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Light-up Gowns and Droid Suits: Fashion in an Age of Technology

The geeks correlated data from hundreds of images of Marchesa gowns with and related social media sentiment in a show of how technology can enhance the human imagination.

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Danes went for a dove grey Zac Posen dress which was made from fibre-optic woven organza sourced from France – and eager-eyed fans may have noticed the designer tweeting updates as he tested the gown and added those all-important final touches. She coupled it with metallic silver jacket, sky-high black heels and massive blonde hair. Like Katy Perry who’s black Prada with clunky gold embellishments and long train gave unexpected insight into what happens when a Transformer hits the bar too early. He wore an exoskeleton suit of sparkles. All he had to do was stand there and radiate. Or a droid. Take your pick.

Gigi Hadid wore a grey Tommy Hilfiger dress with boyfriend, Zayn Malik in Versace at hand – of the robotic kind.

Swift’s date for the night, Selena Gomez, also rocked the red carpet wearing Vuitton.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian showed up to the ball “twinning” in Balmain, prompting the Fashion company to go viral on Twitter with many users expressing their “over-it” feelings toward the line. E! asked him to explain his look.

Meanwhile Emily Blunt and Olivia Wilde arrived at the Met Gala together. The pop superstar – with husband Jay Z nowhere in sight – wore a peach-hued, puffed-sleeved latex gown by Givenchy.

The natural beauty looked radiant in a pale pink layered tulle gown but the plunging neckline meant she revealed a little more than bargained for.

And Bette Midler was resplendent in a black-and-silver metallic gown by Marc Jacobs, who accompanied her on the carpet, and a whimsical wiry headdress and collar by Suzanne Bartsch.

Kylie shared a picture on Snapchat after the event of her legs with the caption “When ur dress made you bleed and ur feet are purple”.

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Idris Elba and Taylor Swift were among the co-hosts at the glamorous event, with the British actor taking some time to offer sartorial advice for men getting ready for a big night out.

Kanye West left and Kim Kardashian arrive at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala celebrating the opening