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Singer Beyonce Knowles attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Knowles wears Armani Prive.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
Can you imagine Beyonce wearing this now? This is so dressed-down for Present Bey. She barely even accessorized, and you can't see ANY of her thighs, which never happens anymore. This is practically a relic.
Gisele in Versace
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Model Gisele Bundchen attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Bundchen wears Versace.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
This is both an argument in favor of why people called Gisele "The Body" for a while, and an argument against wearing slinky satin EVER. No matter what The Body does with this, it looks sad, because it died in the limo ride.
Christina Ricci in Givenchy
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Actress Christina Ricci attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Ricci wears Givenchy and Bulgari jewelry.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
I look at this now, and think, "Someone should have grabbed a megaphone and screamed EVERYONE STEP AWAY FROM RICCARDO TISCI RIGHT NOW AND FOREVERMORE." Instead, we got ten more years of INSANE THINGS. This is like a deranged valentine to Wonder Woman, and it's neither fashion NOR good fantasy.
Katie Holmes in Armani
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Actress Katie Holmes attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Holmes wears vintage Giorgio Armani.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
Look how BRONZED she is. She was married to Tom Cruise at this point, still, and the styling here just seems too inept to be real. The necklaces don't work. She should've gone with a Wonder Woman choker or something.
Chanel Iman
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Model Chanel Iman attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
That belt is at least on the theme. She looks quite good.
Kate Bosworth in Chanel
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Actress Kate Bosworth attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Bosworth wears vintage Chanel Haute Couture.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
Okay, but THAT is SPECTACULAR. Oh, Karl, I miss when you did things like this.
Zac Posen and Kate Mar
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Fashion designer Zac Posen (L) and actress Kate Mara attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Mara wears Zac Posen.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
I am not sure if I realized Kate Mara was a THING in 2008. Zac looks totally wacky. Kate's dress, as is par for the Posen course, has some nice bits and then some where things get out of control.
Liv Tyler, Francisco Costa, and Eva Mendes
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Actress Liv Tyler, fashion designer Francisco Costa and actress Eva Mendes attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Tyler and Mendes wear Calvin Klein Collection.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
This was back when Calvin Klein was under better management.
Jennifer Lopez in Alberta Ferretti and Mark Anthony
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Singers Jennifer Lopez (L) and Mark Anthony attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Lopez wears Alberta Ferretti.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
She was about three months post-partum here, and I feel like the dress reflects that mental state: hanging on, but unable to finish a thought.
Emily Mortimer
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Actress Emily Mortimer attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
Okay, but a belt ALONE cannot do the job with the theme, y'all. This seems way too casual.
Kate Moss and Stella McCartney
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Kate Moss and Stella McCartney
2008 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Gala
If you're wondering, no, Stella has NEVER been very good at her job.
Joy Bryant in Pucci
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Model Joy Bryant attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Bryant wears Pucci.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
At least she WENT FOR IT. The "it" being... something. <--- CONGRATULATIONS TO ME, because this wins Most Useless Comment of the Day.
Maggie Gyllenhaal in Peter Som
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Fashion designer Peter Som (L) and actress Maggie Gyllenhaal attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Gyllenhaal wears Peter Som.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
Her necklace is hiding UNDER her bodice. Rookie mistake from a veteran. That dress is stumpifying on her, and might have been fine at a different party, but... it's just weirdly twee. It seems more Kirsten Dunst than Maggie G.
Eva Longoria in Marchesa
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Actress Eva Longoria attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Longoria wears Marchesa with Verdura jewels.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
I wish her lipstick had been deeper, but this is one of Georgina's better works, for sure. I hope all these craftspeople got good jobs somewhere else.
Jack White and Karen Elson
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Musician Jack White (L) and model Karen Elson attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. White and Elson wear Marc Jacobs.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
Why does Karen Elson look like Catherine O'Hara, sort of, and why is that dress happening to her? And why can't Hollywood just give all Johnny Depp's roles to Jack White and be free of the Depp ick factor?
Lake Bell
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Actress Lake Bell attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Bell wears Balmain.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
Okay, lightning bolts. That feels superheroic. Thank you, Lake Bell
Thandie Newton
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Actress Thandie Newton attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Newton wears Chanel.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
Wow. This was ten years before Westworld, and feels like something she might wear ON Westworld (says someone who made it through two episodes of Westworld and immediately checked out).
