Elsewhere, attendees used the theme to pay homage to individual Black icons. In the first of two red-carpet looks, Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo, one of the Met Gala’s co-chairs ...

Her very first Met was at 2007’s “Poiret: King of Fashion,” where she wore a white Georges Chakra dress with silver embellishments, black mesh gloves, and a red rose as an accessory.