Bey (in Givenchy) and Jay
THIS look, I really do remember. (Not only because she literally could not walk in it.)
Kristen Stewart
At the time, I said this dress would make an amazing staircase runner in my Hollywood Regency mansion and I do stand by this.
Lucy Liu
I've been alerted -- by the me of the 2011, who really needs to be ringing a lot of other bells -- that this is actually possibly PANTS.
Solange
This is SO goodl
Stella McCartney
This is AWFUL.
Rihanna in Stella McCartney
As I noted yesterday, this is also awful. Bad night for Stella.
Naomi Campbell
This is actually McQueen. It's a LOT to carry off, but with the benefit of time, I'm kind of into how a LOT it is.
Emma Stone in Lanvin
This is SO good.
Maggie Q
This color is snoozy, but she looks great in this. (And there's Carolina Herrera behind her. You know you're recognizable when people can tell who you are from the back of your head.)
J Lo and Marc Anthony
We thought this was a little goofy at the time, but it's aged really well on her -- the color is amazing.
Amy Poehler
This was a highlight for her. In retrospect, the necklace -- which is amazing -- sort of fights the neckline, but overall, this is grand.
Diane and Pacey
Diane's head looks SO good here.
Leighton Meester
She looks like Louis Vuitton paid her to wear this. (I also assumed it was Herve Leger, which isn't great for LV -- although Leger was HOT in 2011.)
Ashley Olsen
Be patient, and Ashley will bring your mead right out!
Mary-Kate Olsen
This is pretty fantastic, though.
Salma Hayek
Hard to argue with this...whole situation.
Michelle Williams
Am I crazy or does she look just like Dame Judi Dench here?
Nicole Richie
VERY well done.
Zoe Saldana in Calvin Klein
This is FANTASTIC.
A Dubs and ALT
ALT's sideeye speaks for us all.
Ashley Greene
This is beautiful. What happened to her? (I mean, I am sure she's still beautiful; I more meant, where did she GO?)
Iman
I MEAN TRULY.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
I promise you even she does not remember this dress.
Christina Hendricks
I didn't like this at the time -- it felt too much like wood paneling to me? -- but in retrospect, I think I was too harsh.
Keri Hilson
Even 9 years later, the ruffle placement here is perplexing.
Liv Tyler
I also didn't love this until I saw the back, but I kinda retract all my complaints. If someone wore this now, I would love it. (I also suspect it was better in person.)
Liv Tyler
The back IS great.
Ginnifer Goodwin
THAT NECKLACE!!! (And the shoes!)
Kerry Washington
This color is so good on her, but the dress is sort of unmemorable. Like, great for a normal party, but maybe a LEETLE boring for the Met?
Rosario Dawson
DISHY.
Isabel Lucas
Remember Isabel Lucas?!
Chloe Sevigny and Freida Pinto
This photo NEVER fails to make me laigh.
Fergie
I'm literally reprinting what I wrote about this at the time:
You know how everyone has that one cousin who got married in the mid 80s, and all your relatives are all, “Oh, DENISE. Denise’s wedding was FANTASTIC. Denise had the BEST taste. She was SO up-to-date! I was always so JEALOUS of how TRENDY she was!” And then when you finally got over to Cousin Denise’s house and you finally saw her wedding pictures, and OMG HER HAIR WAS HUGELY FLAMMABLE and she was wearing A CROWN OF LACE and her dress’s lace choker ATTACHED TO HER SLEEVES and you were like, “Mom, she looks so…. 80s,” and then your mom was all, “huh? Oh, everybody looked like that back then” and then you are just boggled as a person.
MEET COUSIN DENISE.
Jessica Szhor
This has a weirdly Bai Ling vibe?
Ciara
This is pretty, but I am confused by her Arm Accessories?
Hayley Atwell
That's leather on the sides of this dress, not sheer mesh.
Julianna Marguiles and Narciso Rodriguez
I GET this, but I feel like it washes her out a little bit?
Taylor Swift
This may be divisive, but I think this has aged really very well.
Alexa Chung
YES, it looks like she's wearing Dolphin shorts under that. (The black and white dress behind Alexa is AMAZING though.)
Alicia Keys
Fun fact: That jacket was actually a tail coat.
Amy Adams
This is pretty fab.
Angela Lindvall and Karlie Kloss
BOTH of them look great.
Bar Rafaeli
This is fabulously accessorized.
Blake Lively and Karl Lagerfeld
Honestly, this could be a cardboard cut-out of Karl, for all we know.
Brooklyn Decker
On theme? Not really. But she does look super in it.
Carolyn Murphy
I assume Carolyn is wearing Tom Ford, as she's standing next to Tom Ford, and I don't think you risk people thinking you made this unless you did.
Christina Ricci
This is very over the top but also, in retrospect, sort of fantastically so?
Crystel Renn
Ditto.
Claire Danes
Arguably boring but also she looks SUPERB.
Dakota Fanning
I wish this were a different color.
Demi Moore
Demi Moore walked so that Moira Rose could FLY. Also, yes, that's a fascinator.
Serena Williams
ALSO a fascinator. I feel like we just learned that both Demi and Serena watched Kate and Wills get married with great interest.
Doutzen Krous
Beautiful, but potentially needs jewelry.
Elizabeth Banks
This was a very GOLDEN Met Gala.
Eva Mendes
I enjoy this sleeve.
Kirsten Dunst and Gisele Bundchen
Gisele looks so doubtful of Kiki here.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Peak GOOP.
Hailee Steinfeld
I ABSOLUTELY forgot this and it's kind of good.
Hilary Rhoda
I get where she was going with this. Did it get there? (That clutch is iconic, though. I bought Heather a knock-off of it on Etsy around this time.)
Jessica Alba
Welcome to the Jessica portion of this slideshow. We're going alphabetically, starting with Alba...
Jessica Chastain
....moving to Chastain, who looks like a sexy governess...
Jessica Stam
...and closing with Stam.
Joan Smalls
We liked this a lot at the time, but now I might be neutral?
Karen Elson
This is dreamy.
Kate Hudson
I hope she and Jessica Alba posed for pics together.
Kristen Bell
Was McQueen notably a fan of lamé? (I AM, personally.)
Karolina Kurkova
This is definitely OTT, but very on target for the event in question.
Madonna
YES, Madonna looks fantastic.
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard
So does Maggie G, in Stella (who at least didn't bungle this one). I wonder if this was a very PRETTY Met Gala, if not a very MEMORABLE one.
Mia Wasikowska
This is also really good. Whatever happened to her?
Michelle Monaghan
This is fun on her.
Miranda Kerr
Those shoes are very McQueen. (The Met sold a small version of similar ones in their store during this exhibit and a friend brought me one! I still have it!)
Naomi Watts
She's done this better other times.
Rashida Jones
SHE TOO has done better.
Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse is only 17 here. This is VERY cool.
SJP
Given how great she looked the year she came WITH McQueen, I sort of expected this to be bigger?
Shalom Harlow
Maybe not quite THIS big.
