Tech big shots like Tim Cook, Travis Kalanick, and Elon Musk gathered last night at New York's hottest fashion show

On Monday night, the Metropolitan Museum of Art held its annual party popularly known as the "Met Gala."

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To the New York fashion set, it's the event of the year, and A-list celebrities regularly attend.

This year, it was co-sponsored by Apple, and its theme was "Manus x Machina," or man meets machine. So many of Silicon Valley's biggest players attended this year, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, Apple design chief Jony Ive, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, and Google cofounder Sergey Brin, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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They looked marvelous: 

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As co-sponsor, Tim Cook was seated at a table with Vogue editor Anna Wintour, but he made time to get around and see his other friends, including Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.

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Cook's date for the night was Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs. Powell currently runs Emerson Collective, a company that seeks to make investments in education.

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Kalanick brought a date as well, Gabi Holzwarth, a well-known violinist.

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Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom attended with his wife Nicole Schuetz.

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Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive (right) attended as well, and even gave remarks at an exhibition earlier in the day. In this photo he's appearing with Vogue editor Anna Wintour and Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Andrew Bolton, the other sponsors of the event.

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk showed up with his mom, Mae.

 

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23andme CEO Anne Wojcicki brought her new beau, Yankees great Alex Rodriguez.

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But — awkward — Wojcicki's ex-husband Sergey Brin was in attendance as well. Vogue has the photo

Embattled Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer was reportedly at the Met Gala as well, but she apparently kept a low profile away from the cameras. Maybe she could've taken a cue from Will.i.am, who used an unusual outfit to shield his face from the flashbulbs.

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