these met gala guests prove that originality is dead (in a good way)

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Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute, summarises camp as being a mixture of high art and popular culture.

According to Bolton, a key part of camp is ‘the idea that there is no such thing as originality’.

Take a peek at these seven guests (technically one co-chair and six guests) and their pop culture twins.  

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Still desperate for more Met Gala content?  Enjoy this video Daniel Day-Lewis reacting to this year’s theme:

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