WHO WORE WHAT?.....MET Gala 2014: Beyonce in Givenchy

Beyonce in Givenchy: MET Gala 2014

For Beyonce, this Givenchy Gown could almost be considered subdued! I actually really like this look on her. It has all the elements you would expect in a Beyonce outfit with the sheer fabric, plunging neckline and high slit. But at the same time seems quite covered with the 3/4 sleeves and peplum.

Beyonce in Stella Givenchy: MET Gala 2014

Beyonce in Givenchy: MET Gala 2014

Love the beaded netting and, of course, her hair and make up are flawless!

WHO WORE WHAT?....."Punk Chaos To Couture" Met Gala 2013 Red Carpet, Part Two: Models, Singers, Designers...and Kim Kardashian!

Heidi Klum in Marchesa Fall 2013--Heidi Klum went eighteenth-century romanticism Glam Goddess for last night's 2013 Met Gala red carpet as opposed to taking the "punk" route. Good choice I say! She wore a silvery-white gown form Marchesa Fall 2013 collection with a sculptured and opulent strapless bustier and wrap-around draped floor-length skirt with train.

In my last posting, I highlighted the actresses, Chairs and Co-Chairs of last night's fabulous and very FASHION OBSESSED 2013 Met Gala red carpet honoring the opening of the "Punk: Chaos to Couture" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in NYC , so now,  it's time to check out what the supermodels, singers, designers and a Reality Show Queen (yes, Miss Kim!) in my Part Two edition...Let's get to it:



Model 101:

 Coco Rocha in Ungaro Fall 2013--Nicely done Coco. Love the animal print (GRRRR!) and the oversized metallic gold details. She looks like a Cheetah who got caught in a jungle of gold leaves! As you can see from the photo, the original runway sample was a short sexy dress. For Coco, it was lengthened into a floor-length gown.

Joan Smalls in Tom Ford Fall 2013 (with Tom Ford)--Supermodel Joan Smalls wore Tom Ford as she attended the 2013 Met Gala with Tom Ford (naturally!). It was a black lace long-sleeved gown that looked spectacular on Miss Joan. Tom didn't look so bad himself. As always: impeccable in a double-breasted notched collar satin lapel suit from...Tom Ford.

Liu Wen in Alexander McQueen--Model Liu Wen looked fabulous in a black lace, chiffon and sequined embroidered gown with gold neckline detail from Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton.

Anja Rubik in Anthony Vaccarello Fall 2013--Anja wore a red version of Belgian designer's black leather number form his fall 2013 collection. Anja looks very "Robert Palmer Girl"-Metes-North Beach Leather Catalog in this look and therefore: I LOVE it! It fits the "PUNK Couture" element, at least for me.

 Karolina Kurkova in Mary Katrantzou--Karolina wore this one shoulder printed design from Greek fashion design Mary Katrantzou. Katrantzou lives in London and shows at London Fashion Week and is known for her bright. bold prints. This dress screams early 1990's Versace for me. Not a bad thing. I'm just putting that out there. PS: those smoky eyes of Karolina's should get a makeup award. Like tomorrow.

Singers 101:

Miley Cyrus in Marc Jacobs Fall 2013--20 year-old Miley wore a floor-length version of a short nude and black sequined dress from Marc Jacobs' Fall 2013 collection. I like this tank dress; it's simple, not earth-shattering design-wise and it's all about the luxe fabric. The spiky hair on Miley is a bit contrived, I think. More importantly, what do YOU guys think?

Madonna in Givenchy--Only Madonna can pull this off (maybe Deborah Harry of Blondie could too!). Madonna went closer to the theme of the exhibition with this black, gray and white plaid jacket with gold studs, accessorized with black leather gloves, fishnets and bubblegum pink pumps...and a jet black long bob with bangs. Very Pin-Up Chick-Meets-Punk Club Door Girl.

Jennifer Lopez in Michael Kors (with Michael Kors)--I can't. Seriously. I just can't. How FLAWLESS does J. Lo look? Don't answer that because I will: She does! Her Momma--and all the Gays around her--done taught her right!

 Katy Perry in Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2013 (with designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana)--Katy Perry wore a heavily sequined dress with religious icon detail from Dolce & Gabbana's Fall 2013 collection. She "topped" it all off with a crown--also from the Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2013 collection. Whether or not this had anything to do with PUNK or CHAOS or COUTURE is not even the point, she looked great in my eyes.

Kylie Minogue in Moschino with Rossella Jardini Creative Director of Moschino--Miss Kylie wore a strapless black and white gown from the Italian fashion house of Moschino. Kylie looks elegant and very 80's event appropriate but I think Moschino's Creative Director looks more "CHAOS COUTURE" fabulous. Sorry.

