But soon the two launched into a version of Underwood's 'Before He Cheats.' Go figure.'Definitely not,' said Underwood.

But Kim cracked a dress code that left more cerebral partygoers flailing. The Kardashian brand is in almost every way the polar opposite of Comme des Garçons. For those of us who choose to interpret Kim Kardashian’s wardrobe as a performance-art project relating to fame, fortune and femininity in the 21st century, the peasant-stylings of this dress and the ostentatious absence of covetable jewellery were a satisfying companion piece to the recent interview with Ellen DeGeneres in which she renounced materialism. Her white Vivienne Westwood dress echoed the exaggerated curves of that white dress that opened the Comme show in March – except, in this case, the cartoonish shape is real. On the other hand, I thought Kim Kardashian nailed it. (But, hey, Jenner is only 21 Hadid a year younger.) Outrageous and eye-catching, yes nuanced or engaged with aesthetic concepts beyond narcissism, less so. New-generation models Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid both applied Kawakubo audaciousness and daring to the familiar Instagram game of How Naked Can You Be In Public, and wore only a gossamer layer of tight black mesh.

Just as intriguing as the avant garde gowns was watching as those celebrities whose brand is founded on straight-down-the-line hotness wrestle with the concept of fashion that is not about looking pretty or sexy. Cara Delevingne was dressed by Chanel, but painted her bald head in feathered silver paint and studded it with crystals. Solange Knowles also wore a coat with a train, this time a shiny puffer jacket by Thom Browne. Priyanka Chopra’s Ralph Lauren trenchcoat-dress had a train which, like Rihanna’s 2015 omelette-dress, covered an entire flight of the Met’s famous front steps. Nicki Minaj had the H&M design team mould Kawakubo’s face on to a black obi-style belt, the Japanese designer’s trademark black bob giving the image a touch of Darth Vader. It wasn’t actual Comme des Garçons, but it was definitely out there. Katy Perry wore an elaborate scarlet costume by John Galliano for Maison Margiela, with “Eye Witness” embroidered on to a veil that was clamped to her head with silver hardware. Jaden Smith embraced the spirit of Kawakubo while staying faithful to Louis Vuitton with the night’s best accessory: a clutch of his own recently shorn dreadlocks, which he held in his hand like an avant-garde bridal bouquet.

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