Eva Amurri
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Actress Eva Amurri attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
It doesn't REALLY matter if it's a good-looking dress, because it's juicing her poor chest.
Mary J. Blige
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Singer Mary J. Blige attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Blige wears Michael Kors and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
Weirdly drab for MJB.
Rachel Bilson
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Actress Rachel Bilson attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Bilson wears Calvin Klein Collection.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
Both her bangs AND her dress are dragging on her.
Emmy Rossum in Phi
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Actress Emmy Rossum attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Rossum wears Phi.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
Not loving the bodice, Emmy.
Jennifer Connelly in Balenciaga
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Actress Jennifer Connelly attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Connelly wears Balenciaga.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
So much more elegant than her Vuitton costumes.
Piper Perabo
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Actress Piper Perabo attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
It's like she cross-pollinated herself with Bjork.
Audrey Tautou
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Actress Audrey Tatu attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
People have been incorrectly leaning on beige shoes SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME (read: a decade ago at least).
The Beckhams
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David Beckham (L) and Victoria Beckham attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. David Beckham wears Giorgio Armani Made-To-Order and Victoria Beckham wears vintage Giorgio Armani.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
I paused on BOTH these faces before I realized who it was.
Naomi Watts
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Actress Naomi Watts attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Watts wears Thierry Mugler.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
This is totally fun. Trust Naomi Watts to save the day.
SWINTON
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Actress Tilda Swinton (L) and performer Justin Bond attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Swinton wears Prada and Fred Leighton jewels.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
SWINTON is working full Bowie makeup here.
Taylor Swift in Badgley Mischka
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Musician Taylor Swift attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala themed 'Superheroes: Fashion & Fantasy' in New York City. Swift wears Badgley Mischka Couture.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
That's pretty, although the ombre is hitting her in weird places.
The Olsen Twins in DVF
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Actress Mary-Kate Olsen and actress Ashley Olsen attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. The Olsen's wear Diane von Furstenberg.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
I don't think we've ever seen this much of their flesh since. (I believe that's Ashley in the black.)
Amber Valletta in Versace
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Model and actress Amber Valletta attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Valletta wears Atelier Versace and David Yurman jewels.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
SHINY!
ScarJo in D&G
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Actress Scarlett Johansson attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Johansson wears Dolce & Gabbana and Fred Leighton jewelry.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
Ugh. DISHWATER.
Mischa Barton in Missoni
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Actress Misha Barton attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Barton wears Missoni.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
Oh girl, I remember this. It's so crazy and so shapeless. And she looks so happy. Sniffle.
Michelle Monaghan in J. Mendel
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Actress Michelle Monaghan attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Monaghan wears J. Mendel.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
That is a great fabric, oddly cut for her body, and I also totally thought it was Anne Hathaway for a long time.
Diane Kruger in Alberta Ferretti
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Actress Diane Kruger attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Kruger wears Alberta Ferretti.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
That is a lot of... puckering.
Kristen Davis in Michael Kors
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Actress Kristen Davis (L) and fashion designer Michael Kors attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Davis wears Michael Kors and Fred Leighton jewels.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
That's... fine. It's a dress. It's on her body. That's about as far into the theme as they got together.
Intern George, Julia Roberts, and Armani
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(L-R) Actor George Clooney, actress Julia Roberts and fashion designer Giorgio Armani attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Clooney wears Giorgio Armani and Roberts wears Giorgio Armani Prive.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
She looks lovely, Armani looks overcooked, and Intern George looks like he's trying to drag Julia away into a corner so they can squawk about Giorgio's skin regimen
Anna Wintour in Chanel
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Vogue's Anna Wintour attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Wintour wears Chanel Haute Couture.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
Real talk: Like it or not, this is totally the most interesting thing she's ever worn, right?
Bee Shaffer in Nina Ricci
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Bee Shaffer attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York City. Shaffer wears Nina Ricci and Fred Leighton jewelry.
Met 2008 Costume Institute Gala, New York
But as usual, Bee gets one of the best dresses of the lot.
