The Met Gala Jewels and Accessories It'd Be Way Too Tough to Miss
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While award season is all about piling on the sparkling diamonds, the accessories at the Met Gala bring about a certain toughness. They fuel the fire behind spotlight-stealing looks that really do leave us gazing in wonder. "How is Lady Gaga managing the stairs in those chunky platforms? Just how leggy can Taylor Swift possibly look, thanks to those caged heels?"
And since the theme of the 2016 ball was all about the meeting of fashion and tech, we saw plenty of light-up clutches and intricately shaped, over-the-top earrings that even distracted from the gowns they accessorized. Just read on to see why the evening's red carpet will go down in history, largely because of the shoes, bags, and jewels that dazzled on by.
Bee Shaffer
Poppy Delevingne
Anna Wintour
Uma Thurman
Julie Macklowe
Zoe Saldana
Nicole Kidman
Rose Byrne
Kate Bosworth
Ellie Bamber
Kerry Washington
Wearing Marc Jacobs gloves, a Judith Leiber clutch, and Fred Leighton jewels.
Chloë Sevigny
Tory Burch
Lupita Nyong'o
Maria Sharapova
Amber Valletta
Julie Macklowe
Katie Holmes
Lara Stone
Michelle Williams
Carrying a Louis Vuitton clutch and wearing Tiffany & Co. jewels.
Freida Pinto
Allison Williams
Wearing Soraya Silchenstedt x La Ligne earrings and Erickson Beamon hair accessories.
Beyoncé Knowles
Wearing over $8 million worth of Lorraine Schwartz jewelry, including 50 carats of light-pink diamond rings and a 30-carat nude diamond ring.
Lady Gaga
Wearing Lorraine Schwartz matching lighting bolt knuckle rings and a total of 100 carats in Lorraine Schwartz diamonds.
Taylor Swift
Kate Hudson
Wearing $8 million worth of Lorraine Schwartz diamonds, including a pair of 25-carat emerald-cut diamond studs.
Kim Kardashian
Wearing a custom Lorraine Schwartz earcuff and studs totaling 20 carats, altogether wearing a total of $4.5 million of diamonds.