Oof. 
 
 A lot of stars shined at the Met Gala, but others just missed the mark. 
 
 Among the fashion casualties were Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jennifer Connelly, who were going for wonders in white, but instead just fell flat. 
 
 Sorry, ladies, but it's true. 
 
 Jennifer Connelly donned a lace Louis Vuitton sheath dress on this year's red carpet. 
 
 While we appreciate the effort, that leg-of-mutton sleeve made the ensemble look far too big for her tiny frame. And as if that wasn't enough, her hands were practically swallowed up in that dress. 
 
 The Blood Diamond actress ended up looking like a little girl trying on mommy's clothes. 
 
 And poor Maggie! 
 
 She tried in that floor-length Roland Mouret number, we just aren't exactly sure what it was she was trying for. 
 
 From the different-sized straps, to the world's weirdest waist accent, we have no other word's to describe Maggie's red carpet outfit than a hot mess. 
 
 But Jake Gyllenhaal's big sis did succeed at something: reminding us why wearing black and brown together was a fashion faux pas to begin with! 
 
 [Images via Getty Images.] 
 
 Tags: fashion smashion, jennifer connelly, louis vuitton, maggie gyllenhaal, met gala, red carpet, roland mouret ||||| Priyanka Chopra attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between exhibition on Monday, May 1,... (Associated Press) 
 
 Priyanka Chopra attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between exhibition on Monday, May 1, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (Associated Press) 
 
 NEW YORK (AP) — The color red made a dramatic show Monday night in the grand parade of fashion at the Met Gala, including co-chair Katy Perry's look, as did glittery gold and blue feathers on the back of Blake Lively. But many of the evening's highlights were courtesy of luminaries who channeled honoree Rei Kawakubo, including Rihanna encased in fluttery petal-like pieces by the Japanese designer. 
 
 Rihanna gestured to the crowd from the carpet in her Commes des Garcons look with stagey pink on her cheeks. Her look was two pieces and a sliver of stomach peeked out from the freewheeling design. 
 
 Perry wore a veiled dress created just for her by John Galliano, while Pharrell's wife, Helen Lasichanh, wore one of Kawakubo's avant-garde, bulbous and armless jumpsuits. Lively's movie star gown with the feathered train was Versace. 
 
 While some of the celebs from the worlds of film, TV, fashion, sports and music were inspired by Kawakubo, others made a splash in more classic looks, including Jennifer Lopez in 1950s elegance, a baby blue Valentino gown by Pierpaolo Piccioli. 
 
 Perry wore a silver head piece and black accents around the eyes with an embroidered wool coat layered over a red tulle and silk chiffon dress, her sleeves elongated in a nod to Kawakubo, all by Maison Margiela Artisanal. 
 
 Music mogul Diddy, meanwhile, laid down on the carpet to watch girlfriend Cassie pose in a black gown with a huge, spikey train she wore with large, glittery ear cuffs. He wore an embellished cape in a spider web design that carried over to his Rick Owens tuxedo. 
 
 "It took a half-hour to get ready. We dress like this on the weekends," he joked. 
 
 Speaking of the weekend, Selena and her date — The Weeknd — smooched on the carpet in a classic white, delicately embellished gown from Coach designer Stuart Vevers. Madonna went for green camo from Moschino, Tracee Ellis Ross in royal blue Comme des Garcons and Kim Kardashian West — without husband Kanye West — in understated, long-sleeve white from Vivienne Westwood. 
 
 Nicki Minaj, in a black bustier romper with a huge black-and-red cape from H&M, is a pro when it comes to arrivals. 
 
 "I stood up in the van the whole way," she said of her trip to the Met in her larger-than-life ensemble. 
 
 Missing from the carpet: Stalwarts Sarah Jessica Parker, Beyonce and Lady Gaga. 
 
 Serena Williams in green Versace put in her first carpet appearance since announcing her pregnancy. Kylie Jenner was whisked up the stairs in a revealing sheer gold Atelier Versace gown, her platinum locks styled closed to her head. Sister Kendall Jenner stunned in a revealing black look covered in 85,000 hand-painted crystals from La Perla Creative Director Julia Haart. It included a wide diagonal slit from shoulder to below the waist and took more than 160 hours of work by 26 craftsmen in five cities, the designer said in a statement. 
 
 Lasichanh, her blond hair high on her head, smiled from within her signature Kawakubo suit. Claire Danes also channeled the Japanese designer, whose work is featured in the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute's spring exhibition, "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between." The sleeves of Dane's flurry of ruffles in a white blouse extended well beyond her hands, paired with a simple pair of black pants. 
 
 Vogue's Anna Wintour kicked off the star-studded gala a bit earlier as one of the evening's co-host. The gala feeds the annual budget of the Costume Institute. Wintour opted for encrusted gold and ostrich feathers from Chanel and said of Kawakubo and her brand: "She's a genius. Not only does she think outside of the box, she doesn't acknowledge the box." 
 
 Priyanka Chopra's floor-sweeping trench coat evening gown in camel from Ralph Lauren took up a lot of real estate on the carpet, which is actually blue this year. Gigi Hadid went with the color fawn in a geometric design that was short on one side and longer on the other. Her sister, Bella, dressed in a sexy sheer catsuit by Alexander Wang. 
 
