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"Giving her best Givenchy! Beyonce was the second-to-last celebrity (behind Madonna) to grace the red carpet at the Costume Institute Gala in NYC on Monday, May 6. Taking a break from her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, the 31-year-old &amp;quot;Bow Down&amp;quot; singer -- the honorary cochair for the 2013 ball -- certainly made a memorable entrance with a custom skirt by Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci: a mile-long skirt in black cady printed with flame motifs and embroidered with flame cutouts.\r\n\r\nBlue Ivy&amp;apos;s mother paired the skirt with a super-tight python leather corset, long gloves, a python belt with gold eyelets and thigh-high, printed cady thigh-high boots that matched her skirt.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s all about the boots!&amp;quot; Beyonce told reporters. The superstar also admitted that she was suffering a bit for the evening&amp;apos;s look -- particularly that crazy-tight corset. &amp;quot;I&amp;quot;m going to need scissors to cut the string,&amp;quot; Beyonce confessed. It&amp;apos;s the second Met Gala in a row for the superstar -- who bared more skin at last year&amp;apos;s bash, which took place just a few months after the birth of her daughter.\r\n\r\nClick here&amp;#xA0;to view the live stream (+ archived version) of the 2013 Met Gala on&amp;#xA0;Vogue.com."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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