Gwen Stefani Maison Martin Margiela--Gwen knows Punk-ish...at least the Orange County version. She's been doing this stuff for years. This outfit choice must have been a walk-in-the-park for her. I love her expression here, she's like "Yeah WHAT!?".

Taylor Swift in J. Mendel by Gilles Mendel--Taylor Swift looks almost unrecognizable here. I like this look on her, including this black and gold lace embroidered gown from Gilles Mendel's brand J. Mendel. What do you guys think? Is this a Hit or Punk "Chaos Couture" Miss?

Speaking of Misses....Solange Knowles in Kenzo and Nicki Minaj in Tommy Hilfiger--Afro Not-So-Fab and Roots Miss Nicki. I don't even know what to say (and I'm not usually at a loss for words). Therefore, please leave your comments after the post. PLEASE!

Ashley Olsen in vintage Dior--Carole Cook called and she wants her caftan. ASAP.  Why do I feel as if I want to be in Palm Springs drinking Dirty Martinis in a Mid Century home with a bunch of older gays? Was that her inspiration?

Designers 101:

Donatella Versace--I mean...WOW! Again, I just can't. Your turn, readers...

 Zandra Rhodes--Two words: LOVE HER. Period.

Model Lily Cole, in Vivienne Westwood, with the designer Vivienne Westwood and Westwood's husband and co-designer, former Austrian footballer Andreas Kronthaler--Subversive, plastic, silk taffeta, punk, chaos and couture...yep, it's all there!

And then there was Kim and Kanye...

Kim Kardashian in custom Givenchy--Kim wore a flower printed gown with a high side slit, long sleeves (covered up with gloves). She accessorized it with matching shoes. A lot of people (on the web) are saying she looked like a couch. I get the whole pink flowers "pink" suggestion (the color PINK is the color of PUNK in case you weren't aware), but yes, it's a LOT of dress. I know she's UBER pregnant but still, this might not have been her best choice. This, I think, is a case where maybe she should not have listened to the designer and said "Um, No thanks!". But, on the other hand, NO ONE is talking about any other dress except hers. So, I give Kim "At-a-GURL" Nick Points for going there! You go Miss Kim!

Beyonce, Anna Wintour, Sarah Jessica Parker

Honorary Chair of the Met Gala 2013, Beyoncé in custom Givency by Riccardo Tisci--She wore a two piece ensemble featuring a strapless very corseted bustier with an elaborately appliqued gold and black skirt with a high side slit and long dramatic train (naturally, it's Beyoncé!). She finished it all off with matching thigh-high boots and gloves. She looked very Toreador-Meets-Gothic-Vampira in this.

Last night was THE biggest--or at  least most FASHIONABLE--Red Carpet of the year: the Annual Met Gala. The Met Gala 2013 honored the opening of the Spring 2013 Costume Institute Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum.  The exhibition is titled "Punk: Chaos to Couture" and was made possible by Moda Operandi and with additional support provided by Condé Nast. It was curated by The Costume Institute Curator, Andrew Bolton and examines punk’s impact on high fashion from the movement’s birth in the 1970s through its continuing influence today. The exhibition opens May 9 and runs through August 14, 2013.

But let's get to last night's Museum's Costume Institute Benefit "Met Gala" which occurred last night: The one-and-only Beyoncé served as the Honorary Chair with Co-Chairs Academy
Award© nominated actress Rooney Mara; Lauren Santo Domingo, Co-Founder
of Moda Operandi; Riccardo Tisci, Creative Director of Givenchy; and
Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue. This event is always a HUGE "Fashion Prom"--bigger than the Oscars--in terms of the Red Carpet Alta Moda that is seen. So, let's take a look:

Anna Wintour in Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2013 with her Daughter Bee Shaffer in Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring 2013--Anna Wintour said on the red carpet last night that she wanted to wear PINK because the color pink is the "Color of Punk" (who knew?), so she chose a very un-punk looking flower printed Chanel gown. Wintour's gown was a combination of two from Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2013 Collection:

 Anna Wintour had the Chanel Couture Atelier custom-make her a gown taking the print of "Look 43" (left photo) and the style/silhouette of "Look 57" (when you're paying for a $100,000+ Haute Couture gown, you can customize anything darlings)--Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2013

Her daughter Bee Shaffer wore...

Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2013--As you can see, Anna Wintour's daughter had the beading color of the gown changed and customized for her fitted "Mermaid Lite" silhouetted gown

Rooney Mara in Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci--Rooney was one of the Co-Chair's of the Gala along with Riccardo Tisci, Creative Director of Givenchy. Since he was one of the Co-Chair's, it wasn't by happenstance that many of the A-List attendees were provided with free Givenchy custom ensembles for the event. Actress--and Givenchy "muse" Rooney Mara--was his "date" to the event and naturally, she wore an ivory Givenchy gown with sculpted shoulders, long sleeves, plunging neckline and high center front slit. It was nice to see Rooney in something NOT black.

