The hottest looks from the red carpet 2022 Met Gala hosted by Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" - Arrivals
The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" - Arrivals / Taylor Hill/GettyImages

The first Monday in May is one of the most important dates of the year for celebrities, designers, jewelry makers, and tanning salons, and this year's Met Gala was no different, hosted by Hollywood's most beautiful couple, if we do say so ourselves, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds wowed on the A-listed filled carpet as they celebrated the anthology of American fashion.

The event saw celebrities take inspiration from the gilded age - a period of rapid US economic growth in the late 19th Century - as they dressed for this year's theme, In America: An Anthology of Fashion. Here are the best looks from the 2022 Met Gala red carpet:

1. Blake Lively the QUEEN of the MET showed everyone how its done

Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds
The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" - Arrivals / Taylor Hill/GettyImages
Blake Lively
The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" - Arrivals / Taylor Hill/GettyImages

2. Alicia Keys had a New York state of mind

Alicia Keys
The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" - Arrivals / Gotham/GettyImages

3. Maude Apatow made her MET Gala debut in Miu Miu and dropped jaws

Maude Apatow
The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" - Red Carpet / Arturo Holmes/MG22/GettyImages

 4. Taylor Marie Hill sported a stunning floral train

Taylor Hill
The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" - Arrivals / John Shearer/GettyImages

5. Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler made their couple debut

Kaia Gerber, Austin Butler
The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" - Red Carpet / Kevin Mazur/MG22/GettyImages