2011 MET Costume Institute Gala: Alexander McQueen: "Savage Beauty"

[fadedcolours]

Didn't know Kate Hudson was pregnant.. from whom, anyone knows??.

Err kinda late so maybe you already know but it's with Matthew Bellamy (Muse frontman).

And they seriously need to bring out more model red carpet photos because thus far their looks are far more winning than those of celebs. I demand a fabulous carpet shot of Liu (girl has a serious case of amazingness) and other girls I only spotted in the background.

 

[mademoiselle_]

Bar uuggghhh gorgeous dress

 

[Thefrenchy]

The good:

 

[ForChicSake]

Chanel Iman

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[cygnenoir]

The real culprits in what we are seeing are the lazy designers who invite models and celebs and then dress them in garments from their collections. Kudos to Zac Posen and the few others for custom designing for the occasion / theme.

I don't know if it's laziness as much as corporate culture that means we don't get as much McQueen as we should.

This event gets a lot of press and I think it would be pretty difficult for designers to fully support another designer. I think it's great that Zac and Karl had their girls in McQueen-esque stuff, but at the end of the day they are there to promote their own lines and make their shareholders happy.

The same is true with all the little starlets. They bring press interest to the event and I'm sure that their handlers do not want them to take any fashion risks should they get on some dreaded worst dressed list in People magazine. It's horrible but true.

 

[ForChicSake]

Isabel Lucas

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[VogueParisLover]

^ Who is wearing that gorgeous Givenchy behind Serena Williams?

Also, my best dressed of the night so far might be Karlie Kloss...she looks beautiful, elegant, stunning...perfect!

Still waiting for a few more people, I hope they show up...

 

[baytsym]

I feel like every year though, hardly no one ever dresses for the theme...

which is a huge disappointment.

 

[m.j.]

considering that A. McQueen was british there should be more real celebs from the UK. and since this is in NYC, there should be only fashion elite. i really missed Sienna tonight, not to mention Kate. Vogue UK editor, Grace,... you know... maybe Jeremy Irons, the supermodels, ..... you get the idea.

 

[sobriquet87]

Crystal Renn


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[ForChicSake]

i have no words for serena, this night has been challenging enough

 

[navyvelvetbowtie]

look behind serena williams in post #940 is that Mariacarla in the Givenchy Couture?

 

[m.j.]

#940 runaway bride?

 

[ForChicSake]

^ Who is wearing that gorgeous Givenchy behind Serena Williams?

Mariacarla Boscono

 

[ForChicSake]

#940 runaway bride?

she runaway from somewhere, i just wouldn't say it was a church

 

[ForChicSake]

Diane von Furstenberg

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[m.j.]

so thats it? we got less than 10 decent looks and a whole army of disappointments? and another army of lost? oh well.... RIP McQueen.

 

[ForChicSake]

Lara Stone

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[ad81114pr]

yeah. what's the whole point of putting out a theme if no one follows it? this was mean to be a night to honor alexander mcqueen's work, yet everyone dressed as though they only cared about landing on best dressed lists & having their "princess" moment.
now like i said before, it would've been close to impossible to have absolutely everyone or mostly everyone wear mcqueen which is why vogue editors apparently sent some guests pieces that followed the mcqueen "aesthetic" -- but if this is so, i'd really like to know who these guests are because i'm not seeing it.

 

[ForChicSake]

Isabeli's dress

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