Met Gala 2016: The stand-out looks from this year’s star-studded bash

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Forget Paris Couture Week, the Met Gala is the Oscars of the fashion world, where the stars pull out all the stops to impress.

Down through the years, there have been many style highs – refer to SJP’s AH-MAZING take on 2013’s punk theme – and a few bum notes (sorry, Kim, but that floral nightmare is still imprinted on our brains); but the event never fails to produce some awesome fashion.

Last night was the big night, and with a theme of Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology, we were expecting our fave stars to really bring it – and, boy, did they ever bring it.

Here are some of the best – and some of the most outrageous – looks from the night.

The Best

Claire Danes in (light-up) Zac Posen

 

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Rachel McAdams in Valentino

 

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Poppy Delevingne in Marchesa

 

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Taylor Swift in Louis Vuitton

 

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Beyoncé in Givenchy

 

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Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik in Tommy Hilfiger

 

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Blake Lively in Burberry

 

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Jourdan Dunn in Balmain

 

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Kylie Jenner in Balmain

 

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Saoirse Ronan in Christopher Kane

 

Lupita Nyong'o in Calvin Klein

 

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The Outrageous

Madonna – with her bum out, again 

 

Solange, wearing custard

 

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Nicki Minaj, buckled up for a wild night

 

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On the fence

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in Balmain 

 

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So, what's your verdict? 

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