Costume Institute Met Ball fashion – The Classy

Designer Karl Lagerfeld arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity in New York

Just as I anointed Christina Hendricks “Queen of the Trashy,” I am anointing Dame Anger Bear, Karl Lagerfeld, as “Queen of the Classy” for last night’s Costume Institute Met Ball. Karl looks like he’s going to cut somebody. As he should! Okay, let’s get this bitch started.

Sarah Jessica Parker surprised me with this. She looks great. Better than she’s looked in a long time on a red carpet.

MET Costume Institute Gala Benefit - 2010

Sienna Miller and Jude Law walked their first red carpet as a renewed couple. You can’t really see it in this photo, but Sienna’s wearing a mullet dress. And it works on her. They both look gorgeous.

The Costume Institute Holds American Women Gala

It was also Tom Brady and Gisele’s first red carpet together since their baby Benjamin was born. Gisele looks tired, but happy. Her dress was all about her insane legs. And Tom needs to cut his hair, for real. He also looks like he’s grooming her here:

Photo by: DP/AAD/starmaxinc.com 2010 5/3/10 Gisele Bundchen and date at the Metropolitan

Blake Lively’s dress won’t make everyone’s best dressed list, but I love it. If you’re young with an amazing figure, this is what you should wear to a big fashion event. She looks great.

Photo by: Jackson Lee/starmaxinc.com 2010 5/3/10 Blake Lively at the Metropolitan Museum

I know Rachel Zoe picked this out for Anne Hathaway. And I know it washes her out, kind of. But I still think she looks good, although Anne does veer into the “too princess-y” style too often. But great fit, great styling, and she’s one of my picks for best dressed.

The 2010 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of A

Jennifer Lopez’s dress was very similar to Anne’s, and I thought Anne pulled it off better. Jennifer is actually “trashy” in my opinion, but I wanted to put her next to Anne so you could see the similarities.

The Costume Institute Holds American Women Gala

Is Carey Mulligan high fashion? Not really. Much like Kristen Stewart, I think Carey is still finding her style, and ends up in some weird, quirky sh-t along the way (remember her Oscar dress?). But I like that Carey tried something cute and special, rather than some random gown – she looks like herself:

Photo by: Jackson Lee/starmaxinc.com 2010 5/3/10 Carey Mulligan at the Metropolitan Museu

I was torn about whether to put Kate on the trashy or the classy list. It’s not a bad dress, really. It’s just totally plain, and it is utterly boring. Ugh.

Actress Hudson arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit in New York

I like the long-sleeve trend, and I welcome it back to fashion. I think Diane Kruger’s dress looks very Michael Kors circa 2000, but Zoe Saldana’s dress looks very fresh to me:

Photo by: Jackson Lee/starmaxinc.com 2010 5/3/10 Zoe Saldana and Diane Kruger at the Metr

So, just shoot me, because I liked Kate Bosworth’s dress. Yes, I want to smack her. But this dress looks really good on her.

The 2010 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of A

Just kill me again, because I thought Jessica Alba looked great too. Interesting color, great cut. It could have gone bridesmaid-y, but it didn’t.

Photo by: DP/AAD/starmaxinc.com 2010 5/3/10 Jessica Alba at the Metropolitan Museum of Ar

How gorgeous is Iman? I love her.

The Costume Institute Holds American Women Gala

Emma Watson’s skin and makeup are flawless. The dress? Eh. Good color for her, but it’s not really working for me. Still, I can’t call her trashy.

Photo by: DP/AAD/starmaxinc.com 2010 5/3/10 Emma Watson at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

I liked Kerry Washington’s dress. I didn’t love it, but it is interesting, and it looks great on her.

The Costume Institute Holds American Women Gala

F-ck, I liked Demi Moore’s dress too. I’m a sucker for metallics. This gunmetal color looks great on her, and the dress has an interesting cut and design.

The Costume Institute Holds American Women Gala

I don’t hate January Jones’ dress, but her styling is crap. Why did I include this on the Classy list? I don’t know.

Photo by: DP/AAD/starmaxinc.com 2010 5/3/10 January Jones at the Metropolitan Museum of A

Let’s end it with Chloe Sevigny. You know what? She looks good here. Love the color, and the dress would have looked terrible and trashy on anyone other than Chloe.

