So which celebrities have followed the annual fashion assignment and which have flouted it?
No need to call out off-theme looks when there was no event, after all.
But pretty isn’t exactly the point for Kawakubo, and understatedcertainlyisn’t.
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Additional shoutout toZayn, whowore cyborg arms.
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Madonna promoted her albumRebel Heartacross her Moschino dress in 2015 without any nod to Chinese fashion.
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In short: Think ’50s glamour.
Just not very mid-century!
Also: Kim Kardashian
First of all, this Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci gown is actually pretty punk.
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So with that in mind, is dressing un-punk-ishly the most punk thing to do at a punk-themed party?
WasGwyneth Paltrow’s girlish pink Valentino Haute Couture themosttheme-appropriate choice at the 2013 Met Gala?
How on earth does a celebrity dress for such a theme?
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Why bother naming theme-abstainers when the exhibit is so inside-baseball to begin with?
Least on-theme: Claire Danes and Dianna Agron
The number one way to not look McQueen-y?
Plain column dresses like Claire Danes' Calvin Klein Collection orDianna Agron’sMichael Kors.
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Least on-theme: Anne Hathaway and Kristen Stewart
This was an easy theme, ladies.
You didn’t have to wear stars and stripes (though Diana Von Furstenberg did).
This was just about Fashion That Is American.
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You had one job!
back up your French fashion for the Oscars!
In other words: A total style free-for-all.
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Some went costume-y, some went avant-garde, and some were just plain old glam.
When the theme is models, the only real edge a red-carpet dresser might have is being anactualmodel.
Least on-theme: Beyonce
Obviously, Beyonce looks beautiful in this ethereal pink Armani Prive.
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