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 Danes caused an early flurry on social media wearing a Zac
Posen dress, similar to Cinderella's ball gown, which was
illuminated from underneath as she walked the red carpet. The
Twittersphere briefly mistook the "Homeland" actress for model
Heidi Klum.
Pop singer and co-chair of the Gala, Taylor Swift, however
appeared to win the night. True to the "Manus x Machina: Fashion
in an Age of Technology" theme for this year's Costume Institute
exhibition, "Tay Tay" shimmered in a silver Louis Vuitton gown,
black lace-up heels and boldly dark lipstick.
Swift's date for the night, Selena Gomez, also rocked the red
carpet wearing Vuitton.
"Am I crazy? I like how Taylor Swift looks? I think it's
editorial. #MetGala," wrote editorial director of Paper Magazine
Mickey Boardman (@AskMrMickeyv).
Others didn't take as well to Swift's selection.
Fashion blogger Bryanboy (@bryanboy) quipped, "Taylor Swift had
the worst shoes I swear."
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian showed up to the ball "twinning"
in Balmain, prompting the Fashion company to go viral on Twitter
with many users expressing their "over-it" feelings toward the
line.
"MORE OF THIS, LESS BALMAIN," opined fashion writer Jessica
Schiffer (@jessicaschiffer), retweeting an image of actress
Emma Watson at tonight's Gala in a Calvin Klein pant and skirt
ensemble.
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Mother-to-be and "Scandal" star Kerry Washington rocked a black lace
Marc Jacobs dress with a new do - purple hair - while Lady Gaga
strutted the red carpet in a Versace one-piece. Ciara also furthered
the conversation online with her metallic hair and custom-made H&M
dress.
Beyonce, who has dominated the Met Gala red carpet in recent years,
wore a Givenchy gown. The singer tops dress searches at the gala on
Google from 2004 to present, according to GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends).
Anna Wintour, the American Vogue editor-in-chief and organizer of
the star-studded event, was the first to arrive at the Met's annual
fund-raising ball. Paparazzi snapped photos of her white-fringed
Chanel dress alongside her daughter, Bee Shaffer, who wore a custom
gown by Alexander McQueen.
The hashtag #MetGala was top trending in the United States on all of
Monday with more than 1 million total mentions.
(Reporting by Melissa Fares; Editing by Paul Tait)
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