Met Stars Unwind at the Crown

Arguably there is no greater red carpet extravaganza than the Met Costume Institute Gala, complete with breathless coverage from essentially every press outlet in creation. By the time the after-parties roll around, however, the atmosphere is considerably more relaxed. Most stars arrive sans handlers, the flashbulbs (at least inside) are kept to a minimum, and more than a few attendees change into more casual, party-friendly attire. Such was certainly the case at The Crown's second annual post-celebration ? one of the three main after parties ?  this time around sponsored by Perrier Jouet. Coco Rocha, Jessica Stam, Debra Messing, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jamie Tisch, Karolina Kurkova, Marina Rust, and Rachel Zoe were just some of the bold-faced names who stopped by for a glass or two of champers ? and quite a few, like Messing and Linda Wells, stayed for a while and decamped to one of the restaurant's many banquettes. To read more from AVENUE Insider[ click here](http://avenueinsider.com/2012/05/met-stars-unwind-at-the-crown/). (http://nypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/396062-285x3821.jpg)(http://nypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/396073-285x382.jpg)(http://nypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/396089-285x382.jpg)(http://nypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/396279-285x382.jpg)(http://nypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/396407-285x382.jpg)