that's a Spicy Met Ball!

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Happy Met Ball Monday, everyone! If you remembered, today is one of the biggest days in fashion news in America: the hours leading up to tonight's big Costume Institute Gala. The theme this year is PUNK. Meaning we'll see some neon spiky hair'd plaid insanity and our very own sister site, Racked in New York is there (LIVE) to cover all the action in a traditional live-blog format. [Racked]