Athletes Invade the Met Gala

(Rabbani and Solimene/Getty Images) The annual Met Gala may be fashion's biggest night, but some big sports names were there walking the world's chicest red

(Rabbani and Solimene/Getty Images)

The annual Met Gala may be fashion's biggest night, but some big sports names were there walking the world's chicest red carpet. This year's dress theme for men was "White Tie and Accessories," but each of the athletes attending managed to put a spin on the generally ultra-formal white tie look.

Knicks fans everywhere are hoping that the cane Amar'e Stoudemire was sporting was just an accessory for his custom-made Lanvin tuxedo, and not a necessity for his always precarious knees.

Athletes Invade the Met Gala

David & Victoria Beckham (Jamie McCarthy/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Amar'e Stoudemire & Alexis Welch (Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

Carmelo & LaLa Anthony (Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Getty Images)

Tom Brady & Gisele Bundchen (Rabbani and Solimene/Getty Images)

Victor Cruz & Elaina Watley (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Shaun White & Hayden Panettiere (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

We can all heave a sigh of relief that the tuxedo has replaced this Tom Brady fashion statement: