Queens Of Fashion

You wouldn't think that Cameron Diaz, dressed like this, could get lost in a crowd. But she was among a bewildering bevy of A-list celebrities who got dolled up Monday night for one of the year's biggest benefits, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala. Keep clicking for pics of Scarlett, Kirsten, Cate, Liv and many more at the ball.

Scarlett, Stella And Amber

Do these ladies look a bit like Jazz Age flappers? Many guests chose gowns that evoked 1920s glamour for the opening event for a new show at the Costume Institute called "Poiret: King Of Fashion." Paul Poiret was a fashion innovator in the early 20th century. From left, Scarlett Johansson, fashion designer Stella McCartney and Amber Valletta get together at the gala in New York on May 7, 2007.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus wears pink for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" in New York on May 7, 2007.

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst and Johnny Borrell appear at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" in New York on May 7, 2007.

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan, almost unrecognizable in a voluminous gown, leaves the benefit gala in New York with designer Brian Atwood, who created the dress, on May 7, 2007. "It's chic and I never wear dresses like this," she told a reporter. "It's nice to dress up."

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett was a co-chair of the gala. She fittingly chose this slinky gown for the event in honor of Paul Poiret, the designer who is credited with freeing women of the corset.

Claire Danes

Claire Danes glows as she and Hugh Dancy attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" in New York on May 7, 2007.

Renee Zellweger

Renee Zellweger leaves the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" in New York on May 7, 2007.

Liv Tyler

Liv Tyler appears at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" in New York on May 7, 2007. Tyler, formerly a model, co-starred in "The Lord of the Rings" as the elf Arwen.

Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" in New York on May 7, 2007.

Rihanna

Singer Rihanna leaves the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala in New York on May 7, 2007.

Mary-Kate Olsen

Mary-Kate Olsen leaves the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" in New York on May 7, 2007.

Kelly Ripa

Kelly Ripa and her husband, actor Mark Consuelos, pose at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" in New York on May 7, 2007. Ripa's gown was designed by Zac Posen.

Giselle Bundchen

Model Giselle Bundchen floats in white at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" in New York on May 7, 2007.

Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" in New York on May 7, 2007.

Claudia Schiffer

Claudia Schiffer wears lavender at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" on in New York on May 7, 2007.

Christy Turlington

Christy Turlington poses at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" in New York on May 7, 2007.

Kate Moss

Model Kate Moss attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" in New York on May 7, 2007.

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony pose together at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" in New York on May 7, 2007.

Jennifer Hudson

Singer Jennifer Hudson, in a lace Michael Kors gown, attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Poiret: King Of Fashion" in New York on May 7, 2007.