RED CARPET LOOKS FROM THE 2012 MET GALA

It was the annual Met Gala last night – Fashion’s biggest fete where designers and their muse show off their creativity and style. To put it in simple terms, the Met Gala is the “Oscars” of the fashion industry, a night of 1000 dresses.

This year the work of Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada were celebrated. Clad in Prada were actresses Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Bosworth, Diane Kruger, Carey Mulligan, Jessica Biel, and the most influential woman in Fashion – Anna Wintour.

Here is a list of the designers and their guests wearing their designs as well.

• Carolina Herrera dressed Dianna Agron and Julianne Hough.
• Chanel dressed Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Poppy Delevingne, Sigrid Agren and Stella Tennant.
• Marc Jacobs dressed Rachel Feinstein, Alexa Chung, Lake Bell and Karen Elson.
• Gilles Mendel took Claire Danes
• Monique Lhuillier dressed Ginnifer Goodwin.
• Marchesa dressed Leighton Meester
• Dior took Jessica Stam
• Mary Katrantzou dressed Elizabeth Banks
• Tory Burch dressed Rashida Jones, Brooklyn Decker and Liya Kebede.
• Louis Vuitton: was worn by Dakota Fanning
• Giambattista Valli took Amy Adams in a Couture gown
• Emilio Pucci: Peter Dundas took Renée Zellweger
• Dolce & Gabbana dressed Scarlett Johansson, Bianca Brandolini D’Adda, Andrea Dellal, Giovanna Battaglia and Marpessa Hennink.
• Valentino: Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli dressed Sarah Jessica Parker, Brit Marling, Lily Collins and Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis.
• Balmain: Olivier Rousteing dressed model Joan Smalls.
• Proenza Schouler: Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez took Isabel Lucas.
• Donna Karan designed custom gowns for Ashley Greene and Nina Dobrev.
• Balenciaga: Nicolas Ghesquière took Kristen Stewart.
• Anthony Vaccarello dressed model Anja Rubik.
• Michael Kors took models Kate Upton and Liu Wen and actresses Jessica Alba and Hilary Swank.
• Gisele Bundchen in Givenchy
• Escada: Emma Roberts & Heidi Klum wore custom gowns.
• Thakoon Panichgul arrived with Christina Ricci.
• Roland Mouret took model Doutzens Kroes.
• Rachel Zoe dressed model Karolina Kurkova.
• Joseph Altuzarra dressed singer Lana Del Ray.
• Alexander Wang arrived with rapper Azealia Banks.
• Jason Wu dressed model Karlie Kloss.
• Erdem Moralioglu dressed model Arizona Muse.
• Haider Ackermann dressed model Constance Jablonski.
• Coco Rocha wore vintage Givenchy      
• Alexander McQueen: Sarah Burton dressed Cate Blanchett

Scroll to see your absolute favorite look of the night.

Anna Wintour in Prada & Bee Shaffer in Erdem
 

 Karolina Kurkova in Rachel Zoe

Ashley Greene in Donna Karan

Cate Blanchett in Alexander McQueen

Diane Kruger in Prada

Kirsten Dunst in Rodarte

Shailene Woodley in Christopher Kane

Rihanna in Tom Ford

Gwyneth Paltrow in Prada

Beyonce Knowles in Givenchy

Jessica Biel in Prada

Renée Zellweger in Emilio Pucci

Leighton Meester in Marchesa

Nina Dobrev in Donna Karan Atelier

Lea Michelle in DVF

Sarah Jessica Parker in Valentino Couture

Emma Stone in Lanvin

Jessica Alba in Michael Kors

Kate Bosworth Prada

Lana Del Ray in Altuzarra

Amy Adams in Giambattista Valli

Florence Welch in Alexander McQueen

January Jones in Atelier Versace

Amber Heard in Zac Posen

Carey Mulligan in Prada

Dakota Fanning in Louis Vuitton

Camilla Belle in Ralph Lauren

Coco Rocha in Vintage Givenchy

Elizabeth Banks in Mary Katrantzou

 Kristen Stewart in Balenciaga

  Rooney Mara in Givenchy

Ginnifer Goodwin in Monique Lhuillier

Liya Kebede, Tory Burch, Rashida Jones and Brooklyn Decker all in Tory Burch

Marion Cotillard in Dior Haute Couture

Alicia Keys in Givenchy

Chloe Sevigny in Miu Mui

Kristen Wiig in Stelle McCartney

Paula Patton in Vera Wang

Lala Anthony in Zac Posen

Solange Knowles and Rachel Roy in Rachel Roy

Christina Ricci in Thakoon

Hillary Swank in Micheal Kors

Rosario Dawson in Calvin Klein