

All told, the opulent look took 22,000 hours and 13 different fabrics to come together, Insider's Lauren Edmonds reported.

Gigi Hadid wore a PVC latex rouge ensemble that featured a daring corset.

Gigi Hadid wore a PVC latex rouge ensemble that featured a daring corset.
Gigi Hadid arrives at The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion."      Kevin Mazur/MG22/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

The 27-year-old model opted for a maroon leather-and-satin corset by Versace, according to the brand's Instagram post on Tuesday.

She wore a dramatic yet structured floor-length bomber coat with matching leather pants. The deep red drama continued with Hadid's lip color and her leather stiletto knee-high boots.

Meanwhile, Bella Hadid put her own spin on the corset trend in a vampy all-black outfit.

Meanwhile, Bella Hadid put her own spin on the corset trend in a vampy all-black outfit.
Bella Hadid attends the 2022 Met Gala.      Jamie McCarthy / Staff / Getty Images

While Gigi opted for a deep red, Bella served a darker take on the corset in black leather, with corset drawstrings on the side — a Burberry design, according to Elle Magazine.

She wore this with a sheer black skirt with a thigh-high slit, lace tights, heels, and pearl ankle bracelets.

Nicola Coughlan leaned into her "Bridgerton" background by wearing a black corset beneath her pink feathered ball gown.

Nicola Coughlan leaned into her "Bridgerton" background by wearing a black corset beneath her pink feathered ball gown.
Nicola Coughlan attends the 2022 Met Gala.      Mike Coppola / Staff / Getty Images

The 35-year-old "Bridgerton" actress opted for a black and pink Richard Quinn design with puff sleeves, feather details, and a cape for her first-ever Met Gala, according to an Instagram post by Coughlan on Tuesday.

While Coughlan's corset detail was a more subtle interpretation of the trend, it was a high drama look.

Billie Eilish wanted to be as "eco-friendly" as possible in her dreamy satin Gucci corseted gown.

Billie Eilish wanted to be as "eco-friendly" as possible in her dreamy satin Gucci corseted gown.
Billie Eilish attends the 2022 Met Gala.      Jamie McCarthy / Staff / Getty Images

Billie Eilish stayed true to the gala's "gilded glamour" theme in a custom Gucci gown made from upcycled materials, according to the luxury brand's Instagram post of the look on Tuesday.

The dress consisted of a mint and gold corset dress with green lace underlay sleeves, a lilac corsage, and a black choker.

Precious Lee modeled a black corset while also tapping into the popular sheer dress trend.

Precious Lee modeled a black corset while also tapping into the popular sheer dress trend.
Precious Victoria Lee attends the 2022 Met Gala.      Dimitrios Kambouris / Staff / Getty Images

Capitalizing on two trends from the night, Lee wore a sheer mermaid skirt with large-scale sequins as well as a rigid black corset.

The model wrote on Instagram that the look was from designer Joseph Altuzarra.

"@preciousleexoxo is the real life mermaid I've been waiting for my entire life," the designer wrote on Instagram.

Evan Mock waved goodbye to traditional menswear and opted for a whimsical pale-yellow corseted look.

Evan Mock waved goodbye to traditional menswear and opted for a whimsical pale-yellow corseted look.
Evan Mock attends the Met Gala 2022.      Jamie McCarthy / Staff / Getty Images

According to an Instagram story by Evan Mock's stylist, Taylor Okata, the 25-year-old model and "Gossip Girl" reboot actor made a subtle nod to the corset trend in custom Head of State look with Cartier jewelry.

Mock wore a white shirt with a neck frill and a buttermilk corset blazer with matching suit pants.

Maisie Williams was nearly unrecognizable in a sculpted ivory corset, which contrasted the dark tones in the rest of her outfit.

Maisie Williams was nearly unrecognizable in a sculpted ivory corset, which contrasted the dark tones in the rest of her outfit.
Maisie Williams attends the 2022 Met Gala.      Jamie McCarthy / Staff / Getty Images

Maisie Williams honored the "gilded glamour" theme of the 2022 Met Gala in a Thom Brown ensemble, consisting of an ivory white corset and contrasting black floor-length skirt, according to W Magazine.

She told the publication she was drawn in by the way the outfit blended masculinity and femininity.

Sydney Sweeney's cream white corset was the standout detail of her Tory Burch ball gown.

Sydney Sweeney
Sydney Sweeney attends the 2022 Met Gala.      Jamie McCarthy / Staff / Getty Images

Sydney Sweeney, best known for her role on HBO's "Euphoria," put her own spin on the corset trend in an ivory white Tory Burch ball gown.

The overall impression leaned into sweetness than seductiveness, which showcased the versatile nature of the corset.

Laura Harrier embodied the theme in her waist-cinching, hand-stitched H&M dress.

Laura Harrier embodied the theme in her waist-cinching, hand-stitched H&M dress.
Laura Harrier attends the 2022 Met Gala.      Jamie McCarthy / Staff / Getty Images

Laura Harrier wore a glamorous gown with a traditional corset that was custom-designed by H&M and made in collaboration with Haitian-American designer Victor Glemaud, according to InStyle.

Adding to the Gilded Age inspiration of the dress, Harrier styled the silver and black dress with a pair of velvet gloves, pearl chokers, and slicked-back hair.

Ashley Park proved fashion in real life can be just as fun as in "Emily in Paris."

Ashley Park proved fashion in real life can be just as fun as in "Emily in Paris."
Ashley Park attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion."      Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

Ashley Park may be known for her colorful character on Netflix's "Emily in Paris," but she proved that her fashion in real life can be just as fun during her red carpet appearance on Monday.

According to People Magazine, Park wore a Prabul Gurung-designed gown, which consisted of a hot-pink corseted bodice and train. Adding to the whimsical look was the black-and-white ostrich-feather skirt, which perfectly embodied the exuberance of Gilded Age glamour.

Ben Platt subverted masculine and feminine styles in a body-hugging waistcoat corset.

Ben Platt subverted masculine and feminine styles in a body-hugging waistcoat corset.
Ben Platt attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion"      Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

"Dear Evan Hansen" star Ben Platt wore a waist-sinching corset with a silk charmeuse white tuxedo that tapped into the Met Gala 2022 dress code.

The ensemble was designed by Christian Cowan, who posted photos of Hansen on Instagram. In the captions, Cowan said the look was "inspired by the gilded age where mens formal wear was predominantly white tie."

As queer culture during that time was "subversive," he added, Hansen's Met Gala look was intentionally the opposite.

Sarah Jessica Parker wore a corset as part of her checkered ensemble that paid homage to the first Black female fashion designer in the White House.

Sarah Jessica Parker wore a corset as part of her checkered ensemble that paid homage to the first Black female fashion designer in the White House.
Sarah Jessica Parker attends the 2022 Met Gala.      Jamie McCarthy / Staff / Getty Images

Sarah Jessica Parker is a Met Gala regular and known for sticking to the event's theme all the way down to the fine details.

For the 2022 event, the "Sex and the City" star wore a Christopher John Rogers gingham bustle gown. It featured a buttoned corset that paid tribute to a design created by Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley — America's first Black designer in the White House — in the 1860s, Vogue reported.

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