Met Gala 2014: The Best (and Worst) Red Carpet Moments

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• Most Cropped Top: Rihanna (Stella McCartney). All images via Getty.
• Best Classy Crop Top: Emma Stone (Thakoon)
• Honorable Classy Crop Top Mention: Anne Hathaway (Calvin Klein)
• Best Modern Interpretation of Theme: Hailee Steinfeld (Prabal Gurung)
• Racerback with the covered buttons ooh gurr...
• Best Gloves: Sarah Jessica Parker (Oscar de la Renta)
• Best White Tie-Compliant Male: Kanye West (Lanvin)
• Best Mancessorizing: Johnny Depp
• Biggest: Liu Wen (Zac Posen)
• Second Biggest: Arizona Muse (Zac Posen)
• Most On-Theme Designer: Zac Posen (here with Dita von Teese)
• Most Pleasantly Surprising Home Run: Sarah Silverman (Zac Posen)
• Best Comeback, All Things Considered: Kim Kardashian (Lanvin)
• Biggest Letdown, All Things Considered: Beyonce (Givenchy Haute Couture)
• Bummer Runner Up: Solange Knowles (Phillip Lim)
• Most Theme Rebellious: Lupita Nyong'o (Prada)
• WTF Runner Up: Maggie Gyllenhaal (Valentino)
• Best Pants-So-Good-Who-Cares-What-the-Dress-Code-Is: Cara Delevingne (Stella McCartney)
• Most Gratuitous Use of Chanel: Kristen Stewart (Chanel)
• Best High Street Product Placement: Kendall Jenner (Topshop)
• Best Fluffy: Suki Waterhouse (Burberry)
• Biggest Yawn (Pretty, but Yawn): Allison Williams (Oscar de la Renta)
• Most Responsible Use of Spaghetti Straps: Kate Bosworth (Stella McCartney)
• Least Responsible Use of Spaghetti Straps: Zoe Kravitz (Topshop)
• Best Use of Plus One: Chanel Iman (A$AP Rocky)
• Best Use of Shiny: Diane Kruger (Hugo Boss)
• Worst Use of Shiny: Lily Aldridge (Michael Kors)
• Best Cinderella Impersonation: Bee Shaffer (Alexander McQueen)
• Best Olsens: Mary-Kate (Ferre) and Ashley Olsen (Chanel)
• 'Cause Someone Had to Red Carpet a Star Wars Dress: Kirsten Dunst (Rodarte)
• Best Statement Lip: Joan Smalls
• Best Ballroom Big Bird: Katie Holmes (Marchesa)
• Best Use of Floral: Emmy Rossum (Carolina Herrera)
• Most... Literal Use of Floral: Tabitha Simmons (Dolce & Gabbana)
• And last but not least, Just the Absolute Worst: Sandra Lee

Oh what a night. With an exhibition flaunting couture ball gowns and a white tie dress code in place, the buildup for this year's Met Gala red carpet was even more amplified, with gawkers banking on serious glamour (a pleasant departure from last year's punk-themed folly).

Overarchingly, guests obliged, donning enormous princess-status gowns in homage to exhibit subject Charles James' work. Surprisingly, few of the ladies went for the expected gloves, and most of the gents ditched the coat tails portion of the dress code. Nonetheless, the front steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art saw some fancy feet parade in last night, good and bad. Let's dissect the likes of Kim Kardashian, Beyonce, Lupita Nyong'o, and Kristen Stewart's fashion choices.

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