I am Sasha Fierce! Beyoncé shakes a purple tail feather in dramatic sheer dress with super-long train as she leads the fashion pack at Met Gala
By AISLIN TAYLOR and NADIA MENDOZA
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And Beyonce Knowles won the fashion parade with flying colours at the A-list bulging Met Gala.
Making her grand red carpet return after giving birth to daughter Blue Ivy Carter in January, the 30-year-old's figure looked sensational in her sheer sequin Givenchy Haute Couture gown.
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House of daring: Beyonce Knowles stole the show at the Costume Institute Gala Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in her racy Givenchy Haute Couture dress
B is the belle of the ball: Beyonce dressed featured strategically placed beading, a heavily corseted bodysuit sheer fabric and stunning royal purple feathers
Beyonce's got back: While the dress left very little to the imagination she looked as ever in good shape from the front and behind
The theatrical creation also featured a purple feathered tail as long as a wedding dress train.
The nude bodysuit she wore underneath was also visible, and flattering against her honeyed skin.
Other stars created much debate as to whether or not they should end up on the fashion hit or miss list at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual ball.
Belle of the ball: Beyonce's sister Solange was a little more conventional in her canary yellow gown
I see London, I see France: Heidi Klum shows off her leg (but no pants) in blue Escada
Kristen Stewart, 22, went a bit too Eighties in her strapless snakeskin and colour-block Balenciaga dress and white go-go dancer booties.
Project Runway host Heidi Klum also might want to find herself a new designer come 2013.
Her blue lace Escada showed off her endlessly long legs, but its mini dress meets maxi vibe didn't quite work.
What's up with your outfits? Christina Ricci, Kristen Stewart and Sarah Jessica Parker don't look their best
Sex and the City's resident fashionista, Sarah Jessica Parker, looked lovely, but her floral Valentino would have looked more in place at a garden party.
Her Manolo Blahnik shoes perfectly matched her gown, which is surely a fashion no-no.
Elizabeth Banks officially ended the sartorial winning streak she rode high on while promoting The Hunger Games in an odd Mary Katrantzou creation.
Not at her finest: Banks wore an odd peplum Mary Katrantzou
The shiny peplum dress featured a variety of different prints from plaid to art deco with an inexplicable futuristic shrug covering her shoulders.
The bright red sash at her waistline looked like something a teenage boy might wear to prom.
The 38-year-old actress seems to have stuck to her dystopian hairdo, as well, as her blonde locks were teased into what resembled a helmet.
Orange you unflattering: Eva Mendes and Kirsten Dunst misfire in tangerine frocks
Christina Ricci was also the victim of a fashion misfire.
Though her pale pink and black Thakoon number fit her like a glove, the huge fan at her shoulder overpowered her tiny frame.
At least her Tiffany & Co. jewels added a bit of conservative drama to the ensemble.
Colourful calamities: Shailene Woodley and Diane Kruger attended the event
Kirsten Dunst and Eva Mendes were both far from wearing dream outfits in unflattering orange frocks.
The 30-year-old Melancholia actress looked as if she were about to attend an 80s costume party in her business-like Rodarte ensemble, which she accessorised with Neil Lane and Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery.
Eva Mendes' dowdy Prada gown hid her fabulous figure, though boyfriend Ryan Gosling clearly likes her regardless of what she's wearing.
Not the belles of the ball: Leighton Meester and Florence Welch also misfired
Oscar nominee Shailene Woodley is a newbie to the industry, so can be forgiven her flowered and leather Christopher Kane dress, especially as the designer attended as her date.
She paired Pomelatto earrings and Tabitha SImmons shoes with the sleeveless sheath.
Diane Kruger, typically a fashion darling, also hit a miss with her wide purple Prada.
Fashion change: Milla Jovovich, Brooklyn Decker and Chloe Sevigny all attended the Met Ball
Yikes! Model Coco Rocha, singer M.I.A. and model Anja Rubik failed to wear hits
Look at me: Beyonce poses on the red staircase in front of the media pack
The shape did nothing for her svelte figure, and the purple feathers on the bottom were aesthetically unpleasant.
Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester went a bit overboard with her chiffon Marchesa gown, Harry Winston jewels and overpowering tan.
Florence + the Machine singer looked like Little Bo Beep in her flesh-coloured tiered Alexander McQueen.
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