Met Gala 2011

Presenting the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute Gala 2011!
The night unveiled the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibit,
and drew a slew of stars.

Check out some of the pictures below-
my apologies for the bad photo quality- since I’m not an actual
member of the press, I had to stand behind barricades on the other side of the street.
Regardless, I saw just about everyone, so here are some of the ‘best’ photos

Anna della Russo
in Alexander McQueen

Anna Wintour
in Chanel Haute Couture

Christina Hendricks
in Carolina Herrera


Ciara
in Prabal Gurung


Doutzen Kroes with Giambattista Valli,

in a dress by the designer

 The Donald

Giovanna Battaglia
in Marni

DVF

The Fannings
both in Valentino


Florence Welch 
in YSL


Jessica Alba
in Ralph Lauren Collection


Karl talkin’ to the Press
 Karl Lagerfeld and Blake Lively
in Tom Ford and Chanel Haute Couture,
respectively

KStew with the boys from Proenza Schoueler


Liv Tyler
in Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci


Marc Jacobs and Robert Duffy


Margherita Missoni
in Missoni


Mila Jovovich
in Marni


Naomi Campbell
in Alexander McQueen


Zac Posen with Christina Ricci
in a dress by the designer


Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr,
in Marchesa


A true homage to McQueen: Greeters in Scottish Kilts


SJP
in Alexander McQueen


Taylor Swift
in J. Mendel

Again, I know the pictures aren’t great, but try to enjoy them regardless. To see more of the celebs (including the ones I didn’t get- such as Giselle, Chanel,  Daphne, Stella, Colin, Sarah Burton, Tom Ford, Michael Kors, Lea Michele, Dianna Agron, Gwenyth, Rihanna, Andre Leon Talley, Sir paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, The Olsens, de la Renta, Georgina Chapman, Madonna, and more) check out the pictures for Style.com and NYMag
Enjoy!

And the Bride Wore McQueen

Images via NYMag


Wow. Just wow. Princess Catherine’s McQueen dress by Sarah Burton was simply stunning. So many people have said it was too modern or not modern enough or the train wasn’t long enough or it was too subdued and on and on and on. Honestly, I thought it was perfect. It was that right mix of modern and classic, and whatever anyone says might be wrong with the dress, there is no denying that she looked beautiful.

The lace flowers on the bodice and skirt were individually handmade and appliquéd using a combination of hand-cut Chantilly lace and English lace. Apparently, since the lace was from a variety of different manufacturers, making sure it was all the same color was a tricky task. The dress itself is made out of ivory and white satin gazar fabric, and fastened at the back with 58 organza covered buttons and Rouleau loops. The corseted bodice is narrowed at the waist and padded at the hips, a McQueen signature. The underskirt of the dress is made of silk tulle trimmed with Cluny lace.

The veil is made of ivory silk tulle and hand-embroidered by the Royal School of Needlework, and is held in place by a Cartier “Halo” tiara, on loan from the Queen, who received it in 1936 from her parents. Catherine’s diamonds earrings were a wedding gift from her parents, and were made by Robinson Pelham to look like the Middleton’s new family crest.

Now the real question remains, will Sarah Burton be the new designer for Dior?