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Diane Kruger arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP Photo

Anna Wintour arrives for the 2015 Anna Wintour Costume Center Gala held at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Costume Institute will present the exhibition 'China: Through the Looking Glass' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 07 May to 16 August 2015. EPA

Wendi Deng Murdoch arrives for the 2015 Anna Wintour Costume Center Gala held at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York, USA, 04 May 2015. The Costume Institute will present the exhibition 'China: Through the Looking Glass' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 07 May to 16 August 2015. EPA

Sarah Jessica Parker arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP

John Boyega arrives for the 2015 Anna Wintour Costume Center Gala held at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York, USA. The Costume Institute will present the exhibition 'China: Through the Looking Glass' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. EPA

Bee Shaffer arrives for the 2015 Anna Wintour Costume Center Gala held at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York, USA. The Costume Institute will present the exhibition 'China: Through the Looking Glass' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 07 May to 16 August 2015. EPA

Sarah Jessica Parker arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP Photo

Marissa Mayer, president and CEO of Yahoo!, arrives for the 2015 Anna Wintour Costume Center Gala held at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York, USA, 04 May 2015. The Costume Institute will present the exhibition 'China: Through the Looking Glass' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 07 May to 16 August 2015. EPA

Neil Patrick Harris, left, and David Burtka arrive at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" on Monday, May 4, 2015, in New York. Invision/AP Photo

Gong Li arrives for the 2015 Anna Wintour Costume Center Gala held at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York, USA, 04 May 2015. The Costume Institute will present the exhibition 'China: Through the Looking Glass' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 07 May to 16 August 2015. EPA

Ansel Elgort arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP Photo

Keri Russell arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" on Monday, May 4, 2015, in New York. Invision/AP

Jennifer Lawrence arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" on Monday, May 4, 2015, in New York. Invision/AP

Allison Williams arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP

Elizabeth Banks arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP

Anne Hathaway arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP

Ivanka Trump arrives for the 2015 Anna Wintour Costume Center Gala held at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York. The Costume Institute will present the exhibition 'China: Through the Looking Glass' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 07 May to 16 August 2015. EPA

Kerry Washington arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP

Brie Larson (L), Courtney Eaton (C) and Annabelle Wallis (R) arrive for the 2015 Anna Wintour Costume Center Gala held at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York. The Costume Institute will present the exhibition 'China: Through the Looking Glass' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 07 May to 16 August 2015. EPA

Janelle Monae arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP

Solange Knowles arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP

Karen Elson arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP

Karolina Kurkova arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP Photo

Emma Roberts arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP Photo

Selena Gomez arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP Photo

Olivia Munn arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP Photo

Sofia Vergara arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP Photo

Robert Pattinson and FKA Twigs arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP

Zendaya arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. Invision/AP

Lisa Bonet (L) and Lenny Kravitz arrive for the 2015 Anna Wintour Costume Center Gala held at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York. The Costume Institute will present the exhibition 'China: Through the Looking Glass' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 07 May to 16 August 2015. EPA

Designer Diane von Furstenberg (L) talks with actors Kate Mara (C) and Michael B. Jordan (R) while arriving for the 2015 Anna Wintour Costume Center Gala held at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York, USA, 04 May 2015. The Costume Institute will present the exhibition 'China: Through the Looking Glass' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 07 May to 16 August 2015. EPA

China's march towards global ascendancy has taken another leap forward -- at least when it comes to New York high society and its most glittering fashion extravaganza, the Met Ball.

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The city's party of the year, attended by A-list film stars, singers and models, the richest moguls and most feted fashion designers, has chosen China as the theme of its 2015 bash at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday.

The ball is the annual fundraiser for the museum's Costume Institute and kicks off the exhibition "China: Through the Looking Glass," which explores Chinese influences on Western fashion.

It positions haute couture from some of the world's most celebrated designers alongside works of Chinese art, with the focus on Imperial China, 1920-40s Shanghai and the People's Republic of China. -AFP

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