Last night the best of the best in fashion and entertainment came together to celebrate the opening of the latest exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Anna Wintour Costume Institute.  The new exhibit is called China: Through the Looking Glass and features high end designer fashions juxtaposed with the Chinese art that influenced their creation.  Hence, guests were expected to were the best chinoiserie in keeping with the theme.  Some of our faves showed up and fully committed to the theme of the evening and some just showed up.  The red carpet was lacking with actual Chinese designers, but that’s not surprising at all.

The Ones Who Committed and Killed It

These are the attendees who executed the theme in a fashionable way, and gave us what we came for: a red carpet moment.

Fan Bingbing

Photo: Vogue

BEST DRESSED

Karen Elson in Dolce and Gabanna

Photo: Vogue

Zhang Ziyi in Carolina Herrera

Photo: Vogue

Sarah Jessica Parker in H&M

Photo: Vogue

BEST DRESSED

Tabitha Simmons and Coco Brandolini in Dolce and Gabanna

Photo: Vogue

Lady Gaga in Balenciaga

Photo: US Magazine

Rihanna in Guo Pei

BEST DRESSED

Photo: Hollywood Reporter

Jennifer Lopez in Versace

Photo: Vogue

Michael B. Jordan in Dolce and Gabanna

BEST DRESSED

Who Was Pretty

These are the attendees that looked great but the actual theme was vague if at all present in their look.

Beyonce and Jay-Z in Givenchy Haute Couture

Photo: NY Daily News

NOTE: You guys need to chill with the whole “she’s a mom” narrative.  It’s old and invalid.  Becoming a mother doesn’t mean you forfeit your sexuality.  How do you think these babies get here?  Furthermore, she’s at a costume party so there’s leniency with what’s deemed appropriate.  You can’t see nipple, booty, or vagina so let’s relax people.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Versace

Photo: EOnline

Kim Kardashian-West and Kanye West in Roberto Cavalli

Photo: US Magazine

NOTE: Are there definite similarities between Kim’s dress this year and Beyonce’s 2012 dress?  Yes.  However, I see the distinct difference in the images on the detailing.  You would be hard pressed to do anything original in fashion.  For everything you see that you love, if you look back far enough you’ll see that someone else has done it before.  Before Beyonce there was Cher, and before her there was someone else.  At the end of the day, Kim looked great and that’s all that matters.

Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner, and Hailey Baldwin

Photo: US Magazine

Naomi Campbell in Burberry

Keri Russel in Altuzarra Studio

Photo: US MagazinePhoto: US Weekly

Worst Dressed

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade made a little effort with his look but Gabrielle Union really let me down.  Save for this tiny fan purse, she left the theme out.  You have the money and the resources to put together something great yet you gave us a boring red carpet look.  Not only is it off theme, but it’s a real snooze.