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Home • Red Carpet

A Look Back at the 2010 Met Costume Institute Gala

Tonight, the hautest celebrities will work the red carpet at the 2011 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, also known as the "East Coast Oscars." But we can't wait, so here's a look back at all the fierce fashion and A-list fabulousness from last year's event. The theme for 2010's exhibition was "American Women: Fashioning a National Identity." Oprah Winfrey shared hosting duties with Vogue's Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, and GAP designer Patrick Robinson.
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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Tonight, the hautest celebrities will work the red carpet at the 2011 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, also known as the “East Coast Oscars.” But we can’t wait, so here’s a look back at all the fierce fashion and A-list fabulousness from last year’s event.

The theme for 2010’s exhibition was “American Women: Fashioning a National Identity.” Oprah Winfrey shared hosting duties with Vogue’s Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, and GAP designer Patrick Robinson.