Sevigny poses at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity in New York

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  1. Strawberry says:

    Blake Lively’s legs are INSANE! Where was Cammy Diaz? I wanted to see if she and Kate Hudson had a throw-down over A-Rod..

  2. Constance says:

    I don’t know… I don’t like half this list at least.

    Anger Bear is not classy. He wears the same thing everywhere. Timeless maybe, but he is that old.

    Demi-Metallic classy? NO. JLo’s wedding? NO. Kate’s tired old dress cut? NO. Gis in S&M? Nooo… She looks very tired.

    Iman rocks it as always. Best accessory Bowie ever had. I hate to admit it, but I want Jude’s hag’s dress!

  3. cheri says:

    I do not get the fascination with Chloe. she is ghastly period! Everyone else, not so bad.

  4. ams1 says:

    EMMA WATSON LOOKS GORGEOUS! LOVE HER!

  5. Jag says:

    Alba’s dress is nice, but her hair is awful. And totally disagree about Chloe’s dress, plus her styling is ugh. Hathaway’s dress would’ve been prettier in a real color, or even one of the gunmetal or bold metallics.

    Thanks for posting these because this is where I get to see the fashions. lol

  6. Jen Wind says:

    Chloe’s dress is horrible…UGH!! She looks horrible, but maybe it is just because I don’t think she has many attractive qualities.

  7. saintdevil says:

    Put the pictures of SJP and Donatella Versace next to each other and then please explain why one looks good and the other bad!

    I think both qualify for the “zombies in pretty dresses” contest.

  8. Crash2GO2 says:

    I’m happy to see SJP looking so lovely. I was beginning to worry about her.

  9. suz says:

    I agree with most of this but I want to underscore that January Jones looked like SH*T!!! I would seriously put her in a worst dressed ever category, and it is mostly because of the styling.

  10. Vi says:

    love love love anne hathaways dress. i love emma watson but i don’t like her dress it’s just not either pretty or interesting.

  11. bros says:

    agreed about alba. great blush color. jones is a hot mess and should be on the other post. gisele is looking like a man, and jesus, could sienna and jude be a more stunning couple? his hair plugs look like they are working, and she is GORGEOUS in navy. omg. I love her dresses. she ROCKS the dresses.
    demi-do something with your all natural black hair ok? put it up or something, youre starting to be aniston. and blake looks like she is about to bust into the CAN-CAN on a cruise ship.

  12. Danielle says:

    I don’t get what anyone finds attractive in Chloe Sevigny. I don’t find her attractive even in “real people” terms, never mind Hollyweird. She’s quite ugly, actually.

  13. ninjagirl says:

    you musta got tired toward the end of this post cuz chloe, january, kerry, emma and Iman are terriblE!!! i esp. hate iman, she looks like a bloated brides mother!

  14. lrm says:

    -Personally,I think Alba always looks gorgeous,and has great style. Even when she’s low key,she’s got a classic or sophisticated look about her,IMO,for someone under 30.

    -Kate Hudson=always the same dress style with the low cut V. uugh. boring. esp when she is flat chested [though i know not so much now!]

    -Okay,can we all agree that Jude Law is back to HOT? Now that he’s back with SIenna,she must be likea soulmate or something,bc he was getting nasty and old,and he looks fantastic,10 yrs younger I think. She looks great,too,love her dress-I think she’s got great style,could be iconic. And I simply dont hate her or think she’s all that trashy. Though she is vapid and self absorbed in all itnerviews,like most of hollywood.

    -Demi always looks good in a metallic color,but it’s a trashy dress style,IMO.

    -Hathaway-always with that neutral color and yea,prom type dress. it’s old,and doesnt flatter her face. I also think she should have shorter,more layered hair in general,to break up her facial features and create more harmony in her look. As it stands,her eyes,nose and lips DO stand out,but in a disordered way-like they all protude,and separately.

    -Waston always looks good,and Mulligan does,too,IMO. Chloe’s dress is lame,and i dont really get the fascination with her. she should have been on worst dressed,alongside k-stewart. J Lo looks alright-remmeber: her style naturally IS knd of trashy. she can rock that look of almost tranny,almost vegas show girl,and still look hot and almost classy,IMO.

  15. Chuck says:

    Demi’s NOT classy!!!

