There were, of course, the ones we predicted would play up the theme to its most extreme, like actor Billy Porter.  Porter was carried onto the carpet on a velvet-draped litter hoisted by six shirtless attendants, outfitted in a custom “Sun God” ensemble courtesy of The Blonds—which included a bejeweled catsuit outfitted with 10-foot wings, a 24-karat gold headpiece, as well as custom gold-leaf Giuseppe Zanotti shoes. Again, this level of extravagance was to be expected from Porter, who wore a sprawling tuxedo gown to the 2019 Oscars.

The same could be said of actor Ezra Miller (someone who proudly identifies as gender fluid), who wore a jewel-corseted Burberry suit who accessorized with a mask on a stick—matched by an optical-illusion painted over his face, a deep red lip and a black old Hollywood-inspired wig. This is somewhat par for the course for the actor who showed up to the Paris premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald in a floor-length puffer coat courtesy of Moncler x Pierpaolo Piccioli.

But they were just the appetizer—a bit of a starter plate to satisfy us just until the less obvious celebrities presented themselves to test our notion of. We got Darren Criss with a blown-out smokey winged eye, gradating from purple to blue, with a touch of mascara and blue nails over his harlequin-inspired jacket adorned with a pussy bow. And then there was Harry Styles—a heart throb who is known for his tailored suits ( or for pairing ripped jeans with a vintage band tee). Styles, a co-chair for the event, also opted for a pussy bow over his sheer Gucci look, which included a single pearl earring on his right ear. We also got Dev Hynes, also known as Blood Orange, trading traditional black suiting for pastel periwinkle, yellow and green suit accompanied by a floral turban.

There was Michael Urie, who walked the carpet in Camp perfection, wearing a pink tutu on his right half beneath a half-tattooed upper body and half-unshaven face; on his other side he wore a suit accompanied by a bold red lip, an earring and a clutch. He finished the look with a combat boot beneath the tulle skirt and a heel under the leg of the trouser. And then of course there was RuPaul’s Drag Race winners Aquaria and Violet Chachki (Chachki identifies as gender nonconforming), who showed the beauty of drag aesthetics

That’s far from it. Jared Leto opted for a red silk, jewel-encrusted gown from Gucci. Cole Sprouse, a man best known for brooding and breaking the law on The CW, opted for a tomato yellow suit with flowers in black, creme, orange and lavender ornately decorated throughout. Lewis Hamilton the showed out in a black and silver zig-zag suit. For his first-ever Met Gala, Dapper Dan wore a custom Gucci suit adorned with blue flowers. Henry Golding killed it in a purple and blue ombre sequined Versace suit. Meanwhile, Nick Jonas looked dapper in a white Dior Men tux with sparkly silver Christian Louboutin shoes.

All in all it was quite an exciting night to see so many people on every spectrum of gendered expression having fun with subverting the usual arbitrary assignments so often made to clothing. In fact, that very rejection, and the manipulation of it, is the essence of Camp. Bravo guys, now let’s keep the gender deviant wardrobes going not just on the red carpet. But for a singular event, credit where credit is due: you all really showed out.