PICS: Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan

Nearly 100 fashionable celebrities turned out for the much-anticipated Costume Institute Gala honoring the late Alexander McQueen at The Metropolitan Museum of Art tonight in New York City tonight. I wish I could post all the pictures of every beautiful celebrity who adorned the red carpet, but there were just too many and so little time. I did the best I could.

Jay Z and his wife Beyonce attended the Costume Gala a few days after they attended his nephew’s high school graduation in NYC.

Paparazzi asked singer Alicia Keys to pose without her insufferably boring husband, Swizz Beatz. And she happily obliged.

Singer Rihanna attended the costume Gala wearing a black embroidered gown and her flaming red wig in a long ponytail braid.

Bey’s sister, singer Solange Knowles, will regret choosing this outfit when she reads the blogs tomorrow.

Singer Ciara tweeted excitedly about attending this event. And therefore we had high expectations for her outfit. We like Ciara so we will keep our opinions to ourself.

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Singer Beyonce showed up wearing a very elegantly embroidered gown. Gosh, she looks uncomfortable.

Singer/producer Kanye West looked out of place without a fashionable lesbian/stripper/beard/muse by his side.

Model Christine Teigen and musician John Legend

Singer Jennifer Hudson looked very Brandy-ish.

Musicians Janelle Monae and Bruno Mars

Singer Jennifer Lopez looked stunning in a red gown

NFL player Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and model Giselle Bundchen

Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks and TV personality Lala Vasquez

Singer Madonna and recording mogul Guy Oseary

Actress Kerry Washington

Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Anna Wintour and Vogue’s Editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley never fails to shine at the Costume gala every year.

Photos: Wireimage.com and Getty Images

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y-TOnZHo-o CINNA

Uwwwww.. 99% of these outfits are FAILS
Daisy

J Lo SLAYS!!! She was my best dressed!! She let them HAVE IT!!

HATED Beyonce’s dress she loves that fishtail/mermaid style She looked nice dress was a #fail though

Riri I am not a fan of lace and your dress was plain for the Met Ball u get a #fail as well but I Loved your lipstick

Madonna looked nice

Diane Kruger had a FAB dress

The dresses overall were blah and bland for the Met Ball to me
Secret

@ SandraRose

No more burlesque singer? LOL. Did that girl when that bet with you on twitter

Jennifer Hudson, Lala and Ciara looks nice. The rest no
Daisy

Andre is from NC..NC STAND UP
Dawn Sheen

Andrea Leona Talley just screams bottom… he got long paper tho… prob longer than anyone mentioned in this post and I bet he pays his taxes.
Daisy

Akeys looks FLAWLESS WERK!
Zoe B.

Bruno Mars is sooo sexy
Dawn Sheen

Zoe B. says:

Bruno Mars is sooo sexy

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Yes, he can do a line off my azz anyday
Zoe B.

Dawn Sheen says:

Zoe B. says:

Bruno Mars is sooo sexy

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Yes, he can do a line off my azz anyday
http://twitter.com/_imOther_ Mamacita

I actually Love Solonge’s dress. I’d rock the hell out of it but I probably can’t afford it anyway

Rihanna #fail

Kerry is looking so thin these days…………..

Beyonce’s dress is gorgeous!

I’ve always thought Alicia was a beautiful woman. She looks great!

to the beautiful elegant event.
https://sandrarose.com Sandra Rose

CINNA says:

Uwwwww.. 99% of these outfits are FAILS
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Agreed.
Daisy

@sandra Very rare we agree but these dresses aint hitting on nothing overall for the Met Ball
http://twitter.com/_imOther_ Mamacita

@ Brandi-ish… Sandra I hate you!
Daisy

Tom Brady looked so much better with shorter hair
2012

These folks either look DEAD or ROBOTIC or like UNDEAD (vampires)
http://twitter.com/_imOther_ Mamacita

I just saw the pics of J.Lo! I that bish!

She did that!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1335451522 therapist1911

Everyone looks nice in their own way!
2012

They stink of fakeness and fraud.
Daisy

@Mamacita J Lo shut it DOWN!! LOVE HER #stancomment

@Therapist *sideye*
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1335451522 therapist1911

Beyonce looks gorgeous (yall not surprised)

Ciara…is a beautiful woman

Lala & Jennifer….well they usually look beautiful they both look well..

Kerry Washington….she is an attractive woman. slimmer than her “save the last dance” days

Jlo…looks beautiful that dress iono

Solange….i like that chic
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1335451522 therapist1911

SO is Janelle & Bruno each other beards?
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1335451522 therapist1911

@Daisy….what I say? lol
https://sandrarose.com Sandra Rose

Daisy says:

@sandra Very rare we agree but these dresses aint hitting on nothing overall for the Met Ball
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Rihanna looks like her body needs to be washed and buried at sea like Osama.
http://twitter.com/_imOther_ Mamacita

@Therapist you know you can no longer stan for Beyonce because that’s clearly “gay” j/k

How are ya?

