Crazy headdresses, exaggerated dresses, nude looks and lots of red. The 6 things seen on the red carpet at the Met Gala that you can love or hate

Sarah Jessica Parker's absurd headdress, Rihanna's excessive look, Beyoncé's near-nude: the 2015 Met Gala red carpet was a contest of eccentricity and madness, in an attempt to steal the attention of photographers.

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To inaugurate the New York Metropolitan Costume Institute exhibition, China: Through the Looking Glass, the hostess Anna Wintour had assigned the theme of the looks: China. But many stars got carried away, or went off topic, or went their own way. Others, like Amal Clooney, gave a lesson in style and class.

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Discover in these photos the most absurd or elegant looks, which you can only love and hate, seen on the red carpet of the Met Gala 2015

1. The most absurd looks

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2. Nude & sexy look

© Getty Beyoncé Knowles

3. Triumph of red

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4. The most elegant

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5. The wrong looks

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6. ... and all the others

© Getty Stella McCartney and Cara Delevingne