Met Gala Embraces Fashion is Art Theme

Celebrities embraced the theme "Fashion is Art" at Monday night's Met Gala in New York, the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, delivering sculptural gowns, painted dresses and anatomy-inspired looks on the museum steps.

Co-chair Beyoncé made a dramatic return after a decade away, wearing a custom Olivier Rousteing sculptural skeleton dress with a cream and dust blue feathered train and diamond crown. She posed with husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy. Fellow co-chair Naomi Osaka arrived in a white Robert Wun dress featuring exaggerated shoulders, red feathers, a matching headpiece and two-toned red gloves. On the carpet, she opened the outer layer to reveal a sleek red beaded gown embellished with human anatomy motifs, echoing a similar piece in the Costume Institute's "Costume Art" exhibit.

Other co-chairs Anna Wintour, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams opted for more restrained elegance. Wintour wore a mint green beaded Chanel dress by Matthieu Blazy with a feathered cape, paired with her signature bob and sunglasses. Williams donned a sparkling black off-the-shoulder gown and Swarovski neckpiece, paying homage to a portrait of herself by...