She may have put Kim Kardashian (and a hashtag!) on the cover of her magazine, but make no mistake: Anna Wintour’s not exactly a digital convert. According to Page Six, guests at last night’s ultra-exclusive Met Gala were sent the following mandate: “The use of phones for photography and social media will not be permitted inside the gala.” That worked out… about as well as one would expect, so in lieu of a red carpet roundup, we’ve collected evidence of the rich and powerful doing what they do best: whatever the hell they want. Click through for last night’s best Instagram selfies and Twitter updates, with our apologies to Ms. Wintour.
Kim Kardashian
Beyoncé
Rihanna
Madonna (and Kim, and Kanye, and Some Guy Diplo)
Miley Cyrus and Zoe Kravitz
Katy Perry, Madonna, and Lady Gaga
Kendall Jenner and many, many models
Justin Bieber and Cara Delevingne
Kerry Washington, Lee Daniels, and Taraji P. Henson
Beyoncé and Naomi Campbell
Vanessa Hudgens, Banks, and Selena Gomez
Liu Wen and Adriana Lima