2011 MET Costume Institute Gala (attendees): Alexander McQueen: "Savage Beauty"

[eugenius]

I wonder which dress those feather fragments littering the carpet are from? Liv Tyler et al in Givenchy couture?

 

[BonesAndOil]

does anyone know what max irons wore?

 

[couturecandystor]

Liu Wen wins. Really liked Karlie, KK, and Trentini as well.

 

[ADLET]

love Raquel, so elegant

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[cygnenoir]

I wonder which dress those feather fragments littering the carpet are from? Liv Tyler et al in Givenchy couture?

I think I read that it was Margherita Missoni.

Also, it just dawned on me that the mysterious Charlie Shaffer from the last thread (he was with date Liz Cordry) is Anna Wintour's son.

 

[eu-pt]

Miuccia Prada and Dasha Zhukova surely read the memo.

I actulay like Dasha Zhukova's look!


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[Thefrenchy]

^Both of them look great!

does anyone know what max irons wore?

Dior Homme

 

[MulletProof]

Faves :
Natalia Vodianova
Liu Wen
Chanel Iman
Florence Welch
Arizona Muse
Karlie Kloss

Also liked Isabel Lucas' look and the drama of Karolina Kurkova's dress/thing, even though they're both far from being favorites.

.. and that's about it . To make a worst-dressed list would be to quote the first post of this thread.

 

[LolaSvelt]

I know everyone is complaining about this event (like they do every year, really), but you have to take it with a grain of salt. I personally liked it this year.

Best (no order
Liv Tyler in Givenchy Haute Couture
Mariacarla Boscono in Givenchy Haute Couture
Natalia Vodianova in Valentino Haute Couture
Diane Kruger in Jason Wu
Karolina Kurkova in Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture
Liu Wen in Alexander McQueen
Michelle Williams in Miu Miu
Alexa Chung in Christopher Kane
Mia Wasikowska in Thakoon
Shalom Harlow in Marchesa
Lily Donaldson in Erdem
Sarah Jessica Parker in Alexander McQueen
Raquel Zimmerman in Alexander McQueen
Karen Elson in Alexander McQueen
Freida Pinto in Chanel Haute Couture
Blake Lively in Chanel Haute Couture
Madonna in Stella McCartney
Hailee Steinfeld in Stella McCartney
Margherita Missoni in Missoni
Ginnifer Goodwin in Topshop Unique
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Burberry Prorsum
Emma Stone in Lanvin
Christina Ricci in Zac Posen
Jessica Chastain in Emilio Pucci
Florence Welch in Yves Saint Laurent
Emily Browning in Marc Jacobs
Anna Della Russo in Alexander McQueen
Daphne Guinness in Alexander McQueen
Dasha Zhukova in ?

Middle:
Saoirse Ronan in Rodarte (nice dress, would've worked better with different shoes)
Chanel Iman in Dolce & Gabbana (nice and classy)
Sofia Coppola in Marc Jacobs (boring, should've worn the original version)
Mary-Kate Olsen in vintage (shapeless but not ugly)
Leighton Meester in Louis Vuitton (nice until you get to the hideous shoes)
Salma Hayek in Alexander McQueen (would've worked better in a bolder colour)
Chloe Sevigny in Alexander McQueen (nice top half, but ultimately very shapeless...hideous shoes, too)
Dianna Agron in Michael Kors (I only put her in this section because she's sooooo pretty despite wearing a boring *** dress)
Emma Roberts in Michael Kors (see Dianna Agron)
Alicia Keys in Givenchy Haute Couture (nice, but could've been better in a different colour)
Hilary Rhoda in Alexander McQueen (would've looked better in different shoes)
Elle Fanning in Valentino Haute Couture (didn't like it at first, but now it's ok)
Nicole Richie in Winter Kate (she actually looks nice)
Jessica Szohr in Topshop Unique (nice dress, hideous shoes)
Amy Adams in L'Wren Scott
Ciara in Prabal Gurung
Rumer Willis in Badgley Mischa
Thandie Newton in Stella McCartney
Rihanna in Stella McCartney
Michelle Monaghan in Derek Lam
Zoe Kravitz in Derek Lam
Isabel Lucas in Louis Vuitton (still deciding if I like this...would've been better if her hair were darker)
Janelle Monae in Chanel
Joy Bryant in Missoni

Go home, you bores:
Gwyneth Paltrow in Stella McCartney (yawn)
Naomi Watts in Stella McCartney (blah)
Kristen Bell in Tory Burch (dull)
Isla Fisher in Tory Burch (even more dull)
Lea Michele (BOR-ING)
Renée Zellweger in Carolina Herrera (bland
Gisele Bundchen in Alexander McQueen (ran out of boring adjectives)
Amber Valletta in Stella McCartney
Rashida Jones in Stella McCartney
Eva Mendes in Stella McCartney
Rosario Dawson in Diane von Furstenberg
Claire Danes in Calvin Klein
Penélope Cruz in Oscar de la Renta
Milla Jovovich in Marni
Kerry Washington in Escada
Maggie Gyllenhaal in Stella McCartney
Sofia Vergara in Carolina Herrera
Maggie Q in Tadashi Shoji
Bar Refaeli in Reem Acra
Evan Rachel Wood in Gucci
Zoe Saldana in Calvin Klein
Jessica Alba in Ralph Lauren
Dree Hemingway in Calvin Klein

