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The Best and Most Outrageous Looks of the 2019 Met Gala_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner May 6, 2019 10:35 PM UTC The Best and Most Outrageous Looks of the 2019 Met Gala  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner May 6, 2019 10:35 PM UTC [Billy Porter](http://time.com/5537621/billy-porter-dress-oscars-2019/) made an entrance fit for a king at the annual Metropolitan Museum of Art’s [Costume Institute Benefit](http://time.com/5580073/lady-gaga-met-gala-2019/) on Monday evening. Porter, who is a star in the current TV series _Pose_ and made a name as the Tony-winning lead in Broadway’s hit show _Kinky Boots_, cleared the entire red carpet when he arrived at the [2019 Met Gala.](http://time.com/5581241/met-gala-2019-camp-theme-explained-photos/) He was carried in, reclining regally, on a velvet-draped litter hoisted by a team of six bare-chested attendants in golden pants and face and chest hardware. Porter himself wore an elaborate golden costume and headdress, reminiscent at first glance of a pharaoh. When he deigned to descend to the red — or, rather, pink — carpet, it turned out that Porter’s costume also included sweeping golden wings, making his look more akin to that of Isis, an Ancient Egyptian goddess. Porter is known for his bold red carpet moments: at the 2019 Oscars, he appeared in a sweeping black tuxedo gown that wowed fashion critics and onlookers; before that, he had donned a pink cape for the Golden Globes. > [](https://twitter.com/Fashionista%5Fcom/status/1125519861973757953) > [](https://twitter.com/metgalafashion%5F/status/1125520908137975811) > [](https://twitter.com/thereimond/status/1125526160295600128) At the Oscars, [he explained](http://time.com/5537621/billy-porter-dress-oscars-2019/) his fashion ethos to _Vogue_: “My goal is to be a walking piece of political art every time I show up. To challenge expectations. What is masculinity? What does that mean?” Looks like he lived up to that goal at the [camp-themed](http://time.com/5580073/lady-gaga-met-gala-2019/) Met Gala this year. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5584341/billy-porter-met-gala-2019/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5584341/billy-porter-met-gala-2019/"},"headline":"Golden Billy Porter Getting Carried Into the 2019 Met Gala Is Already One of the Most Glorious Entrances to Behold","datePublished":"2019-05-06T22:35:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-13T08:30:00.361Z","description":"Billy Porter brought the Isis vibes","url":"https://time.com/5584341/billy-porter-met-gala-2019/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Met Gala 2019"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61536111fe8b8d04/698949854ee262629f31475d/billy-porter-met-gala-2019-camp.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61536111fe8b8d04/698949854ee262629f31475d/billy-porter-met-gala-2019-camp.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2019 Met Gala Billy Porter","caption":"Billy Porter attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp","creditText":"Dimitrios Kambouris—The Met Museum/Vogue/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5584341/billy-porter-met-gala-2019/","name":"Golden Billy Porter Getting Carried Into the 2019 Met Gala Is Already One of the Most Glorious Entrances to Behold"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Best and Most Outrageous Looks of the 2019 Met Gala","description":"The Best and Most Outrageous Looks of the 2019 Met Gala","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/XEW1rXCU/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2019-05-07T03:21:30.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/XEW1rXCU.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5584341/billy-porter-met-gala-2019/","duration":"PT2M54S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5584341/billy-porter-met-gala-2019/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```