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With its stated dress code of Fashion Is Art, this years gala responded to the institutes spring exhibition Costume Art. The show, which juxtaposes works from the Mets collection with designer clothes from across the decades, opens May 10 and will inaugurate the museums new, nearly 12,000-square-foot galleries adjacent to the Great Hall

Glossy black latex with built-in gloves that go past the elbow, a sheer mesh corset panel at the waist, and a sweetheart neckline that knows exactly what it's doing

So sexy, this strapless short black cocktail dress is ready to turn heads

Lightweight fabrics also pack and travel well, an underrated advantage when the whole party is flying to a destination and living out of a suitcase for the weekend

Wearing it for my formal daughters sweet 16