Last night’s Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles marked the first major red-carpet moment after a historic runway season — with new chapters at Gucci, Margiela, Chanel, Balenciaga and Dior setting the tone, and Cartier and Tiffany & Co. delivering major jewelry moments.

At the top of the leaderboard: Kristen Wiig in Chanel look 67 from Matthieu Blazy’s debut collection — youthful, effortless, and proof that modern Chanel translates seamlessly off the runway.

Dior goddess Greta Lee brought renewed old-Hollywood glamour in a gown that looked like a marriage made in heaven. Charli XCX channelled Madonna’s Ray of Light era in Saint Laurent — dark, energetic, and perfectly suited to her rock-pop persona. And Kim Kardashian, in a full face-covering Maison Margiela corset gown, delivered

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