So nice to see you at the prom:
Jennifer Hudson in Vera Wang
Jessica Stam in Tommy Hilfiger
Dakota Fanning in Valentino
Ashley Greene in Donna Karan
Doutzen Kroes in Giambattista Valli (too bare)

Worst:
Fergie in Marchesa (Fergie Ferg does the Fuggie Fug as always)
Ashley Olsen in vintage Christian Dior (go home)
Kristen Stewart in Proenza Schouler (I really wanted to love this on her because of the cut and the colours look amazing on her, but what a shapeless dress...should've been belted)
Beyonce in Emilio Pucci (Dundas does Dereon)
Keri Hilson in Atelier Versace (ugly dress)
Demi Moore in Prabal Gurung (confuse this for the royal wedding?)
Kirsten Dunst in Chanel Haute Couture (biggest disappointment of the night as far as I'm concerned)
Iman in Stella McCartney (scary)
Stella McCartney in Stella McCartney (that's just gross)
Miranda Kerr in Marchesa (ugly)
Jennifer Lopez in Gucci (always looks like she's having a really naff orgasm)
Taylor Swift in J. Mendel (hideous train)
Julianne Hough in Burberry Prorsum (so cheap...hard to believe this is custom made)
Solange Knowles in Dries Van Noten (you know, I like this dress on her but the hair and makeup ruins it all)
Serena Williams in Oscar de la Renta
Naomi Campbell in Alexander McQueen (just plain atrocious)
Christina Hendricks in Carolina Herrera

 

[Deleted member 1957]

There were rumours about a custom made Theyskens gown being worn by some athlete (sorry, forgot her name) at the MET. Did that happen, do we have pictures of that?

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Hopefully its not the bridal mess Serena Wiliams was wearing

 

[LolaSvelt]

I believe this is the custom made gown:

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A little disappointing.

 

[redstar888]

I think among the worst was Joy Bryant. Because it doesn't matter what brand it is it's still just a sweater. With knitted skirt. To Met Costume Institute Gala. I'm really horrified. Plus I'm not even going to say that it's off the theme. Savage beauty? Really?

 

[Not Plain Jane]

I agree with most of your choices LolaSvelt: maybe a few moves up or down, here or there. But for me Blake Lively was a big NO-no. There was something tacky and "hey look at me" about that dress that I didn't like. And at first I didn't like ADR because the egghead distracted me, but I have done a 180 on that look and would put it in best too: the suit looks gorgeous on her!

 

[Empress Merel]

Best dressed for me:
Karen Elson
Mariacarla Boscona
Liv Tyler
Michelle Williams
Hailee Steinfeld
Anna Dello Russo
Florence Welch
Natalia Vodianova
Daphne Guinness
Diane Kruger
Lily Donaldson
Lily Aldridge (not really within the theme but the back was killer and she looked stunning. Nice arm-candy aswell)
Raquel Zimmermann
Isabel Lucas
Sarah Burton

Honorable mention for me is Kristen Stewart. (props up to you girl, not flawfree but really nice either way)

The rest just went between good, nice, boring or plain awful.

 

[FelipeV]

Florence Welch sang at the event.

McQueen World, Facebook.

 

[TheChosen1]

Best Dressed for me:

(criteria: theme-appropriateness, wow factor and overall look)

Mariacarla Boscono
Liu Wen
Shalom Harlow
Karolina Kurkova
Amber Valetta
Raquel Zimmermann

Models only. Celebs can GTFO.

 

[*ana*]

Best:
Ashley Olsen
Natalia Vodianova
Karen Elson
Liu Wen
Mariacarla Boscono
Arizona Muse
Florence Welch
Karlie Kloss
Mary-Kate Olsen
Lily Donaldson


Honourable mentions:
Karolina Kurkova, for wearing Gaultier. Can't believe how few people wear his designs...
Christina Ricci, for being so exaggerated yet fun, even though I hate Zac Posen.
Elle Fanning, for being SO cute!
Diane Kruger - can't remember liking a Jason Wu dress that much.
Lara Stone, for wearing a simple orange dress and looking like a goddess.


I'd never imagine that a best dressed list of a McQueen MET gala would be so easy and fast to make...

 

[TheCheekyCritic]

for me Blake Lively was a big NO-no. There was something tacky and "hey look at me" about that dress that I didn't like.

I agree. I liked the dress at first, but on second inspection the many visible seams just killed it for me. She also missed the mark in the styling imo, and at any rate was unable to carry the dress with grace.

 

[avoocadoo]

bad, very bad:
Beyonce (ridiculous)
Anna Wintour
Naomi ( too much)


great:Zoe Saldana
Giselle
Doutzen

 

[LolaSvelt]

Are there any pictures from inside? I saw some from when Florence was performing (and the Olsens were cheering while Alexa was taking a photo).