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Carey Mulligan Puts The Prada Dress She Wore To The Met Ball On eBay For Charity

Rachel KrauseMay 13, 2012 //
Met Ball: The Good
The best dressed at the Costume Institute Gala. 20 Photos »
Met Ball: The Totally WTF
Now this shit's crazy. 12 Photos »
Carey's W Cover
Carey Mulligan uncharacteristically reveals her bra on the cover of W. Read More »

As if we needed any additional reasons to adore the extremely adorable Carey Mulligan, here’s one more: the starlet placed her Met Gala dress on eBay yesterday, with all the proceeds from the auction going to Oxfam America. The custom Prada dress (constructed of silver and gold metal paillettes, if you recall) began at the modest price of $500 and is currently at $1,050, but considering the listing doesn’t close until the 19th, there’s a good chance the bids are going to skyrocket. Of course, I don’t know how many people could actually fit into Carey’s teeny-tiny gown, but how amazing would it be to hang that shit up in your house? It’s almost as good as going to the Met Ball yourself. Almost. Pssst — Carey, I know you’re all about keeping your private life private and I respect that, but girl, we want to see your damn wedding dress! [Racked]

What’s Beef? Apparently, Anna Wintour And Kim Kardashian Have It

Rachel KrauseMay 11, 2012 //
Kim And Kanye
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West photo
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have formed an axis of evil. Read More »
Wintour Wears Sunglasses
Inside... the White House. Read More »
Kim's Flour Bomb
Celebs Getting Bombed
Kim Kardashian got flour-bombed on the red carpet! 10 Photos »

Today in Things That Are Not At All Surprising: the queen of American fashion and the queen of American television are not gal pals. Rumor has it that the reason Kanye West turned up solo to the Met Ball on Monday night (and looked très bitter the entire evening) was that ladyfriend Kim Kardashian was left off the guest list that Vogue’s Anna Wintour, the co-chair of the event, had a hand in penning. Take these reports with a grain of salt — like most unfounded celeb gossip, they come from an “unnamed source” — but this beef sounds pretty damn reasonable to me. Kim has landed the cover, if not multiple, of nearly every major women’s glossy, but all things Kardashian have been suspiciously absent from Anna’s publication. It’s not a stretch to say that the Wintour/Vogue/Met Ball brand (definition: class) is on a diametrically opposite side of the spectrum from Kim’s brand (definition: ass). Case in point: though she wasn’t in attendance, she did live-Tweet the entire event. That’s not very Chanel, now is it? [Fashionista]

Hits & Misses: The Best And Worst Of Beauty At The 2012 Met Ball

Rachel KrauseMay 8, 2012 //
Hits And Misses: The Best And Worst Of Beauty At The 2012 Met Gala
Hits And Misses: The Best And Worst Of Beauty At The 2012 Met Gala
Hits And Misses: The Best And Worst Of Beauty At The 2012 Met Gala
Hits And Misses: The Best And Worst Of Beauty At The 2012 Met Gala
Hits And Misses: The Best And Worst Of Beauty At The 2012 Met Gala
Hits And Misses: The Best And Worst Of Beauty At The 2012 Met Gala
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The Met Ball is, in many ways, bigger and brighter than all of the awards shows combined. While the Academy honors excellence in film, the gala honors glamour in its purest form. Each year there’s a “topic” of celebration — last night extolled the parallels of Miuccia Prada to the late great Elsa Schiaparelli; last year’s subject was the inimitable Lee Alexander McQueen — and each year it’s up to the young and the beautiful to bring it. Good sense and humility takes a night off, and the most illustrious names in both the silver screen and the backstage dust off their boldest, most eye-catching, sometimes straight up cray looks. It is the Met Gala, after all, and if you’re not planning on blowing the roof off of the fashion stratosphere, then why bother going at all? Keep reading »

Met Ball: The Good
The best dressed at the Costume Institute Gala. 20 Photos »
Met Ball: The Borrring
Snoozin' and losin' at the Costume Institute Gala. 16 Photos »
Met Ball: The Totally WTF
Now this shit's crazy. 12 Photos »

The 2012 Costume Institute Gala/Met Ball: The Totally WTF

Julie GersteinMay 8, 2012 //
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red carpet style costume institute ball 2012
red carpet style costume institute ball 2012
red carpet style costume institute ball 2012
red carpet style costume institute ball 2012
red carpet style costume institute ball 2012
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Met Ball: The Good
The best dressed at the Costume Institute Gala. 20 Photos »
Met Ball: The Borrring
Snoozin' and losin' at the Costume Institute Gala. 16 Photos »

The Met Ball, held each year at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is Fashion with a capital F’s version of the Oscars. Okay, so no awards are given out — this year’s gala celebrated “parallels between Miuccia and the late Elsa Schiaparelli” — but the red carpet arrivals put the Academy Awards to shame. This is where Hollywood’s hottest and fashion’s finest put on some of the most glamourous, and often one-of-a-kind, garments that New York. Paris, and Milan have to offer. Sure, some of the looks may be over-the-top, the Met Ball is one night when crazy couture trumps ho-hum. Speaking of which…

