Met Ball 2015 Best Dressed

Monday evening saw the worlds of fashion, art and entertainment collide with the annual fundraising Costume Institute Gala for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

This year the Met Ball honoured the new fashion exhibition "China: Through the Looking Glass" (running from May 7th - August 16th 2015), and as expected Anna Wintour's dress code left ample opportunity for guests to impress on the red carpet with intricate embroidery, rich colours and beautiful jewellery. As ever there were jaw-dropping looks aplenty, from the ludicrously over-the-top to the understated and stunning, but even from both ends of the spectrum it was yet again a wonderful evening for the fashion world.

After all, the Met Ball is known as the fashion Oscars for a reason!

Met Ball 2014 Best Dressed

The most fashionable time of the year has arrived once again in the form of the fashion world's Oscars: the annual Met Ball. Last night saw the world's most famous and beautiful don their finery to celebrate the exhibition dedicated to couturier Charles James at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The dress code was strictly formal and elegant, with attendees expected to adhere to Anna Wintour's pre-determined theme of 'White Tie and Decorations'. This meant gowns and gloves for the women and top hats and tails for the men: Hollywood glamour at its absolute finest.

Met Ball 2013 Best Dressed

Arguably the most exciting event in the fashion calendar, the annual Met Ball is the fashion world's Oscars, and each year the sartorial bar is raised higher and higher. This year, the Costume Institute exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum pays tribute to the punk era, and so last night's theme was Punk: Chaos to Couture. Leather, studs and safety pins were all over the red carpet as revelers embraced the theme with aplomb, but overall the fashion tended to lean more towards couture.