  16. Feebee says:

    K, you called Ivanka Trump as a drag queen, yet nothing for Chloe?

    Half these broads should not have made the classy list IMO. They may not have made the trashy list either… there should have been a third list – the ‘meh’ list.

  17. Dusky says:

    I totally <3 Sienna’s dress! The others… eh. Just plain eh.

  18. D says:

    Yay to Carey & January. The rest…not so much.

  19. Beck says:

    Chloe’s dress is the ugliest thing I have seen in a long time. It is beyond ugly. It’s hideous.

  20. kelbear says:

    Seems to me that since “award season” has come to a close some of these people aren’t using a descent stylist. Overall they all look like crap besides SJP, Blake and Anne.

  21. Rachel says:

    Kaiser, what are you smoking over there? The other commentors have hit the most egregious inclusions on the list. I am however left with a question. Is that patch of blue behind Blake Lively a train? If so, I think she should be removed from the classy post haste.

  22. nena says:

    I though the same with Chloe Sevigny.
    Kill me but i like it! 🙂

  23. lucy2 says:

    I only like a few of these, SJP, Kate H, Zoe, Alba and Kerry.
    Emma’s would be fine except for the high slit right up the front, yikes.
    Anne H’s is pretty, but a little too dress up as a fairy princess for me.
    Carey’s is cute but WAY too casual for this. JLo’s has a cheap look on the skirt.
    I don’t know about Blake’s – love the color and she looks awesome, but it’s just…kinda weird.

  24. Melanie says:

    “I don’t hate January Jones’ dress, but her styling is crap. Why did I include this on the Classy list? I don’t know.”

    This made me laugh!

  25. carrie says:

    Iman? yes!
    Watson? yes!
    Superman’s girlfriend? yes!

    the rest is so-so(bored,bad make up,too “bridemaid”,too “princess”)

  26. Donna Wingfield says:

    Didn’t really care for any of these. Those neutrals seem to wash out everybody. Tom’s gross-looking hair needs fixing. Gisele’s always meh usually with sloppy looking hair.

  27. L says:

    Wait, is that my girl Zooey Deschanel standing right behind Blake Lively?! I love you Zooey if that’s you!

    I liked Demi’s dress just not on her. I love Emma Watson, but the girl is starting to slouch and her hair always looks the same. I LOVE Carey Mulligan’s dress, but those tights and shoes just make it way to casual. The black tights and icky black shoes make it look way to school girl.

    I went surfing round the web for some other pictures and I really like Diane Lane, Gwen Stefani, and Claire Danes. Huffington post has most of the dresses up. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/04/met-costume-institute-gal_n_561830.html#s87524

  28. buckley says:

    what the heck is going on with Kerry Washington’s mouth?

  29. LisaMarie says:

    I have two teen cousins who look up to miley cyrus as their fashion icon. I wish they looked more to emma watson, because even though that particular dress she’s wearing isn’t the greatest, you’re definitely right in that she can’t be called trashy.

  30. Mairead says:

    I like Emma Watson, Iman, Kate Bosworth and Sienna Miller. Hate Demi. Liked Carey Mulligan’s dress, but not for this event; liked January Jone’s dress ok (flash makes the colour look garish), but the styling is rank. Diane Kruger looks terrible in that condom! The rest are pretty ‘meh’ as far as I’m concerned.

    I’m really liking (who we believe to be) Zooey’s dress, a bit droopy on the bust, but it suits her personality.

    But the main thing I’m taking away is that the Marcel Wave is BACK! Better stock up on my YouTube tutorials 😉

  31. Tuatara says:

    I hate the nude colour look. Anne’s dress is so nude, I can hardly see it.

  32. Kim says:

    Blake Lively looks like a bad Vegas showgirl. I just want to shake her and say “stand up straight” Her and Kristin Stewart have the worst posture. I think Gisells dress is tacky/not fit for the occassion. Katy Pery – tacky as always. Miss Hendricks so so tacky and classless- Dress is 6 sizes to small! Jessica Alba dress and hair are bad.

  33. asiont says:

    Jessica Alba, Emma watson and eventualy blake look the best

  34. Diva says:

    I love, love, love Carey Mulligan’s and January Jones’ dresses… but they ruined them with the tights and the gloves.

