Rachel Weisz - MET Costume Institute Gala 2009

Rachel Weisz tempers her confection of a dress with dark lipstick at the “Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion” Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday (May 4).

The 39-year-old British actress was outfitted by Vera Wang in a strapless, blush hand-painted tulle-draped gown.

“I feel like a punky princess,” Rachel said.

10+ pictures inside of Rachel Weisz at the 2009 MET Costume Institute Gala…