MET Gala 2011

Sincerely, i'm not a fervent follower of all the galas, red carpets and parties. I enjoy fortuitosly finding the most highlighted outfits and news, and envy all those wonderful gowns and dresses the celebrities wear.

Special case here is the MET's Costume Institute Annual Gala, i find amazing that they chose a topic every year (i guess i love theme parties) and i find it the perfect occasion to be more excentric, outstanding and wear all those dresses that, in another event, wouldn't look so classy and correct.

I had great expectations this year, being Alexander McQueen the honored one,
i was hoping to see an explosion of powerful outfits,
edgy looks and stunning people.

In other words, as the MET suggested,
i was expecting to see "Savage Beauty".

Image of the retrospective organised by the MET

Unfortunately, nothing so far. looks this year have been pristine:

a lot of white, nude, sequins, black, even colour block

but anything as prominent as the british designer deserved 

in his tribute party.

Don't get me wrong, i don't mean i didn't like the dresses and all that, i just thing they looked beautiful but forgettable, and i always expect this gala to bring out the most transgressor gowns.

[Click to see the red carpet beauties]

Chanel Iman

Natasha Poly

Diane Kruger

Gisele Bundchen

Jessica Stam

The Olsens

Miranda Kerr

I must admit there were people who tried:

Daphne Guiness

And people who didn't try much, like Alexa Chung,
who attended the event with a dress
that slightly reminded of the one she picked for Coachella.
(I'm sorry Alexa, but no)

Left: MET Gala    /    Right: Coachella

After all, i'll say i have two winners for last night,
both looking impressive and perfectly according to
what should have been the party's vibe,
drawing the line between a perfect gala outfit and a great fashion moment,
which was what the great McQueen did.

Hamish Bowles           &          Karolina Kurkova