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2013 Met Gala Highs and Lows

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The red carpet glitz and glamour on Tuesday night gat the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute Gala surely did not disappoint. Hollywood’s biggest stars, top runway models, and high fashion designers truly embraced the chance to play dress-up. Here is an in-depth look at my favorite looks and the outfits that just made me ask, “but why??”. For the stunning outfits that made up my favorite looks I have noted the designers but for the dreadful ones, I did not bother: 

Minka Kelly in Carolina Herrera

Jessica Alba in Tory Burch (woah, and LOVE)

Kate Beckinsale in Alberta Ferretti

Blake Lively in Gucci

Ivanka Trump in Juan Carlos Obando (and she’s pregnant!)

Emma Watson in Prabal Gurung

Katie Holmes in Calvin Klein

Tom Brady & Gisele Bündchen in Anthony Vacarello

Jennifer Lawrence in Dior (duh?)
Naomie Harris in Donna Karan Atelier 

Beyoncé Knowles in Givenchy

Amanda Heart in Pucci

Emmy Rossum in Donna Karan Atelier

For these thirteen stunning looks, fourteen if you count Tom, there were at least twice as many epic fails in this big night of fashion. I think part of the blame is due with this year’s theme, “PUNK: Chaos to Couture” but some of these designer duds are just horrendous! I feel bad that I had to put some of my favorite celebrities on this worst dressed list but c’est la vie! These are twenty-one looks that I think are awful:

Anna Wintour, Kim Kardashian, and Miley Cyrus
Tyson Beckford, Christina Ricci and Gwyneth Paltrow

Mary Kate Olsen,  Coco Rocha, and Kerry Washington
Uma Thurman, Marion Cotillard, and Linda Evangelista
Madonna, Ashley Olsen, and Elle Fanning
Allison Williams. Zandra Rhodes, and Chelsea Clinton
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Elettra Wiedemann, and Giovanna Battaglia

And to finish the post, I am absolutely obsessed with Sarah Jessica Parker’s giant mohawk headdress, designed by Philip Treacy, down the red carpet at the Met Gala in a Giles Deacon gown. She said “I wanted to pay attention to the theme,” the red carpet stunner explained, “and embrace it.” You go girl!

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  1. #1 – Beyoncé was wearing Givenchy.
    #2 – Madonna was one of the few who actually followed-through on the “Punk” theme.
    #3 – Anna Wintour’s Chanel gown was gorgeous.
    #4 – Linda Evangelista Marchesa gown was stunning.
    #5 – Ashley Olsen was wearing vintage Dior.

  2. I really loved Ivanka and Emma Watson, too! It was hard for me to narrow down my likes for my own post! 🙂

    Is it weird that I didn’t hate Kim Kardashian’s that much? Haha. I think I’m so used to seeing her half-naked I was at least happy I couldn’t see her butt! 😉

    Love your picks!

    <3 The Daily Dani

  7. oh my gosh what ARE some of those dresses??? Elettra Wiedemann looks like she stepped straight out of a Disney movie!! baha.

    You did amazing picking out the best dressed. I have to agree with all of them!

  10. So many beautiful looks… and so many terrible looks! Kim Kardashian literally made my jaw drop! She looked terrible! Poor girl!

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  18. Great picks! The good were really good and the bad were WOW very BAD! I also like Chanel Iman’s dress.

    If you get a sec, check out my latest post ‘Pastel Hues’.

    Sofia

    stylishlyinlove.blogspot.com

  21. im seriously obsessed with everything you picked. man, emma watson is so old now! so stunning! the bad looks were just really really REALLY bad.

  24. I agree with every choice EXCEPT Beyonce. She needs to be in the dreadful list. As for Madonna, it was to honor punk fashion, so it makes sense ONLY in that aspect. She looks like a 90s Sid Vcious groupie. Yikes.

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