The Costume Institute Gala at the Met welcomed its first guest in Anna Wintour as its focus was to pay homage to the late Alexander McQueen. Titled “Savage Beauty”, the evening’s red carpet saw designers and their muses revealing gorgeous and unique creations. With the finishing touches in place, as carefully orchestrated by the Vogue team, take a look at the locale and the must talked about fashions. I have to say, there are many beautiful designs, but Sarah Jessica Parker, Gisele Bundchen and Salma Hayek stand out for me – maybe it’s because they wore McQueen?
Anna Wintour in Chanel Haute Couture
Gwyneth Paltrow in Stella McCartney
Kate Hudson in Tory Burch
Gisele Bunchen in Alexander McQueen Fall 2005
Elizabeth Banks in Tommy Hilfiger
Maggie Gyllenhaal in Stella McCartney
Brooklyn Decker in Michael Kors
Penelope Cruz in Oscar de la Renta
Isla Fisher in Tory Burch
Coco Rocha in Pre-Fall 2011 Alexander McQueen
Caroline Trentini in Michael Kors
Chanel Iman in Dolce & Gabbana
Beyonce in Pucci
see the front of Beyonce’s dress here
Stella McCartney in her own design
Renee Zellweger in Carolina Herrera
Sofia Vergara in Carolina Herrera
Madonna in Stella McCartney
Demi Moore in Prabal Gurung
Iman in Stella McCartney
Christina Ricci in Zac Posen with the designer
Ashley Greene in Donna Karan
Diane Kruger in Jason Wu
Taylor Swift & Giles Mendel in J. Mendel Couture
Zoe Saldana in Calvin Klein
Salma Hayek in Alexander McQueen Spring 2011
Eva Mendes in Stella McCartney
Jessica Stam in Tommy Hilfilger
Tory Burch & Kanye West in Tory Burch
Sarah Jessica Parker in Alexander McQueen Fall 2005
Images via Vogue, Style Bistro & Celebuzz
I loved looking at all the gowns! (Isn't Madonna wearing Stella McCartney? Forgive me if I'm wrong.) Hard picking a fave!
ReplyDeleteWow gorgeous photos! Great picks. Kori xoxo
ReplyDeleteCj - You are correct! Oops! ;) Thanks for keeping me on my toes. xo
ReplyDeleteGreat and wonderful post. Gisele is THE one, as usual. xx's
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one confused by all the Tory Buch and then Kanye in TB??!! WT..??! I'm not WOWED by any of the McQueen red carpet looks except for SJP's. I want to like Beyonce's but I don't like the cutout in the front. But she is a pop star and I expect "over the top" but never "elegant" from them. Don't get we wrong I like Beyonce! I like how Madonna looks, even though it says Stella, it looks sort of McQueenish to me. I want to like Ricci's but to quote Tim Gunn "that's a lot of look." Whoever is in the background in the red looks pretty fabulous though.
ReplyDeleteMy Sister in Law will be in New York in July so I am insisting that she go see this Exhibition I adore Salma Hayek's Dress and for once Madonna looks nice :)
ReplyDeleteOh boy..such glamour! The hits for me...SJ Parker, Diane Kruger and Elizabeth Banks. The misses, Beyonce (horrible), Christina Ricci (OMG), and Madonna (shiny and cheap looking) Thanks for the fashion show!! Fun!
ReplyDeleteStunning!
ReplyDeleteI can't stop thinking about the back of Beyonce's McQueen dress. Also, so bold of Iman to wear a gold sequin jumpsuit! I love the risk takers the best at the Met Costume Galas.
I can't believe how many people wore TORY BURCH!
ReplyDelete-ps. Beyonce is wearing Pucci: http://www.style.com/peopleparties/parties/slideshow/redcarpet-050211_Costume_Institute_Gala/?iphoto=9
ReplyDeletePret a Porter P - Thanks for the catch on Beyonce - I just updated the post. I truly do appreciate my readers sharing information that needs to be added or fixed. Thank you very much .:)
ReplyDeleteCara - I know! I had no idea she had such amazing evening gowns. What I loved about the ones that walked the red carpet was that they still had the simplicity, but with a touch of elegance.
Lexi920 - I too love Iman's gumption to pull off the gold sequin pantsuit. I think it looks fantastic!
Thank you for this beautiful post and taking time to post not only the fashion but the set up for the party - that is always fun to see.
ReplyDeleteLovely.