
It only happens once a year, yet the impact it
leaves on fashion lasts for years to come. Here—in no particular order
and at long last—are Vogue’s picks for the best dressed from the
2012 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which
celebrated the new exhibit “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible
Conversations.”
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Carey Mulligan in Prada and Neil Lane jewelry

Miuccia Prada in Prada

Florence Welch in Alexander McQueen

Beyoncé in Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci

Cate Blanchett in Alexander McQueen and Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet

Emma Stone in Lanvin

Marion Cotillard in Christian Dior

Gwyneth Paltrow in Prada and Anna Hu Haute Joaillerie

Bruno Mars in Prada

Gisele Bündchen in Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci and David Yurman jewelry

Lauren Santo Domingo in Oscar de la Renta and a Kotur clutch

Caroline Sieber in Christopher Kane and Chanel bag

Stella Tennant in Chanel

Stella McCartney in her own design

Greta Gerwig in Prabal Gurung and a Nancy Gonzalez clutch

Tabitha Simmons in Calvin Klein Collection

Kate Bosworth in Prada and Repossi Nérée earrings

Natalia Vodianova in Louis Vuitton

Sarah Jessica Parker in Valentino, VBH earrings and ring, and Fred Leighton cuffs

Constance Jablonski in Haider Ackermann

Marcus Samuelsson in Ralph Lauren and Maya Haile in Ralph Lauren

Sarah Rutson in Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci

Lana Del Rey in Joseph Altuzarra

Michelle Dockery in Ralph Lauren Collection

China Chow in Jean Paul Gaultier and Nancy Gonzalez clutch

Rihanna in Tom Ford and Repossi Berbère earrings

Elettra Wiedemann in Sophie Theallet and Roger Vivier clutch and shoes

Sally Singer in Nina Ricci and Delfina Delettrez earrings and ring

Joan Smalls in Balmain and Olivier Rousteing in Balmain

Liu Wen in Michael Kors

Claire Danes in J. Mendel and Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry

Dr. Lisa Airan in Tom Ford

Karlie Kloss in Jason Wu and Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry

Franca Sozzani in Giambattista Valli

Diane Kruger in Prada

Amy Adams in Giambattista Valli Haute Couture and Fred Leighton jewelry

David Byrne in Adam Kimmel

Rooney Mara in Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci

Karolina Kurkova in Rachel Zoe Collection

Elisa Sednaoui in Diane von Furstenberg

Arizona Muse in Erdem and Edie Parker clutch

Kristen Stewart in Balenciaga

Cara Delevingne in Burberry

Lizzie Tisch in Mary Katrantzou

Mamie Gummer in Giles Deacon, Tom Ford shoes, Lena Erziak clutch and Fred Leighton jewelry

Azealia Banks in Alexander Wang and VBH jewelry

Mia Wasikowska in Prada

Clémence Poésy in Nina Ricci

Jenna Lyons in J.Crew

Jenna Lyons in J.Crew

Carolina Herrera, Jr. in Carolina Herrera

Kristen Wiig in Stella McCartney

Shala Monroque in Prada and a Delfina Delettrez brooch

Isabel Lucas in Proenza Schouler and Fred Leighton jewelry

MacKenzie Bezos in Juan Carlos Obando and Tiffany & Co. clutch