Taylor Swift -- Met Ball 2013

Taylor Swift gets dark and smoky on the red carpet at the 2013 Met Gala held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday (May 6) in New York City.

The 23-year-old musician wore a J Mendel dress and clutch, Givenchy shoes, and Lorraine Schwartz jewels for the annual fete.

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This year’s Costume Institute Gala Benefit � celebrating the opening of the Punk: Chaos to Couture exhibition � is co-chaired by Rooney Mara, Moda Operandi creative director Lauren Santo Domingo, Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci, and Vogue editor Anna Wintour.