The Best of the Met
W‘s photographers capture the red carpet at last night’s Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Gala, kicking off the new exhibition Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations. Click through the most memorable looks of the evening in the gallery below.
Kristen Stewart in Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière with the designer
Cate Blanchett in Alexander McQueen
Claire Courtin-Clarins in Thierry Mugler
Beyoncé Knowles in Givenchy Haute Couture at the 2012 Met Ball.
Tory Burch in her own design
Gwyneth Paltrow in Prada
Dianna Agron in Carolina Herrera
Alexa Chung and Karen Elson, both in Marc Jacobs
Poppy Delevingne in Chanel
Sarah Jessica Parker in Valentino Haute Couture with the designer
Isabel Lucas in Proenza Schouler with the designers, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez
Lily Collins in Valentino Haute Couture
Bee Shaffer in Erdem
Chloe Sevigny in Miu Miu
Milla Jovovich in Prada
Linda Evangelista in Prada
Jessica Biel in Prada with Justin Timberlake in Tom Ford
Caroline Sieber in Christopher Kane
Liya Kebede in Tory Burch
Miuccia Prada in her own design
Angela Lindvall in Prada
Diane von Furstenberg in her own design
Chris Benz with Julie Macklowe in his design
Claire Danes in J Mendel
Carey Mulligan in Prada
Maya Haile and Marcus Samuelsson
Azealia Banks in Alexander Wang with the designer
Camilla Belle in Ralph Lauren
Amber Heard in Zac Posen with the designer
Dr. Lisa Airan
Chelsea Handler in Roland Mouret with Andre Balazs
Anna Wintour in Prada
January Jones in Versace Atelier
Christina Ricci in Thakoon
Coco Rocha in vintage Givenchy
Allison Williams in Ralph Lauren
Isabeli Fontana in Emilio Pucci
Rachel Feinstein and Marc Jacobs
Jamie King in custom Topshop
Judd Apatow with Leslie Mann in Nina Ricci
Diane Kruger in Prada
Tim Tebow in Ralph Lauren Purple Label
Laura and Kate Mulleavy with Kirsten Dunst in Rodarte
Colin and Livia Firth both in Prada
Dree Hemingway in Topshop
Leighton Meester in Marchesa
Lana Del Rey in Altuzarra with Joseph Altuzarra
Victoria Justice in McQ Alexander McQueen
Emma Roberts in Escada
Olivier Theyskens with Caroline Trentini in his design
Solange Knowles in Rachel Roy
Jessica Alba in Michael Kors
Hilary Swank in Michael Kors
Liv Tyler in Givenchy Haute Couture
Eva Mendes in Prada
Jamie Tisch
Darren Criss in Calvin Klein Collection
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys in Givenchy
Liu Wen in Michael Kors
Chase Crawford
Paula Patton wearing a dress by Vera Wang with the designer
Jessica Chastain in Louis Vuitton
Gisele Bundchen in Givenchy Haute Couture and David Yurman jewels with Tom Brady
Leslie Bibb in Zac Posen
Sofia Vergara in Marchesa
Stella Tennant in Chanel
Haneli Mustaparta in Calvin Klein Collection with Italo Zucchelli
Kate Bosworth in Prada
Amy Adams in Giambattista Valli Haute Couture
Heidi Klum in Escada
Karlie Kloss in Jason Wu with the designer
Emma Stone in Lanvin with Alber Elbaz
Jessica Stam in Dior Haute Couture
Joan Smalls in Balmain with Olivier Rousteing
Cameron Diaz in Stella McCartney
Hamish Bowles in Dolce & Gabbana with Lena Dunham in Wes Gordon
Constance Jablonski in Haider Ackermann
Kate Upton in Michael Kors
W‘s Giovanna Battaglia in Dolce & Gabbana with Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld
Kanye West in Givenchy
Kristen Wiig in Stella McCartney
Nina Dobrev in Donna Karan Atelier
Mary-Kate Olsen in The Row
Scarlett Johansson in Dolce & Gabbana with Abbie Cornish in Dior Haute Couture
Gisele Bundchen in Givenchy Haute Couture and David Yurman jewels
Florence Welch in Alexander McQueen at the 2012 Met Gala “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations.” Photo by Getty Images.
David Neville and Marcus Wainwright with Candice Swanepoel in Rag & Bone
Chanel Iman in Tom Ford with the designer
Will Arnett and Amy Poehler
Debra Messing
Mark Ruffalo and Sunrise Coigney
Rachel Zoe in her own design
Karolina Kurkova in Rachel Zoe
Marion Cotillard in Dior Haute Couture
Doutzen Kroes in Roland Mouret
Renée Zellweger in custom Emilio Pucci
Dakota Fanning in Louis Vuitton
Jourdan Dunn and Cara Delevingne, both in Burberry Prorsum
Ashely Greene in Donna Karan Atelier
Lauren Santo Domingo in Oscar de la Renta
Rooney Mara in Givenchy Haute Couture
Anja Rubik and Eddie Borgo
Rihanna in Tom Ford
Barbara Croce and Lucia Croce in Vionnet with Matteo Marzotto