@Daisy She usually ALWAYS looks great. I’m disappointed in ya girl Rhi tho!!!! I think she should have done the curly hair she did for the other awards show. (VMAs I think) The dress is cool but the hair just f’s it all up.
http://twitter.com/_imOther_ Mamacita

“Rihanna looks like her body needs to be washed and buried at sea like Osama.”
Daisy

@Sandra RiRi looks pretty just dont like her dress same with Bey she looks cute but that dress is trash

@therapist Everybody looks nice in their own way *sideye* lol tell the truth and shame the devil
https://sandrarose.com Sandra Rose

therapist1911 says:

SO is Janelle & Bruno each other beards?
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Any female who thinks Bruno is sexy should seriously reevaluate her heterosexuality.
Daisy

@mamcita I don’t like RiRi’s hair either. I would say I was disappointed in your girl Bey but I rarely like what she wears as yall know and this is no exception.
Daisy

I like Bruno’s music but I dont find him sexy at all
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1335451522 therapist1911

@Mamacita…I know right. No stanning for Bey lol

@Daisy….yeah u right! I try not to be negative so at first look that what I came up with “everybody look nice in thier own way”

@Sandra….i guess he still could be attractive to them. *shrugs*
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1335451522 therapist1911

Daisy says:

@mamcita I don’t like RiRi’s hair either. I would say I was disappointed in your girl Bey but I rarely like what she wears as yall know and this is no exception.

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One thing I can say @Daisy, you always been consistent with that.
Dawn Sheen

27 Sandra Rose says:

therapist1911 says:

SO is Janelle & Bruno each other beards?
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Any female who thinks Bruno is sexy should seriously reevaluate her heterosexuality
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He sexy as in cokehead He probably got the connect on hot electronics sexy…. nothing sexy about a man who can’t get it up.. I am sure Janelle can but Bruno can’t.
trynabeme

We like Ciara???

Yeah I been gone a cooooooooooooooool minute!

So I’m “STRICTLY”…but even I did a double take @ Lala…in David Alan Grier’s voice, “Bussin’ out every whicha way!”
http://twitter.com/Jerrica_Lewis Jerrica

I liked Beyonce’s dress. The bottom could go but it’s cute.

I wish J.Lo would’ve took them damn flowers off. Her dress is cute though.
Candi Apple

Sandra I see you changed Rhianna’s picture— Better

Beyonce looks beautiful
J-Hud Looks stunning I like the weight loss
Rhianna looks cute very daring
Solange always leaves an impression good or bad
J-Lo been doing it
La-La Major improvements
Kerry too skinny

Enjoyed all the looks even the ones not listed
http://www.twitter.com/karazinatl KaraZ

So nobody is going to mention that Solange is the color of Sunkist orange? ok…
Eb

When did Ciara get breast
Dawn Sheen

Eb says:

When did Ciara get breast

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When Kroger has chicken cutlets on sale…

Or those could be her nutz reassigned….
Dawn Sheen

36 KaraZ says:

So nobody is going to mention that Solange is the color of Sunkist orange? ok…

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All of them look like that…burnt orange is the new African American…
http://youtu.be/FtaS60uIQUc kingstonn

can’t believe i’m about to type this, but Solange’s hair is gorgeous!

& does Janelle Monae not own any other clothes on purpose or…?
PAHairston

Hello All. Bruno is sexy like Prince is sexy, or should I say was. Solange is my girl, a style all her own, so hard to accomplish these days. On another tip, Obama the man with the master plan. Stick with him ’cause slowly but surely, he gone get us out this mess, it just takes time. Pray that mother nature don’t take us out first. Peace.
Tatted Diva

Sandra Rose says:

Any female who thinks Bruno is sexy should seriously reevaluate her heterosexuality.
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Damn-it you Sandra….You took the words right out of my mouf!
:homoswitch:
imarie aka lalie

I liked Bey’s dress until I looked at the bottom. I don’t care for mermaid style dresses.

AKeys looks old and boring. I know she’s a mom not but that is an old lady dress.

I’ve never seen Cici dressed nice so i’m not surprised on her pic.

J. Legend makes it so obvious with his paid models. Just come out of the closet already.

I like Ri’s dress but she messed it up with that Ronald McDonald wig.

