Rita Ora goes TOPLESS before shimming along in a furry shrug in her dressing room as she and a host of British stars prepare for the Met Gala By Jabeen Waheed For Mailonline Published: 21:08 BST, 6 May 2019 | Updated: 21:08 BST, 6 May 2019 Viewcomments Rita Ora took to her Instagram on Monday to document her preparations for the Mel Gala 2018. The singer, 28, looked in high spirits as she wrapped herself in a lavish purple faux-fur shrug while dancing and singing along in her dressing room. 'Time to get camp!! I really should start getting ready... #metgalatunup,' the Anywhere hitmaker captioned the fun clip. Rita Ora took to her Instagram on Monday to document her preparations for the Mel Gala 2018 Rita teased her viewers as she started off the clip topless before wrapping herself up in the opulent number. The singer is expected to pull out all the stops at Monday night's leading fashion event. Rita made her first appearance at the Met Gala in 2014 and has been seen taking to the red carpet at the event every year since. Clearly excited about the upcoming event, Rita later took to Instagram to share a clip of her arriving wearing a black gown last year. She wrote: 'Met gala countdown. Let’s go!!! Me last year wearing custom @prada trying to figure it out as usual lol excited to do it again this year can’t wait for you all to see!' Elsewhere, fellow British hit-maker Dua Lipa was seen indulging in a mask to add a final touch of pamper to her skincare routine. Poppy Delevingne was also focusing on skincare as she shared a snap of a series of products from Dr Barbara Sturm. Meanwhile, Poppy's model Cara Delevingne simply marked her excitement for the event with a throwback snap of herself, declaring it her current 'mood'. The Costume Institute Gala at New York's Metropolitan Mueseum of Art is expected to be themed on Camp: Notes On Fashion, which is framed around Susan Sontag’s seminal 1964 essay Notes on "Camp". A whole host of celebrities are expected to attend this year's fashion event, with the likes of the Kardashians, Serena Williams and Naomi Campbell already being spotted arriving in New York ahead of the festivities. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility