Who didn't turn up to this Gala?

Everyman man, woman, and his proverbial dog came to the Costume Institute Benefit Gala in NY.

We had the beautiful...

Karolina Kurkova

Liv Tyler

Charlize

Ginnifer Goodwin

The I-flew-to-NY-specifically-to-scare-the-bejeezus-out-of-everyone....

Posh Spice

The I-came-to-NY-to-scare-the-hell-out-of-everyone-even-Posh-Spice...

MKOlsen

The only girl under 20 who's more cracked out than Whitney...

Li-Lo

The story of the girl who tried to JLo-ise Austen and failed...miserably.

Eva Mendes

The we-tried-way-too-hards...

J-Lo and Marcorexic

The we look weird...but-we-still-manage-to-look-cool...just as long as we walk behind Eva Mendes...

Chloe Sevigny

SJP

Selma Blair

The effortlessley cool...yes...who else? :)

The good aliens

Scarlett and Stella

...and the bad alien

Ashley O

The I've-got-a-shocking-dress-situation-but-my-goodness-am-I-going-to-smile...

Liz Hurley

And finally, the couple who dares to ask...does hardcore-artiste-status really mean we can't be publicity whores?...Surely white-makeup, black hair, random contacts and dour looks make it seem like we're above it all...now where's Lindsay? I want to mingle.

Dita and Marilyn

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