Kristen Stewart skipped the Met Gala for the Chanel show in Seoul: good call?

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Before we get to the epic Met Gala coverage – which will start momentarily – I just wanted to cover these photos from the Chanel 2015/16 Cruise collection. There was a minor scandal when Chanel released the date for this big PR/fashion event – the Met Gala had been on the books for months before Karl Lagerfeld decided to show the Cruise collection the very same day… in Seoul, South Korea. Do you think it was shade aimed at Anna Wintour? Do you think this is Karl’s way of hating on the Met Gala?

Anyway, Kristen Stewart, one of the faces of Chanel these days, was one of the big celebrity guests. Which meant that she couldn’t attend the Met Gala, as she has in years past (usually to terrible results). Was that a good choice? Honoring her contract with Chanel instead of coming out to the biggest fashion event of the year? It’s a tough call. Made easier by the fact that her ex, Robert Pattinson, came to the Met Gala with his fiancée, FKA Twigs. Hm. As for Kristen’s look here… she looks great. The dress works on her, I don’t mind the hair at all and her makeup is on point. She even made an effort to look less sulky than usual. Huzzah!

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More photos… Gisele Bundchen going solo at the Cruise collection. She didn’t walk the runway (she’s retired!), but she came out for Karl and Chanel.

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And obviously the most important person there was Tilda Swinton and her lover Sandro Kopp. I’m shocked by how “normal” Tilda looks here. Where is the Alien Goddess Realness?

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Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

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  1. Greek Chic says:

    Kristen looks pretty. The dress works on her.Black color suits her.
    Gisele is a goddess. I’m so jealous of her hair.

    • Nina says:

      Really? I think gisele has the hardest face of any woman I’ve seen. I find her so unattractive. But Kristen looks great.

      • erica.er says:

        @nina….last night my husband said almost the exact thing you did about Gisele. I didn’t ask him how he felt about her , he just volunteered his two cents. I told him he should never be shy anytime he wanted to criticize a supermodel…I’m all ears! GB does have an amazing body though, I can’t deny her that.

        And I thought Kstew looked really good also–loved her dress and makeup!

  2. lower-case deb says:

    Kristen looks great. Gisele looks GREAT!
    no Alien Goddess, just Alien Headmistress (of the kind of schools that create intergalactic conquerors and Optimus Prime).
    also i got a Happi vibe from what Sandro’s wearing.

    all in all, i love the outfits though none are standouts.

  3. Gilda says:

    Kristen looks amazing. Tres chic! I love her association with Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld. I liked her past MET outfits too. I wonder how much she is getting paid by Chanel, she’s the face of it’s handbag, clothes and eyewear collections. She obviously is working for them or they wouldn’t keep asking her back.

  4. Goats on the Roof says:

    Kirsten’s hair reminds me of Ace Ventura. Her face looks really pretty, though.

    • Div says:

      I kind of love her Ace Ventura hair, as insane as it looks. It works on her because she has an angular face imo. I feel like it is the type of style that would work on Rooney Mara or Tilda too.

  5. capepopsie says:

    One of her best looks ever!

    • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

      I think that dress is wonderful. She looks amazing.

    • Tiny Martian says:

      I agree, but only because she usually looks so terrible. This isn’t as awful as her past Met Gala outfits, but to me it looks like a giant piece of funeral wreath floral ribbon wrapped around a black 80’s cocktail dress. Too stiff and binding for me. Her makeup artists are great, though. She should publicly acknowledge them, they always do such a great job!

  6. Tracy says:

    I absolutely love the whole look. Kristen’s hair is fabulous! Karl must love her work, he keeps giving her more lines to represent.

    I loved her outfit at last years Met Gala.

  7. yuyka says:

    omg I used to have pants like Gisele is wearing when I was in 7th grade, but mine were dark green.

  8. prissa says:

    Kristin’s dress is beautiful but the dangling belt is a distraction.

  9. Div says:

    I love Gisele and Kristen’s looks. Whenever I see Gisele I go “that’s a supermodel,” something you can’t do with most of the girls these days. Tilda looks so bland, which is a disappointment.

  10. mädchen says:

    Asian market is very important. So no wonder Chanel prefered Kristen going to Seoul and not to MET.
    She looks beautiful! Her hair is getting longer. Saw a picture of her on Twitter with curly hair- very cute.
    My favorite MET outfit of her would be her punk costume. Favorite this year – Zhang Ziyi in Carolina Herrera.

  11. Stephanie says:

    I love the old school Chanel fabric that Tilda’s suit is made from!

