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Photos: Sarah Jessica Parker's First Look at the Charles James Exhibit

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    Photographed by Kevin Tachman
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    Lights! Cameras!

    Taylor Swift poses for a throng of photographers in an Oscar de la Renta satin-faced organza gown with gold sequins and pearl beadwork.

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    Photographed by Eric Boman
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    Folds of Fancy

    A red silk-velvet, silk-satin, and white cotton-organdy dress by Charles James, worn by Babe Paley for a 1950 Replica Handbag Store portrait. The overskirt is torqued and wrapped to achieve the complicated draping.

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    Photographed by Eric Boman
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    Bloom Town

    More than 250,000 roses were used to create the 30-foot-tall James-gown homage, designed by Patrick Kinmonth and executed by Raúl Àvila, in the Met’s Great Hall.

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    Photographed by Mario Testino
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    Man of the Moment

    Gala cochair Bradley Cooper in Tom Ford at the Mark, NYC, on the day of the event.

    Grooming by Kumi Craig for La Mer

    Sittings Editor: Tonne Goodman

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    Photo: Larry Busacca/© Getty Images
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    Grid Lock

    Cochair Sarah Jessica Parker wears an Oscar de la Renta dress of ivory duchesse satin, black velvet, and crinoline, meant to evoke a dress form.

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    Photographed by Phil Oh
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    It Takes Two

    Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss in Oscar de la Renta. Kloss’s gold lamé cloque gown features lacquered feather embroidery.

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    Pretty in Pastel

    Gala cochairs Lizzie Tisch (wearing Rodarte) and Jonathan Tisch.

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    Photographed by Hannah Thomson
    8/13

    Night Lights

    Twenty hanging crystal chandeliers illuminate the scene at dinner in the Charles Engelhard Court.

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    Photographed by Eric Boman
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    Lucky Charm

    James riffed on his signature Clover Leaf ball gown, designed in 1953, by adding unexpected color combinations and black lace overlay.

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    Photographed by Kevin Tachman
    10/13

    High Volume

    Karolina Kurkova in a Marchesa sculpted satin-organza dress with hand-painted floral illustrations.

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    Photographed by Pablo Frisk
    11/13

    Center Stage

    Frank Ocean, in Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci, performing “Wise Man” with the Charles James Orchestra.

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    Photographed by Hannah Thomson
    12/13

    Petal Party

    Tabitha Simmons in a Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda dress with 80 meters of tulle, 30 meters of organza, and 220 hand-painted silk flowers.

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    Rihanna and Beyoncé