essica Alba, Cameron Diaz and Sofia Vergara compete to outshine the stars in gold and silver at lavish Met Gala

 

Letting their ladies do the talking: Emily Blunt in Calvin Klein, Emma Bosworth in Prada and Julianne Hough in Carolina Herrera were all allowed to shine in accents of pink
Another black look was sleek, as best personified by Rihanna, but also showcased to great effect by Rosario Dawson in super-sexy Calvin Klein and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley flying the British flag in Burberry.
Emma Roberts, Katharine McPhee and Eva Mendes were good enough to eat in various shades of orange, while the in the minority (for once) ladies in red, Chelsea Clinton, Emma Stone and Milla Jovovich made the most of the scarlet hue.
Mad Men star January Jones put pop into pastel in her fresh yellow dress, while Victoria's Secret model Candice Swanepoel was a hip shade of blue to Brooke Burke's slightly soppy take on the colour.

 What were they thinking? British star Alexa Chung, Descendents actress Shailene Woodley, Chloe Sevigny and M.IA all had off nights

 

 

What were they thinking? British star Alexa Chung, Descendents actress Shailene Woodley, Chloe Sevigny and M.IA all had off nights

 

Quirky: Christina Ricci and Lily Collins were one-offs in their Thakoon and Valentino gowns, but they paled next to the refined glamour of other gala goers

 

 

A Rolling Stone gathers no moss: But they do attract attractive women, see Mick Jagger with L'Wren Scott and Ronnie Wood with Sally Humphreys

Christina Ricci and Lily Collins boldly refused to follow the crowd and wore daring individual gowns.
Ricci donned an incredible number by cult designer Thakoon, that certainly marked her out from the crowd with it's large bow... any celebrity other than Ricci would've looked plain ridiculous, but she managed to pull it off, just.

 

 

Dashing couples: Daniel Radcliffe and Rosie Coker went for traditional dance attire, as did fellow Brit Hugh Dancy and his Homeland star girlfriend Claire Danes in J.Mendel

 

 

Coming up Trumps: Jessica Biel in Prada looked elegant next to her dashing man Justin Timberlake, and Donald and Melanie Trump tanned up extra-specially

 

Smart and sharp: Kanye West, Chace Crawford and Gerard Butler all looked dashing in black tie
Not so Lily Collins, who just didn't look glamorous enough in her pretty Victorian-style Valentino gown.
Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood wore their rock 'n' roll credentials on their suited sleeves, and Jagger had his designer girlfriend L'Wren Scott cheering up his arm, while Wood had theatre producer Sally Humphreys by his side.

 

 

 

Daring: Jessica Chastain, Sarah Jessica Parker and Debra Messing all looked opulent

 

 

Teen queens: Ashley Greene in Donna Karan and Leighton Meester in Marchesa went for white and gold, with varying degrees of success

 

 

God Bless America: Hilary Swank in Michael Kors, Amy Adams in Giambattista Valli and Lea Michele made for a patriotic look together

 

Well trained: An assistant tends to Beyonce's dress as she prepares to walk the steps