Jennifer Lopez's Met Gala Dress Is Already Up For Auction For the Best Reason

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Balmain's Olivier Rousteing kicked off Monday, May 7 (otherwise known as Met Gala Monday), with a very important announcement: all the looks he created for the 2018 ball are being auctioned off for charity as part of a partnership with (RED) to fight against AIDS. Olivier dressed Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez, Trevor Noah, Juliette Binoche, Natalia Vodianova, Natasha Poly, and Julia Stegner, and their sexy-as-hell outfits start at a $5K bidding price online.

One-hundred percent of proceeds will go to the Global Fund, which aims to prevent the transmission of HIV during birth. Olivier talks about the collaboration in a video that you can check out below — and see all angles of the ensembles on the red carpet, all of which the designer confirms were heavily influenced by the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" theme.

"I'm inspired by religion. More than that, I'm inspired by love . . . I told my team, 'I know that these [looks] won't be ours at the end. But they're going to auction for (RED).' I wanted to make the most memorable clothes not just by their craftsmanship, embroidery, or cut, but because all of that would go toward helping kids survive. That was the point: to make the most spectacular creations to get the most money to save the most lives," Olivier told Refinery29.

Jennifer Lopez's Balmain Met Gala Dress

Alex Rodriguez's Balmain Met Gala Tux

Natasha Poly's Balmain Met Gala Dress

Julia Stegner's Balmain Met Gala Dress

Juliette Binoche's Balmain Met Gala Dress

Trevor Noah's Balmain Met Gala Tux

Natalia Vodianova's Balmain Met Gala Look

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