The 2012 Costume Institute Gala/Met Ball: The Borrrrring

Amelia McDonell-ParryMay 8, 2012 //
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red carpet institute costume institute ball 2012
red carpet institute costume institute ball 2012
red carpet institute costume institute ball 2012
red carpet institute costume institute ball 2012
red carpet institute costume institute ball 2012
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Met Ball: The Good
The best dressed at the Costume Institute Gala. 20 Photos »

The Met Ball, held each year at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is Fashion with a capital F’s version of the Oscars. Okay, so no awards are given out — this year’s gala celebrated “parallels between Miuccia and the late Elsa Schiaparelli” — but the red carpet arrivals put the Academy Awards to shame. This is where Hollywood’s hottest and fashion’s finest put on some of the most glamourous, and often one-of-a-kind, garments that New York. Paris, and Milan have to offer. Sure, some of the looks may be over-the-top, the Met Ball is one night when crazy couture trumps ho-hum. Let’s look at the ladies who left us feeling meh, bleh, and straight up snorrrrrrring.

The 2012 Costume Institute Gala/Met Ball: The Good

Julie GersteinMay 8, 2012 //
red carpet style costume institute ball 2012
red carpet style costume institute ball 2012
red carpet style costume institute ball 2012
red carpet style costume institute ball 2012
red carpet style costume institute ball 2012
red carpet style costume institute ball 2012
View the Gallery / 20 Photos »

The Met Ball, held each year at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is Fashion with a capital F’s version of the Oscars. Okay, so no awards are given out — this year’s gala celebrated “parallels between Miuccia and the late Elsa Schiaparelli” — but the red carpet arrivals put the Academy Awards to shame. This is where Hollywood’s hottest and fashion’s finest put on some of the most glamourous, and often one-of-a-kind, garments that New York. Paris, and Milan have to offer. Sure, some of the looks may be over-the-top, the Met Ball is one night when crazy couture trumps ho-hum. First, let’s take a look at who impressed…

Joseph Altuzarra’s (Somewhat) Surprising Date To The Met Ball

Rachel KrauseFebruary 15, 2012 //
LDR Lands Vogue
Lana Del Rey Snags Vogue UK Cover
Lana del Rey is on the cover of the March issue of Vogue UK. Read More »
Lana Bombs "SNL"
Lana Del Rey was overly husky, nasal and out of key on "SNL." Read More »
2011 Met Gala Best Dressed
The best dressed starlets at the annual Met Ball. 30 Photos »

Will we ever hear the end of Lana del Rey? She’s been suspiciously absent from Fashion Week, and I thought for sure that her “Saturday Night Live” performance would finish the singer off for good, but the past few weeks have proven me wrong: not only has she landed a Vogue UK cover, but there’s reason to believe that LDR may be about to officially hit the scene as a fashion darling. Lana, who’s notedly less “gangster Nancy Sinatra” and more “I went to boarding school in upstate Connecticut” (she actually did) birth name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, will be escorted by this year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion fund winner, Joseph Altuzarra, to the Met Gala. Um, yeah, kind of a big deal. I can’t hate only because I really love the sartorial statements Lana/her team have made in the past — luxe fur coats + glittering gowns + Mulberry bags = my kind of girl. Hey, as long as she leaves her ridiculous diamond tooth cap at home, things will go over just fine. [Fashionista]

How To Crash A Fashion Party

Leonora EpsteinMay 6, 2010 //

The Met Gala after-party at the Standard Hotel’s Boom Boom Room earlier this week looked like just about the most awesome event you were never invited to. Thanks to Twitter, you probably sat at home, refreshing constantly to see all the privileged fashion writers posting live Tweets. (Thanks, WWD, for rubbing it in our faces with updates like this: “Katy Perry crawled over to and underneath Kristen Bell’s dress.”)

Well, screw that. You want to be a part of the action?* We asked some industry insiders for advice on crashing fashion parties. Their tips, after the jump. [WWD] Keep reading »

Can You Believe This Is Juicy Couture?

Bianca PosterliMay 5, 2010 //

With a recent infusion of fashion credibility in the form of Erin Fetherston, the designer well-known for her ethereal princess designs and floaty dresses, Juicy Couture is working to make a new name for itself and get way from tired sweatsuits. Erin’s very first creation had a major debut on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala. Apparently, after the announcement of her new position as guest designer and creative consultant, Erin fashioned a “Bespoke Juicy Couture” caftan out of the exact same fabric as those well-known velour jumpsuits. Her dress turned out really well given the material and the connotations that go along with it, proving that a good designer can make anything look fashionable. We have to admit, this could be a brand new start for Juicy Couture. [Racked via Styleite] Keep reading »

Yeah, Kristin Davis Thinks The New “SATC” Movie Poster Sucks Too

Amelia McDonell-ParryMay 4, 2010 //


So, you know how the cast of the “Sex and the City” movie sequel is always Photoshopped to hell and back in the movie posters, especially the most recent one? Well, Kristin Davis doesn’t seem to be a fan either. The New York Post asked her about the poster at last night’s Met Ball — above is what she had to say. [Gawker TV] Keep reading »