Standouts at the MET Costume Institute Gala

This year's theme was American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity which brought out the stars in droves. It was a bit of a hit and miss year, but there are always standouts. Here's my pick of the bunch.

Classic American elegance to the T: Zoe Saldana and Diane Kruger, both in Calvin Klein Collection and Francisco Costa.

Iman never fails to look flawless, this year she wore Prada.

My two favourite designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez with Chloë Sevigny, in Proenza Schouler.

Natasha Poly in Michael Kors = Fierce!

Amber Valletta in RM by Roland Mouret.

And lastly, age before beauty, Calvin Klein and Carolina Herrera.

Photographs courtesy of style.com