It’s time for Janelle to switch up her look. How about something cute for a change.
flsun99

Singer Beyonce showed up wearing a very elegantly embroidered gown. Gosh, she looks uncomfortable.
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I agree with you Sandra! JLo is rocking that Red. Ciara looks nice. I agree again that Jennifer Hudson looks a little Brandy-ish. I don’t like RiRi’s hair or dress but she is a pretty girl so she can pull it off. Solange’s hair & make up is great but the dress not so much. Even crazy azz Kanye looks dapper. Johnny Boy & his girl looks cute. I like Janelle Monae but I want her to get another look.
Good morning All!
TruGemini

I did not like any of the dresses except that Tory Burch lady.

Beyonce’s corset has got her looking tight and uncomfortable, and the lace at the top of that dress looked like tatted tits.

Solange, Rhianna, Alica and that leather shawl…just all around
GAGIRL87

Beyonce and Jeniffer Lopez looked stunning

Ciara looked very drag queenish

Lala the color of the dress was pretty but the empire waist and how big it comes out isn’t really flattering on her frame it makes her look bigger and who wants to look bigger than you have too

Jennifer, Kerry Washington and Alicia
jazi65

oh bey… something that hideous can only come from the house of dereon

Alicia – pretty

lawd solange what the hell were you thinking!

JHud simply gorgeous!

Rih o Rih..you are usually on point but this dress right here

I like JLo’s gown but those bushes hanging off her shoulders

Lala’s dress makes her look bigger than she really is

Kerry – lil too much boobage but the dress is beautiful.
Aprilbaby

Beyonce is a mannequin!

Tom Brady looks greasy as hell.

Alicia has always had bad style so I’m not surprised.

J-Lo looks great
Peachpussycat

I would like to see JayZ comb his hair…for once!

Beyonce looks like she can only take a breath every other minute in that tight dress.

Janelle is underrated Love her!

Everybody else looks aiiight!
Peachpussycat

Solange looks like a walking Cheez-it. #whensuntansgowrong
ohpretty1

I love the Met every year.
JLo as ususal is giving the fierceness!
Kanye is that a safety pin? Only Kanye, but he looks really nice when he smiles.
JHuds dress looks nice. I really wish she would give up those lace fronts though.
Loves some J.Monae. Madonna looks great and Solange is fab.

What is going on with Kerry’s hair (always busted), Andre’s shoes and Rihanna’s lipstick?!
Urbanrose

I respect Barney the Dinosaur, grew up loving him like almost every child did that grew up in the 90’s, so I will not insult him. What I will do is say that Uuuuuuundre dreeeee dreeeeee ( Got that from Madea Big Happy Family LOL) Leon Talley looks like a distant cousin of the loveable character, Nuff Said! ROTFL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWW5NhVpi_U Man, I just don’t care™

Man, all these hoes looking good! John Legend’s escort prolly looks the best!

I swear, Beyonce on a whole notha level lately! She must be gettin primed for that divorce cause that azz looking RIGHT lately!
ohpretty1

Forgot to add that John Legend’s gf is stunning – makeup, hair and dress.

@Therapist – You can stan/compliment. It’s refreshing to get a male’s opinion of her that has nothing to do with IMO
candibfly

there’s a
candibfly

anywho, morning and what not.

nobody looks horrible #compliment
Urbanrose

Beyonce looks like one of Ariel sisters from the Little Mermaid ROTFL, and Solonge looks like a decorative pencil, you know the one when you were a child you didnt want to sharpen because “you would mess it up” LMBO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWW5NhVpi_U Man, I just don’t care™

Janelle Monae looks like she could model even tho she’s an insane lesbian. I’d still blow that back out.

Jennifer Hudson looked the best she could… which moves her from “groteseque” to “below average.”

Ain’t nothing Solange can do about that curse of a face but look like her azz is spreading wonderfully!

*Who still invites Solange and Ciara to events like this or do they just crash?*
renegadesince1985

these dresses were very underwhelming…..

JLo looks hawt

I like Beyonce’s dress….but I’m tired of seeing her in that mermaid style…#trysomethingnew
renegadesince1985

Oh and J-Hud know she wrong for that dreadful lacefront!!!!!!!!
Anna

imarie aka lalie says:

I liked Bey’s dress until I looked at the bottom. I don’t care for mermaid style dresses.

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Even the top half was not cute. looks like she has tatted tits. LOL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWW5NhVpi_U Man, I just don’t care™

Look at retarded azz Jay-Z. Can’t even take a picture right. Dumb azz.
Urbanrose

Alicia looks like Mr. Ed, with that leather Brown saddle on LOL, Ciara looks like the GHOST that stole Easter,Janelle Monae looks like the Monopoly Man LOLOLOL Too much,Bruno Mars looks like JLO Little Sister LOL.
Urbanrose

Christine looks like a Domenatrice( LOL Spell Check),Lala looks like Brandy in the ghetto version of Cinderella,Rihanna looks like the Black SWAN, Kerry Washington looks FRAGILE so I wont respond, what I will do is pray she get another acting job soon because I know she did not pay anyone anything to look like that!
http://pearlswindow.com Carrington

Oh, so it’s official now, Sandy… “We like Ciara” now? Wow, what happened to change that for you… cause I still have my un-like button depressed on her wannabe diva a$$.

