Last night, while you were holed up in your PJs watching 24: Live Another Day, some lucky folks found their way to the Upper East Side for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual costume gala—known simply as the Met Ball. This year's white-tie show was centered around the theme of the museum's new exhibit, Charles James: Beyond Fashion. Take a peek inside Carol and Humberto's Met Ball diary, and be prepared to swoon. ![]()
"The Day of the Met Ball!" -Carol and Humberto
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Here we are earlier in the morning, getting ready to watch the ribbon cutting at the Met, where Michelle Obama inaugurated the revamped Costume Institute in New York (now called the Anna Wintour Costume Center).
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Spike and Andrew Garfield
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Imogen Poots and Lazaro
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Carol and Miguel
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Thakoon Panichgul and Emma Stone![]()
"The Day of the Met Ball!" -Carol and Humberto
Here we are earlier in the morning, getting ready to watch the ribbon cutting at the Met, where Michelle Obama inaugurated the revamped Costume Institute in New York (now called the Anna Wintour Costume Center).
Our dear friends Kate and Laura Mulleavy, with Olivier Theyskens and Diane von Furstenberg.
Humberto and the gang (Joseph Altuzarra, Alex Wang, Lazaro Hernandez)
Kate Mulleavy and Christopher Kane
Spike Jonze and Humberto getting ready at The Carlyle, in snappy Kenzo tuxes
Puttin' on the glitz
Waiting for the girls to get ready... (tick tock, tick tock)
Spike found something he liked—Chloë Sevigny's killer braids
Game time
Ready to roll in Kenzo
Met arrivals! Alber Elbaz with Gugu Mbatha-Raw and our girl Chloë
Laura, Kate, and Shailene Woodley
Spike and Andrew Garfield
Imogen Poots and Lazaro
Carol and Miguel
Thakoon Panichgul and Emma Stone