  35. Eileen Yover says:

    Emma and Iman are stunning! And UGH I’m choking down the fact that Alba looks gorgeous too!
    Blake looks like she needs to be in the Ice Capades. Not a fan of that dress.

  36. bellaluna says:

    Carey, January, and Chloe are woefully under-dressed IMO.

    Kerry needs to lay off the lip injections – her upper lip looks like it’s migrating into her nose. NOT a good look.

    Karl looks like the Grip Reaper.

    No one really “wows” me, but Iman and Emma look great.

  37. DrM says:

    Lordy lordy…ok I agree SJP looks better than she has in a bit…how much is that saying though really??? Girlfriend NEEDS a sandwich stat.

    And Demi Moore…PULEEZE…boooooring! would be nice to see her do something different once in a while.

    And as much as it is about to KILL met admit this…Sienna and Jude look great…I covet her damn shoes!

  38. Mistral says:

    I think JLo looks great in that dress. I like it better than Anne’s. I love the way Sienna and Jude look–rested and glowing with gorgeous clothes. They look very happy together and happiness is the best beautifier.

  39. Gabby says:

    EMMA WATSON looked stunning in her custom made Burberry gown. She looked so elegant and youthful. I don’t know why all the other celebs her age try to look so much older than they really are. Emma exemplifies the term English Rose.

  40. Amy says:

    Ok so:

    J. Lo looks fine IMO. And her dress actually fits her better than Anne’s. The cut at the bodice is better than the weird triangular cut for Anne’s dress. I don’t like strapless triangular cuts at the top; it makes breasts look weird and reminds me too much of a witch costume.

    Demi looks like she is wearing a trash bag.

    I really like Carey Mulligan’s style and I really liked her Oscar dress. I liked the twist with the quirky directions on the front of it. She is young and having fun with her style; it’s way better than Kristen Stewart’s, please don’t compare the two.

  41. Pia says:

    Blake Lively included in a “classy” post? Impossible. She wouldn’t know classy if it ran her over, and then backed up over her again. Every single event it’s all boobs and legs. So tired of it.

  42. Camille says:

    My favs in this bunch: Anne (gorgeous here), Iman (stunning- of course), Zoe S (beautiful), Emma W (love her, so pretty) and Jude Law (I could just eat him. Seriously, so yum).

    Everyone else- fug.

  43. Skylar says:

    wow you only like the boring dresses (okay, chloe and sienna did a good job, but anne/j.lo?? BORING)

  44. freckles says:

    Omg, I love Emma’s ensemb! Everything about it is just perfect to me, she looks AMAZING! <3 her.

    I love Anne too, but she’s looking pretty prom-ish to me.

    SJP looks decent, too bad her veiny bicep ruined any illusion of femininity for me.

  45. Melanie says:

    You know what made me happy, looking VERY carefully at Gisele, you can see she’s got a baby shelf …. ok so it’s nowhere near as big as mine (even 20 months later!) but it’s there

    Even supermodels don’t ‘snap’ back into their pre pregnancy shape 🙂

  46. Luci says:

    I dont like anger bear, or Giz’s dress at ALL
    but looove Jlo’s, SJP’s, and I think you should have included Liz tyler and marion cotillard

    ahh, and oprah looks fantastic!

  47. Jenny says:

    I dunno, I like Careys dress, it’s cute and funky, but I don’t think it’s appropriate for the occassion. It’s to simple and “everyday”.
    As for Chloe Sevigny, I love the dress. I could never pull it of, most people couldn’t, but Chloé’s not most people…
    And Demi is gorgeous, but jeez, she ain’t classy…
    Also, I want Emma Watsons life. And skin.

  48. Persistent Cat says:

    We really don’t have the same fashion sense. Most of those dresses were full on awful.

    I love Sienna’s shoes.

  49. JuneJulyAugust says:

    really karl? its beginning to look like his official uniform. does he ever take it off?

  50. Isa says:

    Karl is tacky. Gisele is orange and looks like she escaped from the set of some kind of Road Warrior type film.

  51. Judith says:

    I really love the jewelry, hair, dress of these stars!

  52. cahya says:

    although it’s too late to comment..
    it can’t stop me to say that my idol is look so great…
    what a great style Emma Watson!!!

  53. Tanah abang says:

    You said Chloe Sevigny looks great in her greenish dress, I said it’s a disaster.