MET Gala 2013 – Nicki Minaj, Rooney Mara, Solange & More

Take a look at this last set of red carpet arrivals and party shots from the Metropolitan Museum of Art ‘s yearly Costume Institute Gala on May 6, 2013 in New York City.

This year’s theme was “PUNK: Chaos to Couture,” and as you can see, very few actually made an effort to stick to it.

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MET Gala 2013 - Naomie Harris, Donna Karan

MET Gala 2013 – Actress Naomie Harris in Donna Karan

MET Gala 2013 - Nicki Minaj

MET Gala 2013 – Nicki Minaj

MET Gala 2013 - Nicki Minaj

MET Gala 2013 – Nicki Minaj

MET Gala 2013 - Nicki Minaj

MET Gala 2013 – Nicki Minaj

MET Gala 2013 - Nicole Richie

MET Gala 2013 – Nicole Richie goes ALL white

MET Gala 2013 - Nicole Richie

MET Gala 2013 – Nicole Richie

MET Gala 2013 - Nina Dobrev, Monique Lhuillier

MET Gala 2013 – Actress Nina Dobrev in Monique Lhuillier

MET Gala 2013 - Paloma Faith

MET Gala 2013 – British singer Paloma Faith

MET Gala 2013 - Pharrell and fiance Helen

MET Gala 2013 – Pharrell and fiance Helen

MET Gala 2013 - Rita Ora

MET Gala 2013 – Rita Ora

MET Gala 2013 - Rita Ora

MET Gala 2013 – Rita Ora

MET Gala 2013 - Rooney Mara, Givenchy Couture

MET Gala 2013 – Rooney Mara is quite glam in this white Givenchy Couture gown

MET Gala 2013 - Rooney Mara, Givenchy Couture

MET Gala 2013 – Rooney Mara

MET Gala 2013 - Rooney Mara

MET Gala 2013 – Rooney Mara

MET Gala 2013 - Rose Huntington-Whitely

MET Gala 2013 – Model Rose Huntington-Whitely

MET Gala 2013 - Sarah Jessica Parker, Giles Giles Giles and Phillip Treacy mohawk

MET Gala 2013 – Sarah Jessica Parker goes all out punk couture in Giles Giles Giles and Phillip Treacy mohawk

MET Gala 2013 - Sarah Jessica Parker, Giles Giles Giles and Phillip Treacy mohawk

MET Gala 2013 – Sarah Jessica Parker in Giles Giles Giles and Phillip Treacy mohawk

MET Gala 2013 - Sienna Miller

MET Gala 2013 – Sienna Miller

MET Gala 2013 - Solange, Kenzo

MET Gala 2013 – Solange in Kenzo

MET Gala 2013 - Solange, Kenzo

MET Gala 2013 – Solange in Kenzo

MET Gala 2013 - Stacy Keibler, Rachel Roy, Jacob & Co.

MET Gala 2013 – Actress Stacy Keibler in Rachel Roy, Jacob & Co.

MET Gala 2013 - Taylor Swift

MET Gala 2013 - Tyson Beckford

MET Gala 2013 – Tyson Beckford in a bright camo blazer

MET Gala 2013 - Uma Thurman

MET Gala 2013 – Uma Thurman

MET Gala 2013 - Victor Cruz and wife Jacqueline

MET Gala 2013 – New York Giants’ Victor Cruz and wife Jacqueline

MET Gala 2013 - Ziyi Zhang

MET Gala 2013 – Actress Ziyi Zhang

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