Actress Gong Li arrives for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala 2015 celebrating the opening of "China: Through the Looking Glass," in Manhattan, New York May 4, 2015. [Photo/SIPA]

While many Westerners at the gala were mocked for their outfits, Chinese celebrities at the gala were praised by the fashion bloggers, singling out Chinese actresses Gong Li's deep red velvet gown with black lace with a fan design and Zhang Ziyi's Carolina Herrera ivory-colored gown with a fabric appliqué skirt that combined both traditional Chinese elements and the look of today's runway.

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