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The Best and Worst Dressed at the 2016 Met Gala

05/03/16 | Alexander McQueen, Alexander Wang, Best Dressed, Dolce & Gabbana, Fashion and Style, Louis Vuitton, Met Gala, Red Carpet, The Met

Last night was the Oscars of fashion and there were a few winners and certainly a lot of losers.  The grand event is always held on the first Monday in May and my recap took the place of today’s Mother’s Day Gift Guide because after the first few arrivals, I knew I just had to write about it.  The grand evening always celebrates the opening of the Costume Institute’s annual fashion exhibit and each year the attendees are encouraged to dress to the theme. 

This year the exhibition is Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology, which brings some of the world’s most cutting-edge fashion together to examine the relationship between couture and technology, the hand-created and the machine-made.   Even with that description I don’t totally understand so I will just have to go see it soon! And before we get into the fashion I thought I would share a tid bit about the event, of which Anna Wintour is the chair, at $30,000 a ticket for the estimated 600 attendees, it is expected to raise $12 million for the Costume Institute. Without further ado, my best dressed! 

2016 Met Gala Best Dressed Kate Upton in Topshop

Kate Upton in Topshop
 

2016 Met Gala Best Dressed Emily Ratajkowski in Prabal Gurung

Emily Ratajkowski in Prabal Gurung
 
2016 Met Gala Best Dressed Anna Wintour in Chanel Haute Couture

Anna Wintour in Chanel Haute Couture

2016 Met Gala Best Dressed Colin Farrell in Dolce & Gabbana

Colin Farrell in Dolce & Gabbana

2016 Met Gala Best Dressed Nicole Kidman in Alexander McQueen

Nicole Kidman in Alexander McQueen 

2016 Met Gala Best Dressed Emma Watson in Calvin Klein Collection

Emma Watson in Calvin Klein Collection

2016 Met Gala Best Dressed Kylie Jenner wearing Balmain

Kylie Jenner in Balmain 

2016 Met Gala Best Dressed Zoe Saldana in Dolce & Gabbana

Zoe Saldana in Dolce & Gabbana

2016 Met Gala Best Dressed Jack Hutson in Alexander McQueen

Jack Hutson in Alexander McQueen

2016 Met Gala Best Dressed Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Ralph Lauren

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Ralph Lauren Collection

 
These dresses are gorgeous and those two men are absolutely stunning in their suits! And the worst dressed? Well I have to say I am so sad the pregnanant Blake Lively missed the mark – but not enough to make it onto this next list. Somehow the vast majority of these ladies were in in Louis Vuitton, a designer whose pieces I usually love!  My top ten worst dressed are:
 
2016 Met Gala Worst Dressed Demi Lovato in Custom Moschino and Lady Gaga in Versace
Demi Lovatoin in Custom Moschino and Lady Gaga in Versace

2016 Met Gala Worst Dressed Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton and Julie Macklowe

Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton and Julie Macklowe

2016 Met Gala Worst Dressed Amy Schumer in Alexander Wang and Diane von Furstenberg

Amy Schumer in Alexander Wang and Diane von Furstenberg

2016 Met Gala Worst Dressed Selena Gomez in Louis Vuitton and Sarah Jessica Parker 

Selena Gomez in Louis Vuitton and Sarah Jessica Parker

2016 Met Gala Worst Dressed Alicia Vikander in Louis Vuitton and Taylor Swift in Louis Vuitton

Alicia Vikander in Louis Vuitton and Taylor Swift in Louis Vuitton

 
These are a handful of the worst outfits of the evening, in my opinion, but I definitely could have gone on! As always, site your sources – I got my photos from this post from here, here, and here. 

Who do you think was the best or worst dressed? 

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Comments

  1. Mili says

    May 3, 2016 at 11:05 am

    I also didn’t really get the theme. It seemed that anything with metallics was “on theme” lol. But some of them really did have tech in them! Heidi Klum’s dress lit up which I thought was so cool– it was like a modern day Cinderella dress. Nicole Kidman’s dress is also absolutely spectacular! I wish Taylor Swift had worn something cooler, considering she was the host and all. It’s so different seeing her with the bleach blonde locks and dark lips!

    Mili

  2. ellesees.net says

    May 3, 2016 at 8:30 am

    it’s hard to rate these, as i try to rate them with the theme vs just what i like. i really loved the clair daines dress for the theme–it was futuristic cinderella! there were so many misses this year! sjp–did she just grab something from her closet on the way out? thumbs down.

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