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Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada |
The Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Fete always takes place on the first Monday of May. It is a gorgeous, glittering spectacle that combines brightest stars in the world of fashion, film, art and politics under one roof.
Last year one genius,
Alexander McQueen, was honored with a blockbuster retrospective posthumously. This year, two will be featured;
Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada: Impossible Conversations. It promises to be a must see.
What was different this year was the all out
Red Carpet spectacle, was live streamed for the first time. For me, it's another delicious heaping dish of
dish--looks to love
and loathe.
Seen, was tons of lace, feathers, high/low effects, metallics, juicy color, graphic prints, long peplums, bold ornamention and some black beauties.
In no particular order,
My Loves:
(
all photos courtesy of style.com)
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Nina Dobrov in Donna Karan (another outstanding collaboration)
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Rosie Huntington-Whitely in Burberry Prosum (the back was cut down to there) |
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Dianna Agron in Carolina Herrera |
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Katherine McPhee in Elie Saab |
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Carrie Mulligan- adorable in Prada |
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Bee Shafer in Erdem |
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Karolina Kurkova in Rachel Zoe |
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Camilla Belle in Ralph Lauren |
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Rooney Mara in Givenchy Haute Couture |
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Jessica Alba in Michael Kors |
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Joan Smalls in Balmain |
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Karlie Kloss in Jason Wu |
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Angela Lindvall in Prada (call me crazy, this charmed me) |
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Sofia Vergara in Marchesa |
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Renee Zellweger in Custom Pucci |
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Leslie Mann in Dior |
Rihanna in Tom Ford (in the only tasteful thing she has ever had on her body)
Cate Blanchett
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Jessica Stam in Dior |
My Loathes:
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Beyonce in Givenchy...and not much else |
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Kirsten Dunst stepping onto the Titanic |
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Heidi Klum in an Escada. "You're Out" |
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Kristen Stewart in Balenciaga channeling Rizzo from Grease |
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Mia Warsikowa channeling Rosalyn Carter |
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Coco Rocha in VintageValentino as Coco the Clown |
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Anja Rubik in her hip bone |
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SJP in a Valentino shower curtain |
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Elizabeth Banks in Mary Katrantzou in a New Year's Eve popper |
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January Jones in a Versace bumble bee |
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Hailee Steinfeld in her Bat Mitzvah dress |
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Mark Jacobs and Mila Jovovich (I really don't care for those Pilgrim shoes with that dress) |
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Eva Mendes in Prada candy corn
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And one I'm still pondering:
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Gwyneth in Prada |
And yours????
xox,
DD
I also loved Marina Rust's dress - not sure whose it was. Your no's had me laughing out loud!!
ReplyDeleteI love Marina's style...did not see a photo. Also, just added the exquisite Nina Dobrov in Donna Karan. Too pretty to have overlooked.
DeleteGlad I started your day laughing. Quintessence starts my day smiling :)
Beyonce must be post partum.
ReplyDeleteand delirious...
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