  12. Tracy says:

    Kristen looks beautiful. I always just want her to cheer the eff up. Gisele would look good yawning. And Tilda is a true original, like Gaga, and we need to celebrate those every chance we get; they’re very, very rare.

  13. Linn says:

    Kristen looks great, that style is perfect for her.

  14. Kaley says:

    I’m really starting to dig Kristen’s style. She looks great.

  15. lisa says:

    honestly everyone goes to the met gala now, i was expecting to see my neighbors and old school friends as i scrolled down.

  16. Jade says:

    She looks great. I love the whole look! She made the right choice.

  17. Beckysuz says:

    haha, Tilda doesn’t have a “boyfriend” , she has a lover. I think that’s awesome. She’s far too amazing and weird to do love like the rest of us common bitches. I think I’ll start introducing my husband that way from now on to see how it feels. ” This is my lover Jeffery”. Ha!:)

    • Nikki says:

      Love this comment.

    • Norman Bates' Mother says:

      Great comment. I wanted to snark, because people started calling him her lover when the false rumour that she’s still married and living with both her husband and Sandro has spread years ago (she later denied it and said she’s never been officially married), but now I will gladly call him her lover as well. Alien Goddesses don’t have life partners or boyfriends.

  18. aquarius64 says:

    Nice dress. Look ruined by the awkward posing.

    • Sos101 says:

      Agree. The dress looks great; even Kristen’s makeup looks good but not so much together. I think the dress is wearing her more than anything.

  19. Nikki says:

    I loved Kristen’s look and dress, and respect that she honored her contract. But I think it was RUDE of them to schedule it to conflict w/ the Met gala. I like Tilda’s jacket, but the skirt seems too matronly, and though I have NEVER said this before in my life, the jacket fit does make Tilda look beginnings-preggers. (I know that is so rude of me, but I can’t help after Jennifer Anniston has been pregnant 321 times, to imagine for a moment how AWESOME Tilda maternity style would be!!!!)

    • Yo says:

      Karl changed the date (originally scheduled for the 11th) because Dior will do its show on May 9th. So, according to them the only date available was the 4th. Fashion drama is the best drama.

  20. Debbie says:

    Considering Chanel pays her yeah I think it was a wise decision.

  21. Tig says:

    I liked the top half of the dress, and the portrait collar looks good on her. The bottom half is not great, and the shoe game is too lame. She clearly is uncomfortable in stilettos, so why put her in them over and over? Giselle’s hair is up there with Connie Britton’s- gorgeous. Tilda- loved the color on her, the skirt should have been shorter. This is how Alien Godesses dress for lunch😃

  22. Dawn says:

    Why yes I do believe it was a smart call to miss the mess that is now the Met Ball. Kristen looks great in that dress by the way! In fact they all looked great.

    • Anname says:

      But the last 4 years that Kristen attended, it was the best thing ever, right?

  23. Yo says:

    I loved Kristen’s dress and makeup, and I’m glad she skipped the Met thanks to her contractual commitments to Chanel, everybody is there those days .
    Also love the fact that all the “Chanel Kids” (Kris, Gisselle and the french model/actor Gaspard Ulliel) were in matching outfits, coincidence or not, I loved it!

  24. Lucy says:

    They all look great. Kristen’s dress is fantastic, and I love Gisele’s outfit! I would totally wear either of them. And well, Tilda’s Tilda.

  25. PunkyMomma says:

    Love Kristen’s look – hair, makeup, everything. She seems more confident, too. Brava!

  26. Carmen says:

    KStew would be very pretty if she would learn how to stand up. She always reminds me of a broken kewpie doll.

  27. NeoCleo says:

    I love everything on this page. Total class!

  28. Isabelle says:

    Kirsten’s dress looks like a piece of art. She looks great.

  29. skippy says:

    Giselle looked fabulous. Kristen looked good. I liked her dress. Strange how Karl’s show had such good timing so KS didn’t do the Met Gala when her ex was there. Too funny.
    God, I am so blessed not to have all that bs drama in my life. Thank you, Lord.

  30. Cindy says:

    Kristen looks amazing, in my next life I want beautiful skin like hers.

    This is not gonna go over well, but tilda s gives me the eebie jeebies, and thinking of her with her”lover”…..makes it worse:(. She is an amazing actress though.

  31. Dante says:

    She looks really good here. JLaw needs to take Dior to task because they clearly hate her. Kunty Karl obviously likes Kristen.

  32. Jayna says:

    Kristen never looks comfortable in a dress and heels.

  33. TOPgirl says:

    Kristen looks great!

  34. Abby says:

    I don’t love Kristen but this is probably the best I’ve ever seen her look. Gorgeous dress, hair, makeup. I just wish she would have posed differently.