Met Gala 2016: The most WTF red carpet looks

The 2016 Met Gala red carpet was a giant 404 Error.
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Met Gala 2016: The most WTF red carpet looks
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 02: Diane von Furstenberg attends the "Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) Credit: Getty Images

The 2016 Met Gala red carpet was a giant 404 Error. 

This year's Apple-sponsored fashion event boasted a "technology theme," but the metallic couture looks were more rusted than red carpet ready. 


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Here are the celebrities and fashionistas who looked like a fashion glitch instead of a fashion god.

Lady Gaga
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Lupita Nyong'o
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Zayn Malik
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Will.i.am
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Kanye West
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Madonna
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Katy Perry
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Solange Knowles
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Demi Lovato
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Jennifer Connelly
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Princess Charlotte of Monaco
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Ciara
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Jourdan Dunn
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Neha Prakash

Neha Prakash was Mashable's Senior Watercooler Reporter, covering viral content, Internet culture and all things Kardashians.Before being a reporter, Neha was a Mashable intern covering news and politics. Neha previously interned at AOL/Huffington Post managing content and social media for its health and fitness sites.She earned her Masters degree from Columbia Journalism School in May 2012, and graduated with a B.A. from Penn State University in 2010.

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