 Thom Browne dressed Solange Knowles in a black coat dress, a quilted down-filled puffer with a train and a pair of his ice skate-inspired booties on her feet. 
 
 Lilly Collins, her hair in a black, banged crop with dark red lips, paid homage to Kawakubo in a black strapless bodice paired with a high-waisted full skirt in pink, from Giambattista Valli. Zendaya, was just Zendaya, her hair down and red parrots adorning a full, off-the-shoulder ball gown in gold by Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda. 
 
 Celine Dion, in a silver bodysuit by Versace paired with high hair sculpture, was the last to walk, praising Kawakubo and saying: "To wear something, to be recognized, the whole thing is overwhelming. It's great to be here." ||||| Yes, Sarah Jessica Parker turned heads by donning a flaming headdress at this year’s Met Gala. Heck, her red head burned brighter than the actual red carpet. 
 
 Parker, 50, doesn’t shy away from haute couture and daring looks, and the Met Gala is the place to go big. 
 
 How did the internet react to her Philip Treacy headpiece, though? Well, she was hardly off the carpet before those watching this year’s event had transformed her into a meme. 
 
 It’s actually interesting to find out what different people perceive when they look at SJP’s magnificently otherworldly get-up. It’s like a pop culture Rorschach test. 
 
 People have suggested she reminds them of 
 
 a flame emoji. 
 
 Sarah Jessica Parker wore the fire emoji to the #MetGala. 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/n3ST4GI0ho — Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) May 5, 2015 
 
 Aku, the villain of the cult cartoon series Samurai Jack. 
 
 Aku!! That's what SJP's outfit reminds me of!! Thank you internet. pic.twitter.com/a16mOx167z — SuperSaiyanSam (@THE_SamLao) May 5, 2015 
 
 the Heat Miser from A Year Without Santa Claus. 
 
 SJP over here tryna look like the heat miser #MetGala2015 pic.twitter.com/e3JH7WVU1s — Raquel (@RaquellRosee) May 5, 2015 
 
 Aladdin villain Jafar. 
 
 Darth Maul from Star Wars. 
 
 Clearly SJP takes number one slot: pic.twitter.com/X3S3gJ5vfa — lauren (@laurensaidwhaat) May 5, 2015 
 
 Nintendo character Kirby. 
 
 WWE wrestler Stardust. 
 
 Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers villain Rita Repulsa. 
 
 a representative of the Fire Nation from Avatar: the Last Airbender. 
 
 Sarah Jessica Parker representado a la nación del fuego pic.twitter.com/4BtecyuL3s — Martín (@N0t_Get) May 5, 2015 
 
 Fantastic Four’s Human Torch. 
 
 @MVivant Sarah Jessica Parker en el Casting para los 4 Fantásticos pic.twitter.com/5dSozqclOl — Alejandro Rosas (@arr1910) May 5, 2015 
 
 a Dragon Ball Z character. 
 
 Sarah Jessica Parker think she Super Saiyan God. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/jVspiXBSQ3 — Andrew T. Bondlow (@BondlowPhoto) May 5, 2015 
 
 and, finally, a different emoji. 
 
 https://twitter.com/JoseRodari/status/595371969131974658 
 
 Not that any of these observations would bother Parker in the least. After all, the woman who wears this headdress is absolutely fearless. 
 
 Sarah Jessica Parker: Her Changing Looks
– The Met Gala was last night, meaning celebrities had a chance to dress up in totally crazy outfits and vie for headlines the next day. Six of the most talked-about costumes: Beyonce showed up—two hours late—in a mostly see-through (with the exception of some well-placed ... confetti?) dress, prompting USA Today to declare, "Beyonce has a rare (but epic) fashion fail," even referring to it as a "Kardashian-like moment." Sarah Jessica Parker wore a headdress that was supposed to look like flames, and People notes that it's already a meme—people are comparing it to a flame emoji, the Human Torch, the hair of the Heat Miser from classic cartoon The Year Without a Santa Claus, and even the hat Jafar wears in Aladdin, among other things. Bey's sister, Solange Knowles, wore her own bizarre dress. It's difficult to describe, but People notes that the printed dress with mini-pleats "looks like two paper fans on top of each other." Vanity Fair declares that Rihanna "won" the red carpet with her insane yellow dress, complete with fur cape dragging an enormous train behind it. "I can’t really walk in it without any help," Rihanna explained. "But it’s so worth it. I love this dress so much!" Jennifer Connelly wore a Louis Vuitton sheath dress with puffy sleeves, and Perez Hilton complained that "that leg-of-mutton sleeve made the ensemble look far too big for her tiny frame. And as if that wasn't enough, her hands were practically swallowed up in that dress," making her look like "a little girl trying on mommy's clothes." As for Anne Hathaway, she looked vaguely like a Star Wars character in her gold, hooded ensemble, a not-uncommon observation. E! also notes that it "somewhat resembles a metallic boxing robe a pro athlete might wear." If you don't fully understand the Met Gala, the Washington Post's amusing FAQ may help. It reminds us, for one thing, that this happened after last year's event.