April 28 - The Costume Institute Gala unleashed a frenzy of pent-up glamour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, since they skipped it last year, post 9/11. The new exhibition, Goddess, showcases ancient Greek-inspired clothing throughout the ages, and so there were lots of draped gowns on an endless stream of goddesses from the worlds of Hollywood, fashion and society.

Gucci’s Tom Ford told us to wait and see the dress he’d designed for gala co-chair Nicole Kidman. Kidman did look smashing in the dress, and she accessorized with Academy Award winner Adrien Brody on her arm. Other cute couples were Dolce & Gabbana, Stella McCartney and Kate Hudson, floppy-haired David Bowie and Iman, Clair Danes and Selma Blair and Valentino and Heidi Klum. One happy couple may be expecting: Actress Angie Harmon was with pro football player husband Jason Sehorn, and told us, “This is the baby’s first press line”, but didn’t elaborate.

For $3500, the price of a ticket to the gala, guests felt like deities, dining on lobster, caviar and rack of lamb, in a room draped entirely in white velvet, with white carpeting. During dinner, a DJ was spinning when Diana Ross wasn’t singing. A dance followed with Ashanti belting out a few hits in The Temple of Dendur.