Spring's Gorgeous Gowns

See the night's most darling dresses on the Olsens, Nicole Kidman and 10 other starlets at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala. By Emily Fromm and Rebecca Paley

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JESSICA SIMPSON

Simpson arrived with two dates: best friend CaCee Cobb and Michael Kors, who designed her skintight gown. The Dukes of Hazzard star, who'd flown in to New York earlier that day, had only an hour to get ready. "My dress wouldn't zip up, so I'm basically stuck in it," she said.