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9 exquisite dresses to see at the Met's exhibit on fashion and technology

Eloise KirnJun 21, 2016, 03:22 IST

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

For the last month, photographs of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual gala have flooded news feeds, magazines and blogs. It's a major fashion event and who wore what is covered by almost all major publications.

All of these gowns and suits, however, were thoughtfully selected in order to best represent the theme of the Met Costume Gala's exhibit itself: Fashion in an age of technology. The exhibition includes nearly 200 pieces of haute couture and avant-garde ready-to-wear, dating from the early 1900s to the present.

Here are 14 of the most stunning garments inside the exhibition, titled "Manus x Machina," which runs through August 14.