 

Co-Chair Lauren Santo Domingo in Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda--I thought Lauren looked elegant and very Italian Renaissance Principessa-like

Blake Lively in Gucci Premiere--Blake looks elegant and red carpet fab in this Gucci Premiere (Gucci's Made-to-Order Couture line) strapless gown with full tiered organza paneled detail. This gown could easily work for an Academy Awards red carpet, and it worked for last night's Met Gala

Katie Holmes in Calvin Klein--Katie looked very Grecian Goddess in this ivory chiffon halter-neck gown with falling side and back train. Very Aphrodite.

Cameron Diaz in Stella McCartney--Love this royal blue gown, it's simplicity and subdued elegance, the cut of the "cape", the color...I think this was a very good choice for Cameron Diaz.

Jessica Pare in Jason Wu Fall 2013--Actress Jessica Pare wore a silk top with falling over-pieces and skinny black pants. This was an outfit from Jason Wu's Fall 2013 collection but in a different color (it was shown in red, she wore royal blue). I think this was a bit of a mish-mash. On the runway this looked intriguing, had an 80's/early 90's vibe to it and looked quite chic as the model sauntered, but on Jessica...it didn't have the same impact; it just looked odd. What do you guys think?

Christina Ricci in Vivienne Westwood--Two words: Oh Huney! I think y'all would agree with me on this one. I know it's a Vivienne Westwood but it looks like a BAD PROM dress. And the matching copper hair...

Gwyneth Paltrow in Valentino Couture--Since PINK is the color of PUNK, makes sense People Magazine's "World's Most Beautiful Woman", actress Gwyneth Paltrow wore this bubblegum pink silk ziberline custom Valentino Couture gown. It had a high neck, long sleeves and sheer horizontal panels. I like the color of the gown, especially on Gwyneth (blonds can DEFINITELY wear this color!). I think the silhouette, however, might be a but "mumsy".  I can see this on a NY Socialite/Doyenne.

Anne Hathaway in vintage Valentino Couture--After the Academy Awards fashion-debacle-heard-around-the-world (remember how Valentino's PR people tweeted that she was wearing Valentino to the Oscars but instead she wore PRADA!), Anne Hathaway decided it would be smart to extend an "olive branch" to the Italian House and wear Valentino to this most important and high-profile red carpet event. Smart girl. It was a black see-through gown with sheer side panels and feathered details. It does have elements of PUNK and COUTURE for sure. I recognize this gown but cannot for the life of me place the collection. I think it's early to late 1990's Valentino Couture. So, I guess that might be considered "Vintage" in some circles. Not mine though, vintage for me means 50's/60's/70's maybe 80's. Just saying...

Amanda Seyfried in custom Givenchy--This silk chiffon printed gown has a lot of DRAMA to it, especially from the back with that long train; great for walking up those red carpeted Met Gala stairs!), semi-exposed back, and side cowl drape. Her hair and makeup looked great as well.

Emma Watson in Prabal Gurung--Actress Emma Watson went surprisingly SEX-a-Licious in this black one shoulder midriff-exposing side draped gown. I love the gown, but I think she still looks like a sixteen year old girl trying to look too sexy for her age. This gown could be better suited for a six-foot tall supermodel who can carry it off.

Kristen Stewart in Stella McCartney--Maybe I'm alone in this but, I think Kristen looks kinda good in this wine-red lace and satin jumpsuit from Stella McCartney. Her makeup and hair are FLAWLESS. At the very least, this is a 110% improvement from what she looked like back at the 2013 Academy Awards red carpet.

Uma Thurman in Zac Posen Fall 2013--Uma wore an apple green mermaid-shape Zac Posen gown, based on one of the gowns he showed for his Fall 2013 Collection at NY Fashion Week back in February.

Kerry Washington in Vera Wang--Kerry wore this purple flower printed damask gown with center front neckline inset and peplum detail, finishing it all off with long black leather gloves (I guess that was the "punk" element. Not sure about this on Kerry. I'll leave that up to you--my dear NICKVERREOS.COM readers--to decide if it's a "Hit" or "Punk Chaos" miss.

Sarah Jessica Parker in Giles Fall 2013--Always the Fashionista, Miss Sarah Jessica Parker was no wallflower at last night's Met Gala 2013. She wore a black, gold and ivory hand-painted dress from the British fashion house, Giles (designer Giles Deacon) and topped it all off (literally) with a Philip Treacy headdress reminiscent of a something you see from a Himalayan Kingdom. I think she looks fantastic. I love the completely mismatched plaid boots. Only someone with Sarah's confidence and style could pull off this look.

***UP NEXT: Part Two of the Met Gala Red Carpet! Much More PUNK-ish Couture (and CHAOS) from Models, Singers, and more Fashion Divas!