The First Monday In May is looking a little more like the Second Monday In September, but if you know what that term means, you’re probably thrilled that this year’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit, or Met Gala, has returned. The event has been called the “party of the year,” where the biggest names in culture gather to raise funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and to mark the opening of the Costume Institute’s annual show. This year sees the opening of In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, which isn’t a Tony Kushner reference like my little playwriting brain thought. Like always the Met Gala will be a passionate example and defense of American fashion. The event is hosted by some of the biggest up-and-comers in media and entertainment: poet Amanda Gorman, actor Timothée Chalamet, tennis champion Naomi Osaka, and singer/ wunderkind Billie Eilish.

While you all are going to freak out about the fashion — and trust me, the fashion is going to be fantastic —  it is also important to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of the hair and makeup teams at work. With masks being a requirement, it’ll be intriguing to see how the teams adapt the looks accordingly. Here is our favorite beauty of the evening.

Rihanna

Amandla Stenberg

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Teyana Taylor

Emily Blunt

Gemma Chan

Jennifer Hudson

Chloe Bailey

Taylor Hill

Olivia Rodrigo

Lupita N’yongo

CL

Kate Hudson

Kristen Stewart

Tessa Thompson

Cara Delevigne

Zoe Kravitz

Michaela Coel

Sienna Miller

Whitney Peak

Diane Kruger

Hamish Bowles

Natalia Bryant

Indya Moore

Mary J. Blige

Frank Ocean

Alicia Keys

Eiza Gonzalez

Cynthia Erivo

Taraji P. Henson

Nikkie de Jager

Jeremy O. Harris

Kim Petras

Zoey Deutch

Lourdes Leon

Irina Shayk

Megan Rapinoe

Yara Shahidi

Kaia Gerber

Naomi Osaka

MJ Rodriguez

Megan thee Stallion

Maisie Williams

Julia Garner

Lil Nas X

Grimes

Amanda Gorman

Barbie Ferreira

Ella Emhoff

Anok Yai