What’s up with them cheap lookin’ “Cher” wigs? I kinda dig Beyonce without the mermaid $hit at the bottom (I thought I saw nipples, but realized that’s part of the dress) LOL

PS: Solange won’t be mad that she wore that $hit, she purposely chose it because no one WOULD be talking about her otherwise. She ain’t no fool. Nobody’s cutting for Solange, so the best thing she can do is look a damn fool, so people will say, “Solange looked a damn fool”.
http://pearlswindow.com Carrington

#IsKanyeWearingMaybelline?

LMAO @ that second pic of Ciara – can’t you tell she practices her “diva” in the mirror #fail
Urbanrose

Kudos to the Jenny’s, Hudson looks Classy and sure of herself as always, and Lo is Sassy and Fierce her nickname should be Sasha!!! Madonna looked 50’s Elegant I L-O-V-E Luv her!

And to the little lady at the end with the Seqoia Eagle Soar TRIBAL dress on….. MIss Sandra I know that was the only pic you could find of Undreeeeee dreeeeee dreeeee, so NO COMMENT.

Im Done! LOL
Jersey Girl

Good Morning all! Is that a hole in the back of Beyonce dress?
Terri B

Bey be looking so uncomfortable having her waist clinched so tight like that so it looks like her waistline is smaller.
Terri B

Bey be looking so uncomfortable having her waist clinched so tight like that so it looks like her waistline is smaller.
pinksghetti

Urbanrose says:

Madonna looked 50’s Elegant I L-O-V-E Luv her!

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I agree with this whole statement!
http://www.facebook.com/CLowe1215 CLowe1215

I like the dresses….but the only ones who look damn good overall are Ciara, Kerry, and Madonna….

Speaking of Madonna….does she age at all?? She looks stunning in that blue dress!
Anna

pinksghetti says:

Urbanrose says:

Madonna looked 50’s Elegant I L-O-V-E Luv her!

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I agree with this whole statement!
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I thought you were talking about what decade of like she is in.
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco aka Hippie

Im sorry but JLO kilt all them – a lot of them looked like crap – Keys, Lala, Solo, Madonna, Gisele, JHUD Bey Ciara did not pull off their looks Kerri looks nice but tooo boney for my taste!
Terri B

CLowe1215 says:

I like the dresses….but the only ones who look damn good overall are Ciara, Kerry, and Madonna….

Speaking of Madonna….does she age at all?? She looks stunning in that blue dress!
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Umm yes she does. I’ve seen her without makeup, as with most, looks totally different. Not saying she looked totally bad, but she was showing her age a lot more without the makeup.
MzDimplez1123

Kerry, Ciara and J-Hud look nice.
Madonna and J-Lo killin um!
I think I would’ve like Rih’s dress had it just been the lace look all the way around. Wasnt feeling the hair either
LaLa’s dress makes her look bigger than she is
and Solo’s dress would’ve been pretty had it not been so busy.

Morning yall!
pointhimout

andre talley doing too much, as usual. um, all in red are killing it. kerry, that green doesn othing for you. beyonce, stop it. solange was invited and I wasn’t? Stop the MF press. Ciara didnt wow, but not a complete disaster. Alicia, didn’t andrea talley okedoke the hell outta jennifer hudson with a similar oscar get up? neither of you pulled that off.

rhianna, sweety, WHY? my eyes and that bozo the clown hair color. And is that a safety pin kanye rockin for real or his pulling my ddyck?
http://grammarminutes.webs.com Brownsugar1908

I saw a picture of rachel roy and amare stoudemire posing for pics together but Ciara is there as well. I thought he was dating Ciara. What’s the 411 Auntie?
http://twitter.com/SayItaIntSoJoe8 Atypical

@ Andre Leon’s outfit.. J Lo looks flawless. Beyonce’s dress is ugly as hell and I like what Solange has on…
Nix

The reason why these dresses are so “out there” is because it’s supposed to be. That’s what the Met Ball is for. The attire is Avant-Garde.
Peachizz

Rhi-Rhi I’m not feeling the hair, Why does Alicia have on that coat/jacket thing…(just doesn’t sit right w/ me, where’s her husband???) Is it me or did Ciara have another boob job???
gracenmercy

costumes these are beyonce…..

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