24 Stylish Candids From the Met Gala That'll Be on Your Mind All Week Long

By Samantha Sutton

Updated on 5/4/2016 at 8:30 AM

Getty | Michael Stewart

You thought you saw all there was to see from the Met Gala – gowns, jewels, afterparty outfits — but hold up. There's more. The true beauty lies in all the candid shots captured by photographers, where we're able to get an inside view of what really went down on that carpet.

So who needed help as they climed the steps? Who shared a stylish laugh with another star or risked a fashionable photobomb? Read on for all the answers, along with more breathtaking moments you just might have missed.

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All the People It Took to Make Beyoncé's Dress Flawless — Getty

All the People It Took to Make Beyoncé's Dress Flawless

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The Gorgeous Moment When Kendall Jenner and Joan Smalls Crossed Paths — Getty

The Gorgeous Moment When Kendall Jenner and Joan Smalls Crossed Paths

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When Jenna Lyons Stylishly Photobombed Lena Dunham — Getty

When Jenna Lyons Stylishly Photobombed Lena Dunham

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When Kate Bosworth Adjusted Her Crown — Getty

When Kate Bosworth Adjusted Her Crown

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The Moment Kanye Decided to Give Kim a Quick Fix — Getty

The Moment Kanye Decided to Give Kim a Quick Fix

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When Lady Gaga and Kate Hudson Held Hands in Versace — Getty

When Lady Gaga and Kate Hudson Held Hands in Versace

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When We Realized Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy Looked Like a Real-Life Disney Princess and Prince — Getty

When We Realized Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy Looked Like a Real-Life Disney Princess and Prince

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When Hailey Baldwin Giggled in Her Tommy Hilfiger Gown — Getty

When Hailey Baldwin Giggled in Her Tommy Hilfiger Gown

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And Kate Mara Did the Same in Paco Rabanne — Getty

And Kate Mara Did the Same in Paco Rabanne

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That Time Photographers Tried to Capture Selena's Outfit From Every Angle — Getty

That Time Photographers Tried to Capture Selena's Outfit From Every Angle

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When Olivia Culpo Stylishly Made Her Way to the Met Gala — Getty

When Olivia Culpo Stylishly Made Her Way to the Met Gala

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When Rita Ora Showed Off Her Vera Wang Dress With a Silly Pose — Getty

When Rita Ora Showed Off Her Vera Wang Dress With a Silly Pose

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The Moment This Fashion-Forward Trio Posed Together — Getty

The Moment This Fashion-Forward Trio Posed Together

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When Mindy Kaling and Freida Pinto Were Very Excited to Be Wearing Tory Burch — Getty

When Mindy Kaling and Freida Pinto Were Very Excited to Be Wearing Tory Burch

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When Someone Had to Carry Katy Perry's Train — Getty

When Someone Had to Carry Katy Perry's Train

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The Moment Marc Jacobs Freaked Out a Little Over Bette Midler — Getty

The Moment Marc Jacobs Freaked Out a Little Over Bette Midler

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The Line to Walk Up the Met Stairs — Getty

The Line to Walk Up the Met Stairs

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When Keith Urban Was Mesmerized by Nicole Kidman's Caped McQueen Gown — Getty

When Keith Urban Was Mesmerized by Nicole Kidman's Caped McQueen Gown

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The Way the Fringe Moved When Poppy Delevingne Walked Up the Steps — Getty

The Way the Fringe Moved When Poppy Delevingne Walked Up the Steps

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The Statement-Making Back of Zoë Kravitz's Look — Getty

The Statement-Making Back of Zoë Kravitz's Look

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When Madonna and Riccardo Tisci Had the Same Pose — Getty

When Madonna and Riccardo Tisci Had the Same Pose

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When Taylor Swift Made Sure Her Sparkly Louis Vuitton Look Was Seen From Afar — Getty

When Taylor Swift Made Sure Her Sparkly Louis Vuitton Look Was Seen From Afar

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The Way FKA Twigs's Versace Dress Showed Off Her Tattoo — Getty

The Way FKA Twigs's Versace Dress Showed Off Her Tattoo

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When Blake Lively Gave Her Gown 1 Last Look — Getty

When Blake Lively Gave Her Gown 1 Last Look