The Met Gala red carpet is in full swing right now as celebrities show off their Karl Lagerfeld dedication looks outside New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

But here's the roundup of all the behind-the-scenes stuff that actually... went into those looks.

A lotof Instastory snooping was involved here, so please enjoy.

Kim Kardashian

Kardashian, who was initially rumoured to not be attending this year's Met Gala until she posted a photo of herself with the late Karl Lagerfeld's cat, Choupette (I know, it sounds bananas to even type that sentence out) has posted a couple of behind-the-scenes photos of her hours before the Gala.

But first, here's the cat tax photo we all need.

Ok, now Kim initially posted a photo of a Chanel beauty haul that confirmed her attendance and then followed that up with a video of a surprise that her 9-year-old daughter, North West apparently planned for her in a hotel room, including massage tables, white rose petals, GIANT candles, and balloons that spelled out 'Karl Lagerfeld Met Gala' on the wall.

How she afforded this without Kim's knowing is (and will probably always remain) a mystery.

Elle Fanning

Younger sister of Dakota and incredible actress in her own right, Elle Fanning, posted her own behind-the-scenes photo showing her prepping her skin with a face mask and drinking some unidentifiable green sludge.

Lily Collins

Emily in Parisstar and low-key nepo baby daughter of Phil Collins, Lily Collins, also posted a dressed-down selfie with clear skin, ready for the makeup chair.

Karlie Kloss

Model Karlie Kloss was particularly generous with the details of her Met Gala prep, which you couldmaybe?read as compensation for her "Looking camp right in the eye" 2019 disaster in which Kloss posted a mysterious photo of her eye in the makeup chair before revealing a – uh – deeply underwhelming outfit.

Kloss also debuted her baby bump for her second child with Joshua Kushner.

Lizzo

The singer didn't post any prep photos but she did capture our hearts (again) with this glorious image.