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BY Meghan Reid, 12:00am May 15, 2012,

MET Gala 2012: Celebrity Fashion

by Meghan Reid, 12:00am May 15, 2012,

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2012 Costume Institute Gala was held last week in New York City and was full of celebrities from fashion, music and film. Beyonce and Solange Knowles, Liya Kebede, Rihanna, Chanel Iman, Paula Patton, La La Anthony, and Kanye West just to name a few were in attendance.

The evening celebrated the spring exhibition, “Impossible Conversations,” which explores the similarities of designers Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada.

Here are some of our picks for best dressed. Who do you think was the best dressed for the night?

MET Gala 2012: Celebrity Fashion

Model Liya Kebede looked stunning in this classic Tory Burch dress.

MET Gala 2012: Celebrity Fashion

Beyonce attended the event in true diva fashion, arriving fashionably late in a sheer body-hugging Givenchy dress, with a purple ombre train.

MET Gala 2012: Celebrity Fashion

Rihanna went with a black skin tight crocodile dress by Tom Ford with a high neckline and low back.

MET Gala 2012: Celebrity Fashion

Actress Paula Patton looked beautiful in this strapless Vera Wang dress.

MET Gala 2012: Celebrity Fashion

Solange Knowles looked absolutely refreshing in a bright yellow two-piece dress by Rachel Roy.

MET Gala 2012: Celebrity Fashion

Lala and Carmelo Anthony

MET Gala 2012: Celebrity Fashion

Kanye West looked dapper in a tuxedo.

Last Edited by: Updated: March 25, 2016

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