PARTIES

Having a Ball


Jay Z and Beyonce

You would think that a Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala Benefit celebrating the exhibition “Charles James: Beyond Fashion,” where the dress code was “White Tie and Decorations” would elicit a pretty straight-forward lineup of ball gowns and tails. You would be wrong. At this year’s event, held Monday night, and sponsored by Aerin and Chaired by Aerin Lauder, with co-chairs Bradley Cooper, Oscar de la Renta, Sarah Jessica Parker, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch and Anna Wintour, evening attire was open to interpretation. Sure, there were plenty of classic looks, like Taylor Swift’s Oscar de la Renta concoction or Sarah Silverman’s burgundy Zac Posen. But for every long train and full skirt, there was also a sheer bra-revealing number (see Stacy Martin in Miu Miu), a sequined red draped number (Elettra Wiedemann and Laetitia Casta in Adam Lippes and Givenchy Haute Couture, respectively) and even a gold bejeweled tunic and matching pants (Brie Larson in Prada). Would you have it any other way? Flip through our slideshow for more looks from the evening.

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Rihanna in Stella McCartney.

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David Beckham and Victoria Beckham.

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Karolina Kurkova in Marchesa.

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Jay Z and Beyonce in Givenchy at the 2014 Met Ball.

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Karen Elson in Zac Posen.

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Zoe Saldana in Michael Kors.

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Rosamund Pike in Louis Vuitton.

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Kim Kardashian in Lanvin and Kanye West.

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Kendall Jenner in Topshop.

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Sarah Jessica Parker in Oscar de la Renta.

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Giovanna Battaglia in Dolce & Gabbana.

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Cara Delevingne and Stella McCartney in Stella McCartney.

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Lupita Nyong’o in Prada.

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Rachel McAdams in Ralph Lauren.

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Stella Tennant in Burberry.

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Rosie Huntington Whiteley in Balmain.

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Zoe Kravitz in Topshop.

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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in Giambattista Valli.

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Brie Larson in Prada.

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Cara Delevingne, Rihanna, Kate Bosworth, and Reese Witherspoon in Stella McCartney.

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Erykah Badu in Givenchy.

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Kate Bosworth in Stella McCartney.

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Aerin Lauder in Oscar de la Renta.

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Florence Welch in Valentino.

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Diane Kruger in Jason Wu and Joshua Jackson.

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Dree Hemingway in Proenza Schouler.

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Emma Stone in Thakoon and Andrew Garfield.

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Anna Wintour in Chanel.

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Suki Waterhouse in Burberry.

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Stacy Martin in Miu Miu.

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Charlize Theron in Dior Haute Couture and Sean Penn.

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Selena Gomez in Diane von Furstenberg.

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Lake Bell in Tommy Hilfiger.

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Joan Smalls in Vera Wang.

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Kristen Stewart in Chanel.

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Anne Hathaway in Calvin Klein and Francisco Costa.

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Lena Dunham in Giambattista Valli Couture.

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Lily Allen in Chanel.

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Shailene Woodley and Kirsten Dunst in Rodarte.

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Laetitia Casta in Givenchy Couture.

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Blake Lively in Gucci and Ryan Reynolds.

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Amy Adams in Oscar de la Renta.

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Gisele Bundchen in Balenciaga and Tom Brady.

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Lanvin.

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Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen.

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Arizona Muse in Ralph & Russo.

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Taylor Swift in Oscar de la Renta.

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Georgia May Jagger in Thierry Mugler.

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Rita Ora in Donna Karan Atelier.

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Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton.

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Naomi Campbell in Givenchy and Riccardo Tisci.

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Karlie Kloss in Oscar de la Renta.

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Sarah Silverman in Zac Posen and Michael Sheen.

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Naomi Watts in Givenchy Haute Couture and Isabelle Huppert.

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Hailee Steinfeld in Prabal Gurung.

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A$AP Rocky and Chanel Iman in Topshop.

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Katie Holmes, Karen Craig, Georgina Chapman, and Kylie Minogue in Marchesa.

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Bradley Cooper.

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Amber Valetta in Saint Laurent.

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Georgina Bloomberg, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Diana Taylor.

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Alexa Chung in Nina Ricci.

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Bryan Cranston and Robin Dearden.

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Imogen Poots in Proenza Schouler.

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Tabitha Simmons in Dolce & Gabbana.

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Calvin Klein and Donna Karan.

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Lily Aldridge in Michael Kors.

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Jessica Lange and Marc Jacobs.

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Leighton Meester in Emilio Pucci.

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Olivier Theyskens and Felicity Jones in Theyskens’ Theory.

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Nicole Richie in Donna Karan Atelier.

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Kendall Jenner, Chanel Iman, Jourdan Dunn, and Toni Garrn.

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Humberto Leon, Chloe Sevigny, and Carol Lim in Kenzo.

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Jason Wu and Dakota Johnson.

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Kate Mara in Valentino.

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Allegra and Donatella Versace.

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James Marshall and Elettra Wiedemann in Adam Lippes.

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Gabrielle Union in Prada.

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Solange Knowles in 3.1 Phillip Lim.

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Janelle Monae in Tadashi Shoji.

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Dianna Agron in Miu Miu.

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Elizabeth Olsen in Miu Miu.

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Kate Upton in Dolce & Gabbana.

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Jessica Alba in Diane von Furstenberg.

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Ivanka Trump in Oscar de la Renta.

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Kristin Wiig in Balenciaga and Alexander Wang.

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Monica Belucci and Roberto Bolle.

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Margot Robbie in Prada.

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Tory Burch.

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Zooey Deschanel in Tommy Hilfiger.

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Julie Macklowe.

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Eliza Reed Bolen.

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Lea Michele in Altuzarra.

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Tamara Mellon.

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Joy Bryant in Marchesa.

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Allison Williams in Oscar de la Renta.

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Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka.

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Riley Keough in Louis Vuitton.

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Anna Kendrick in J. Mendel.

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Bee Schaffer in Alexander McQueen.

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Dita Von Teese and Zac Posen.

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Hannah Bagshawe and Eddie Redmayne.

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Idina Menzel in Donna Karan Atelier.

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Maggie Gyllenhaal in Valentino.

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Emmy Rossum in Carolina Herrera.

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