That made for a ton of great celeb gawking — and a ton of great couture — but there was a clear winner on the red carpet: Homeland star Claire Danes.
Her pale blue Zac Posen ball gown was reminiscent of Cinderella, complete with Disney-esque up-'do.
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At first it didn't seem to fit with the 2016 Met Gala theme of Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology theme, but that all changed when the lights went out. The gown was outfitted with fiber-optic lights that illuminated the gown with a beautiful glow.
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"Celestial grandeur," Posen wrote hours before, teasing the fairy tale-meets-future look.
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Pretty sure she's the belle of the Met ball — and we'll be talking about this dress for years to come.
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