Camila Cabello had an ice block instead of a purse. Tyla's dress was partly made out of sand. And Uma Thurman's shoulders were covered in fake butterflies.

On Sunday, the world's celebrities arrived at the Met GalaOfficially the Costume Institute Gala, a yearly fundraising gala for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York. It is known for its extravagant themes and outfits. in New York. Their outfits made headlines around the world.

The Met Gala is known for its strange fashion. It is held each year at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to raise money for the museum. Tickets cost tens of thousands of dollars.

Some people have criticised the Met Gala. Its wealthyHaving a lot of money or assets. guests pay thousands of dollars for an outfit they will only ever wear once.

But the journalist Somebody who writes about the latest news for newspapers and magazines or explains the news on television. Tanya Gold points out fashion has its upsides too. Fashion, she says, allows people to show how they feel through their clothes. "It allows people to reflect their own moods, it can be a lot of fun."

But is fashion utterly pointless?

Yes! It is all about showing off and getting people to spend a lot of money to buy clothes that will soon go out of date. It is bad for society and it is bad for the planet.

No! It shows the best of human creativity. It makes people's lives more colourful and more fun. And if you reuse outfits, it does not need to be wasteful either.