The guest list rivals the Oscars in star power, but the fashion on display at last week’s “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy” gala at the Met’s Costume Institute looked not unlike the aftermath of a top-secret government experiment gone awry. Below, a guide to who earned her Wonder Woman cuffs and who probably should have taken the invisible jet home to change.
From left to right: George Clooney, Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Kate Moss, Beyoncé.Photo: Patrick McMullan; Dimitrios/WireImage
Bruce Waynes Rich, famous, and dressed to not be noticed.
From left to right: Zac Posen, Kate Mara, Christina Ricci, Hamish Bowles, Amber Valetta, Max Azria.Photo: Patrick McMullan
X-Men Their mutant powers make the world fabulous.
Lake Bell, Mary-Kate Olsen, Kimora Lee Simmons, Amanda Peet, Jennifer Connelly, Scarlett Johansson. Photo: Patrick McMullan; Stephen Lovekin/Getty (Olsen)
Bizarro World In which everyone ends up as a caricature of him- or herself.
From left to right: Chanel Iman, Sofia Coppola, Eva Longoria, Linda Carter, Gisele Bündchen, Dr. Lisa Airan.Photo: Patrick McMullan
Wonder Women Tough as nails Olympian goddesses. ka-pow!
From left to right: Natasa Vojnovic, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Silverman, Jack White, Piper Perabo, Rachel Feinstein.Photo: Patrick McMullan
Mere Mortals Innocent bystanders.
From left to right: Caroline Trentini, Donatella Versace, Fergie, Anna Wintour, Victoria Beckham, Karl Lagerfeld.Photo: Patrick McMullan
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