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Met Costume Institute Gala brings out the stars

Hollywood A-listers donned their finest attire and walked the red carpet — but not for an awards show. Dozens of celebrities attended the 2014 Costume Institute Gala on Monday night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, including Sarah Jessica Parker, Anna Wintour, Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams and many more. (Check back for updates as more stars arrive on the red carpet.)This year’s star-studde
Image: Sarah Jessica Parker
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 05: Sarah Jessica Parker attends the \"Charles James: Beyond Fashion\" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images

Hollywood A-listers donned their finest attire and walked the red carpet — but not for an awards show. Dozens of celebrities attended the 2014 Costume Institute Gala on Monday night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, including Sarah Jessica Parker, Anna Wintour, Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams and many more. (Check back for updates as more stars arrive on the red carpet.)

This year’s star-studded fashion soiree boasted a “white tie” dress code, a dramatic departure from last year’s punk theme that celebrated the exhibition, “Punk: Chaos to Couture.”

Image: Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker.Larry Busacca / Today
Image: Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper.Dimitrios Kambouris / Today
IMage: Anna Wintour
Anna Wintour.Larry Busacca / Today
Image: Rachel McAdams
Rachel McAdams.Evan Agostini / Today
Image: Jessica Pare
Jessica Pare.Evan Agostini / Today
Image: Suki Waterhouse
Suki Waterhouse.Dimitrios Kambouris / Today
Image: Hailee Steinfeld
Hailee Steinfeld.Evan Agostini / Today

Each $25,000 ticket will benefit the Met’s Costume Institute, which recently underwent a $40 million renovation and was reopened earlier Monday as the Anna Wintour Costume Center. First lady Michelle Obama inaugurated the center at the ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by a who’s who list of fashion dignitaries honoring the Vogue editor.

This year’s gala was chaired by Aerin Lauder and boasted Wintour as a co-chair, alongside Cooper, Parker, Oscar de la Renta, and Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch.

Image: Emmy Rossum
Emmy Rossum.Charles Sykes / Today
Image: Zoe Saldana
Zoe Saldana.Charles Sykes / Today
Image: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.Charles Sykes / Today
Image: Allison Williams
Allison Williams.Charles Sykes / Today
Image: David Beckham and Victoria Beckham
David Beckham and Victoria Beckham.Charles Sykes / Today
Image: Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka
Neil Patrick Harris, left, and David Burtka.Evan Agostini / Today
Image: Rita Ora
Rita Ora.Charles Sykes / Today
Image: Nicole Richie
Nicole Richie.Dimitrios Kambouris / Today
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 05:  Beyonce attends the \"Charles James: Beyond Fashion\" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2014 in...
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The evening’s “white tie” theme was a nod to the subject of the Anna Wintour Costume Center’s first exhibition, Charles James, a fashion giant known as the “great American couturier” whose design work from the 1930s to the 1970s redefined society glamour.

IMAGE: Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes.Evan Agostini / Today
IMAGE: Karolína Kurková
Karolína Kurková.Evan Agostini / Today
IMAGE: Lea Michele
Lea Michele.Charles Sykes / Today
Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'o.Evan Agostini / Today
IMAGE: Brie Larson
Brie Larson.Charles Sykes / Today
Taylor Swift.
Taylor Swift.Evan Agostini / Today

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2014 Met Costume Gala

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2014 Met Costume Gala

From Sarah Jessica Parker to Bradley Cooper, Hollywood A-listers donned their best attire for the 2014 Costume Institute Gala.