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Sarah Jessica Parker arriving at the Met Gala
wearing Oscar de la Renta; Getty images |
Each yeah there are several
status quo things when it comes to the
Costume Institute Gala, or better known as the 'I'll Wear Whatever I Want' Gala. Anna Wintour won't change her bob and will wear
Chanel, Sarah Jessica Parker will fully embrace the exhibi-tion theme and the majority of the A-list stars invited will pay zero attention to the dress code and will therefore wear whatever they feel most comfortable in. Fortunately or not everything remained the same this year, minus a few important key fashion players.
First things first,
Sarah Jessica Parker delivered - once again. Being a co-host of the event she was one of the early guests to arrive, dressed in a dramatic custom-made
Oscar de la Renta gown that carried the designer's signature in red on the train. Adorning the look with a double chignon and opera gloves, the fashion superstar oozed every bit of the old Hollywood glamour that was expected. Not far behind on the theme were this year's supermo-dels - plus
Kendall Jenner, generally decked out in
Zac Posen or
Topshop, who also embodied the spirit of the exhibition thanks to the tireless guidance of Vogue's team.
Unfortunately other celebrities weren't as lucky. Aside from a few themed efforts that paid off, such as
Mary-Kate and
Ashley Olsen's vintage getups,
Amy Adams' de la Renta number and
Zoe Saldana's contemporary gown by
Michael Kors, the rest was as lazy as it gets. The red carpet saw a ton of minimal - borderline boring - column dresses in trendy colors, rarely "sprinkled" with jewels. Both
Emma Stone and
Diane Kruger disappointed, the former opting for a pink
Thakoon gown consisting
of a crop top and a wrap-skirt and the latter wearing a baby blue number by
Hugo Boss, while fashion darling
Lupita Nyong'o took a 20s
Prada flapper risk that left everyone confused.
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| From left: Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen, Emma Stone and Zoe Saldana; Getty images |
Not trying to be a total downer - there were some contemporary looks worth mentioning.
Solange adapted this year's Charles James theme perfectly to her quirky style, opting for a knee-length orange
Phillip Lim dress that gave her a unique silhouette;
Kirsten Stewart had her best moment yet in a feathered Chanel couture dress;
Kristen Wiig stunned in a
Balenciaga dress-pants combo and both
Kate Bosworth and
Rihanna shone in sexy custom-made
Stella McCartney dresses. But in the end, it's the lack of effort that everyone is going to remember before facing yet another dull Costume Institute Gala one year from now.
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| From left: Rihanna, Kristen Wiig, Solange Knowles and Kristen Stewart; Getty images |
