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Dress So Good It Didn't Need a Red Carpet: Beyoncé Never one to do things traditionally, Beyoncé premiered her sparkly opal Stone &... more
Dress So Good It Didn't Need a Red Carpet: Beyoncé Never one to do things traditionally, Beyoncé premiered her sparkly opal Stone "naked dress" and towering "I Dream of Jeannie" ponytail on Instagram first, making the red carpet debut seem like an afterthought. Photo: 2015 FilmMagic
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Theme-iest Head: Sarah Jessica Parker Like a moth to a flaming headdress, SJP cannot resist a chance to call attention to her head and be on them... more
Theme-iest Head: Sarah Jessica Parker Like a moth to a flaming headdress, SJP cannot resist a chance to call attention to her head and be on theme. She did that faux -hawk at the punk-themed edition of this event two years ago, wore a tesseract-shaped creation to a casual luncheon, and has been known to sport Minnie Mouse ears on the step-and-repeat.
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Best Red-Carpet-to-Tarmac Look: Grace Coddington Classy, and FIRST-CLASS, the Vogu e creative director told us she was wearing her comfy pj's-and-... more
Best Red-Carpet-to-Tarmac Look: Grace Coddington Classy, and FIRST-CLASS, the Vogu e creative director told us she was wearing her comfy pj's-and-flats Michael Kors ensemble because she had to catch a flight immediately after cocktails. You could do worse in terms of airport dressing.
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Pinkest: Kerry Washington It's understandable that after years of playing Olivia Pope — a woman who's practically in a long-term relationship wit... more
Pinkest: Kerry Washington It's understandable that after years of playing Olivia Pope — a woman who's practically in a long-term relationship with neutrals — Washington would lean toward all things feminine. This Prada confection is just that: as pretty and feminine as it gets.
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Freshest-Off-the-Runway: Amal Clooney, Wendi Deng, and Kim Kardashian If you really want to pull the ultimate status move, try plucking a look fr... more
Freshest-Off-the-Runway: Amal Clooney, Wendi Deng, and Kim Kardashian If you really want to pull the ultimate status move, try plucking a look from a designer's debut collection. Amal Clooney (in John Galliano for Maison Margiela), Wendi Deng (in Peter Copping–designed Oscar de la Renta), and Kim Kardashian (in Peter Dundas's first look for Roberto Cavalli) have the red-carpet news factor on lock.
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Most "Meh" Ball: Kate Hudson, Allison Williams, Hailee Steinfeld Oscar-statuette gold and unadorned red (because CHINA!) don't make for... more
Most "Meh" Ball: Kate Hudson, Allison Williams, Hailee Steinfeld Oscar-statuette gold and unadorned red (because CHINA!) don't make for the most transporting gala looks, especially when there's a whole playground of exciting fashion to draw on. All of these women look pretty but have the potential to be much more daring.
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Best Take on a Tricky Trend: Diane Kruger Sheer pants are no walk in the park, but Diane Kruger, in Chanel couture, nailed the landing.
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Best Take on a Tricky Trend: Diane Kruger Sheer pants are no walk in the park, but Diane Kruger, in Chanel couture, nailed the landing.
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Best Dressed for 2013's Punk Rut: Miley Cyrus and Dree Hemingway This is one way to ignore a theme and, yet, not.
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Worst Pun: Poppy Delevingne Though she looks pretty enough, having to listen to a socialite make jokes about opium and her own name all night wou... more
Worst Pun: Poppy Delevingne Though she looks pretty enough, having to listen to a socialite make jokes about opium and her own name all night would surely not delight her seatmates.
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Most Dolce & Gabbana: Brie Larson, Courtney Eaton, and Annabelle Wallis They may never be royals, but this trio repped the designers' take on... more
Most Dolce & Gabbana: Brie Larson, Courtney Eaton, and Annabelle Wallis They may never be royals, but this trio repped the designers' take on infanta chic with their crowned, gilded looks. On theme? No. Memorable? Yes, especially when they're clumped together in a holy triumvirate.
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Best Anna Wintour Sleeves: Anna Wintour After she ensconced herself in a Chanel shell at the 2008 gala, we should have known Wintour's love affai... more
Best Anna Wintour Sleeves: Anna Wintour After she ensconced herself in a Chanel shell at the 2008 gala, we should have known Wintour's love affair with shoulders was far from over. This look, also Chanel, sported a built-in exoskeleton.
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Goin' for It Award: Tabitha Simmons There's something to be said for committing, and Simmons took that directive very seriously. We feel bad for ... more
Goin' for It Award: Tabitha Simmons There's something to be said for committing, and Simmons took that directive very seriously. We feel bad for whoever had to sit behind her at dinner — though mostly because they couldn't Instagram it .
