The Costume Institute Gala 2009: The Model as Muse

[bluedolphin]

Best Dress

Du Juan

 

[Squizree]

Who is the girl behind Erin O'Connor in the yellow Versace?

 

[inferno]

all the models just fully overshone everyone else
especially anja and sasha

 

[bluedolphin]

only myself think sasha looks so worst ?

 

[daniellat]

i dont remember seeing so many ugly dresses on a single red carpet, there were great outfits but most of them were horrid and the ones that were ok were too casual for such event, like gisele

 

[*ana*]

erin was in gaultier couture s/s 2009, right? i love her for that. at least someone wore gaultier... that collection was sublime, to say the least.

 

[Boomer]

Does anyone know who's dress Maggie Rizer wore? I can't seem to find it anywhere...

 

[camilleaime]

i loved:
Emma Roberts
Diane Kruger
Kirsten Dunst
Madonna (from her waist up)
Jessica Stam
Coco Rocha
Kate Bosworth
Claudia Schiffer
Alek wek
Erin Wasson
Karlie Kloss
♥

 

[khyrk]

Does anyone know who's dress Maggie Rizer wore? I can't seem to find it anywhere...

you can check wwd, wireimage or gettyimages

 

[bluedolphin]

ziyi zhang

wire

 

[Diorette]

Is there a "Photos Only" thread?

 

[irulan]

Wow, the models ruled the red carpet, with a few exceptions they were all perfection. Must have been a fear-inducing sight for such fugly celeb faces...

LOVE:

Coco Rocha - Of course. She looked inhumanly perfect and outshone fellow red-head Karen Elson who sadly picked a horrible dress.
Sasha P. - She has such a fairy-like quality of the runway, that's what I admire about her. She certainly inspires.
Du Juan - whoa, girl. Amazing dress choice.
Catherine McNeil - Perfection in that Mouret. She looked so womanly, big plus.
Miranda Kerr - looked lovely in that Jil Sander as well.
Oluchi, Arlenis, Daria and Lara rocked as well!

Diane Krüger was one of the few celebs who pulled it off. And, yeah, I loved Leighton Meester. Just because it's not your usual Versace, it's not bad. Everything else from that Louis Vuitton collection was . Same for Marc Jacobs.
Props to Erin O'Connor and MK Olsen for wearing Gaultier and Lacroix and some love to Shalom Harlow who outdid everybody else.
And seriously, did anybody notice that the Campell and her folks weren't there? Meh, the new models stole the spotlight anyways.

 

[Cirol]

Siri and Hye Park

style.com

 

[Squizree]

Siri was there? How random, Im beginning to think I lost my invite.

 

[franchini]

I have to say that when I first saw Kate's outfit I wasn't too sure about it (especially with the turban and the length of her dress), but the more pictures I see of it, the more it's really growing on me.

Overall though, it was very disappointing. Some of my favourites though:

Du Juan
Doutzen
Claudia Schiffer
Erin O'Connor
Carmen Dell'Orefice
Miranda Kerr
Stella and Kate H, Liv Tyler, Kate Bosworth.

 

[Flashbang]

Du Juan is my idol I have been searching to find out who was in that dress and she just looks stunning. Wonderful choice

So agree! Found you girl!
She's officially my top best dressed list

 

[khyrk]

a lot of Balmain pieces were worn, of course next to LV

 

[dumbfairy]

Flashbang,she's top of my list now too!

Holy bamboozle Hye Park looks amazing

 

[kobro22]

The fuss about Marion is due to the fact that she is a girl's girl who is beloved and about whom people can't bear to say negative things. Exactly like Kate Winslet who always get far too much praise for her bland style. I agree with you, for one.

I completely disagree with the predictable 'worst ever' comments. Every years, for every events (Oscar, GG, etc.), it's always the worst ever, blah, blah, blah.
Imo this carpet is one of the best of recent years. Still a rather sad spectacle, but a step up from last year without any doubt.


Gisele looks absolutely fabulous and ooze sex-appeal from every pores but her outfit is totally inappropriate for the event. This is club gear, and she is attending a gala. The fabric of the dress is very interesting (love the action at the helm in particular) but the spaghetti straps, alongside the clunky shoes, cheapen what could have been a great outfit. She's still a goddess though, and her husband is dishy (and look p****-whipped as usual).

Iman is not always a hit at this kind of event (she likes the mermaid dresses but they are not always of the best taste, see former Met gala). This time however, she got the right shape, the right structure, the right fabric and the right colour. A faultless exercise in style, class and sex-appeal. I wish she had brought David with her though.

Blake looks like she is sleep-walking the ho stroll. If you come dressed as the town's hussy, at least own it and stand up straight. Jessica Simpson did it better.

God bless Madonna and her unhinged insanity and desperation. I had assumed Victoria would be bring the most laughs as usual but the trannish crone outclassed her in sheer comic genius.

Ashley's dress should have been stunning but ended up a disaster because she didn't choose the right size. The girl is stunningly gorgeous though.

Even I must admit that Chanel looks amazing. Great case of choosing a dress that is right for your body even if your body sucks. The fabric is sublime.

Kate's turban looks great at certain angles, her face is busted at every angles though.

Bee looks cheap! Can't believe I'm writing this. The dress she chose was breathtaking on the runway but she doesn't have the body nor the attitude to wear it and the modifications were not an improvement.

I am heartbroken over Helena's Forever 21 discount bin atrocity.

I can't wait to read Lainey destroying Jessica Biel tomorrow.

No wonder Cindy's hubby is hitting on waitresses. She looks like a pre-op. You know you should have stayed home when you are outshined by Donatella.

OK, I'm going to sleep.
I am sure as usual the models and the socialites will do it better than the celebs.

Harumi, You are a genius. Agree 100%

 

[kobro22]

Madonna's brother was right about her she is incapable of making a joke, obvs. she was trying to be funny and witty with her outfit as always she failed miserably. But she is the center of attention as usual so at least she succeded with that.