Last night's Met Ball proved that when it comes to dressing for a
themed party there will always be those that nail it, those that fail
at it and those who downright ignore it.
BY Bibby Sowray |
07 May 2013
Punk: Cara nailed it, Elle failed at it, and Anna Wintour ignored it. Photo: Getty
Brit model Cara Delevingne nailed it too, also in Burberry (who knew the heritage label had such a naughty side?). To be honest we fully expected to see Cara in a Fendi faux-hawk, safe in the knowledge that she doesn't give two hoots when it comes to looking OTT. But no, she was resplendent in a studded, slashed-to-the-belly-button dress. Super-smoky eyes, lashings of silver jewellery and hair that was just the right side of slick bizarrely made last night Cara's most sophisticated public appearance yet. Anne Hathaway's vintage Valentino was a pleasant surprise, too. Daringly sheer, the newly-peroxide star made up for her Oscars fashion blooper. Nicole Ritchie nailed it too in a look that was almost so wrong it was right - who else could pull off white-painted hair?
The Good: Sienna, Cameron and Nicole. Photos: Getty
Props must also go to Jessica Biel's nose ring, Cary Mulligan's oversized safety pin, Diane Kruger's pink-dipped pony and spiked clutch, Alexa's grungy Erdem number and Rooney Mara's zipped Givenchy and almost-black lips.
To the bad: Hello, Madonna! Read more about that one here. Joining her in the ranks of wrong was the event's honorary chair, Beyoncé. We're struggling to see what about this ensemble is Punk. She looks like she's being engulfed by flames from the ground up which is, err, 'edgy', but her minimal make-up and beach-tousled hair are just everyday Bey, which is about as far away from Punk as you can get. Meanwhile Elle Fanning looked plain terrified, or maybe she had been hypnotised by the tie-dye on her dress, and Karlie Kloss managed to make Louis Vuitton look like Monsoon, quite a feat. Kim Kardashian meanwhile gave us a couture morph suit.
The Bad: Kim, Beyonce and Karlie. Photos: Getty
IN PICTURES: Models at the 2013 Met Ball
Now, the third and final category: those who point blank refused to join in, aka too cool for childish themes. Enter Anna Wintour, who despite organising the event, went nowhere near Punk in her floral Chanel gown. We like to imagine that she let out an evil cackle as she saw Madonna and co tottering in. Likewise, Solange Knowles looked more disco diva than Nancy Spungen, Kylie Minogue clearly didn't get the memo and came dressed for an actual old-school ball and Gwyneth Paltrow, who was probably a bit too tired to make the effort following weeks of talking about being beautiful, seemed to think pink = Punk.
Not-very-Punky: Solange, Gwyneth, Kylie. Photos: Getty
In a category all of her own was Sarah Jessica Parker, who was the one person to go out-and-out knicker-flashing Punk and pull it off spectacularly thanks to her Giles creation and Philip Treacy mowhawk.
SJP. Photo: Getty
All the action from the 2013 Met Ball
So we suggest that unless you can pull off an SJP, which is unlikely unless you have Giles Deacon and Philip Treacy on speed dial, keep it simple, take Sienna and friends lead and pepper your look with Punk, don't overdose on it.
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