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Best Old Hollywood Inspiration: Lizzy Caplan Lizzy Caplan looks great in real life, but there's some kind of alchemy that happens when she steps ... more
Best Old Hollywood Inspiration: Lizzy Caplan Lizzy Caplan looks great in real life, but there's some kind of alchemy that happens when she steps onto the red carpet. She looks positively stately in this '30s-style Donna Karan.
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Lushest Plumage: Keri Russell When everyone else was opting for sequins and embroidery, Russell swerved left with a feathery gown by Altuzarra th... more
Lushest Plumage: Keri Russell When everyone else was opting for sequins and embroidery, Russell swerved left with a feathery gown by Altuzarra that must have been even more gorgeous up close — those gradations of color!
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Most Kris Jenner in the '80s: Kris Jenner Heavy contouring, clavicle-skimming earrings, and agressive shoulders give her a dated feel. It may be ... more
Most Kris Jenner in the '80s: Kris Jenner Heavy contouring, clavicle-skimming earrings, and agressive shoulders give her a dated feel. It may be an improvement over her "Amish" look, but not by much.
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Best May the Fourth Inspiration: Solange Knowles We're not exactly sure what's happening with this Giles Deacon ... UFO? ... but if anyone is goi... more
Best May the Fourth Inspiration: Solange Knowles We're not exactly sure what's happening with this Giles Deacon ... UFO? ... but if anyone is going to take their cues from a galaxy far, far away, it should be Solange, because she can truly do no wrong.
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Worst May the Fourth Inspiration: Anne Hathaway Even George Lucas is mystified.
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Most Appreciated Ghesquière Moment: Jennifer Connelly Just when the red carpet was beginning to feel like a sequined desert, there came an... more
Most Appreciated Ghesquière Moment: Jennifer Connelly Just when the red carpet was beginning to feel like a sequined desert, there came an oasis in the form of Jennifer Connelly, wearing a Louis Vuitton design. One look at this and you can see why she's Nicolas's muse. Photo: 2015 Getty Images
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Worst Milkmaid: Selena Gomez We're striving to think of the occasion that might call for a mix of suspenders, a flower crown, and a white gown. A... more
Worst Milkmaid: Selena Gomez We're striving to think of the occasion that might call for a mix of suspenders, a flower crown, and a white gown. A farm-themed wedding at Coachella, maybe?
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Best Date: Taraji P. Henson The only person who loves Cookie more than the Cut staff must be A. Wang. The designer doesn't just have good taste i... more
Best Date: Taraji P. Henson The only person who loves Cookie more than the Cut staff must be A. Wang. The designer doesn't just have good taste in pop culture; he enlisted the Empire star as his plus-one. Photo: 2015 FilmMagic
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Most Adventurous Tux: Miguel Snaps to Miguel for eschewing the male dress code of "Chinese white tie" and showing up in a red Michael K... more
Most Adventurous Tux: Miguel Snaps to Miguel for eschewing the male dress code of "Chinese white tie" and showing up in a red Michael Kors suit.
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Most '90s Minimalist: Constance Jablonski Here's a way to channel the theme that is the furthest thing possible from gaudy. Jablonski's two-piece... more
Most '90s Minimalist: Constance Jablonski Here's a way to channel the theme that is the furthest thing possible from gaudy. Jablonski's two-piece pants look is the ultimate cool-girl move. And those shoes actually look comfortable — how often does that phrase come up at the Met Gala?
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Ever-Unchanging: The Olsens The Olsens see your red and gold finery and raise you a Morticia mirror moment. Never change, ladies. Never change.
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Smoothest Recovery: Kendall Jenner Despite sustaining an attack-by-drone last week, the model looks unscathed in a green Calvin Klein Collection ... more
Smoothest Recovery: Kendall Jenner Despite sustaining an attack-by-drone last week, the model looks unscathed in a green Calvin Klein Collection column — which seems to fit her just as snugly as her Calvins.
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Dragon-est: Justin Bieber Congrats, Justin, for exactly meeting our expectations for you, as always.
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Handsiest: FKA Twigs How would Twigs outdo her winged rainbow McQueen? With a wonderfully racy dress from Christopher Kane's latest collection th... more
Handsiest: FKA Twigs How would Twigs outdo her winged rainbow McQueen? With a wonderfully racy dress from Christopher Kane's latest collection that diplayed visible penis . Photo: 2015 Getty Images
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Most Red-Carpet-Clearing: Rihanna Nothing says "make way" like a canary-yellow mass of fabric that requires multiple PTHs (personal tra... more
Most Red-Carpet-Clearing: Rihanna Nothing says "make way" like a canary-yellow mass of fabric that requires multiple PTHs (personal train handlers.) Extra points for wearing the work of emerging Chinese designer Guo Pei, and for being the person to inspire the most memes . (Pizza!)
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