--- description: All eyes were on Ezra Miller as he strutted the red carpet at the 2019 Met Gala in a look that fully embraced this year's "Camp" theme. title: Ezra Miller's Show-Stopping Met Gala Look Was Quite the Eyeful image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e06497462fee488/69894993457a526490d6103f/ezramillermetgala2019.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's the Story Behind Ezra Miller's Insanely Eye-Popping 2019 Met Gala Optical Illusion Look  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 7, 2019 3:23 PM CUT  Ezra Miller arrives for the 2019 Met Gala celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/Getty Images) Ezra Miller arrives for the 2019 Met Gala celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/Getty Images)Karwai Tang&Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 7, 2019 3:23 PM CUT All eyes were on [Ezra Miller](http://time.com/5450309/ezra-miller-fantastic-beasts/ "undefined") as he strutted the red carpet at the [2019 Met Gala](http://time.com/5581638/best-dressed-met-gala-2019/ "undefined") on Monday in a look that fully embraced this year’s [“Camp”](http://time.com/5581241/met-gala-2019-camp-theme-explained-photos/ "undefined") theme. The [_Fantastic Beasts_](http://time.com/4572382/fantastic-beasts-harry-potter-timeline/ "undefined")star arrived at the [2019 Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute](http://time.com/5581638/best-dressed-met-gala-2019/ "undefined") benefit decked out in a Burberry suit, rhinestone corset and matching bejeweled wingtips, and covering his face with a mask of his own face. But the real show-stopping detail was only revealed after Miller lowered his mask to show that his face was painted with five optical-illusion eyeballs surrounding his real eyes. > [](https://twitter.com/jakegyllenhaaal/status/1125548921672089606) “The celebration of camp is almost funereal,” Miller told [Vice](https://garage.vice.com/en%5Fus/article/a3xe7b/ezra-miller-camp-icon "undefined") of his look. “It’s almost like it dies as it walks in the room. But I think it consumes the other as well. You know? I think it’s like fire and oxygen.” Miller collaborated on his surreal appearance — which called to mind the work of artists like Dali and Magritte — with Burberry creative director Riccardo Tisci. > [](https://twitter.com/gadotbats/status/1125571342353321984) “I had a lot of bizarre thoughts in my brain and was trying to explain them to several people who, in many cases, received it with apprehension, even fear,” Miller said. “Riccardo was immediately super-exuberant and enthusiastic about the notion. We talked on the phone and from what I’m told, two minutes into the conversation he was drawing the look.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5584893/ezra-miller-met-gala-2019/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5584893/ezra-miller-met-gala-2019/"},"headline":"Here's the Story Behind Ezra Miller's Insanely Eye-Popping 2019 Met Gala Optical Illusion Look","datePublished":"2019-05-07T15:23:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:58:56.038Z","description":"Bow to the king of \"Camp\"","url":"https://time.com/5584893/ezra-miller-met-gala-2019/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Met Gala 2019"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e06497462fee488/69894993457a526490d6103f/ezramillermetgala2019.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e06497462fee488/69894993457a526490d6103f/ezramillermetgala2019.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes On Fashion - Arrivals","caption":"Ezra Miller arrives at the 2019 Met Gala","creditText":"Karwai Tang&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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5584893/ezra-miller-met-gala-2019/","name":"Here's the Story Behind Ezra Miller's Insanely Eye-Popping 2019 Met Gala Optical Illusion Look"}}]}] ```