Kicking off the exquisite employment of the monastic shape is ingenue, Lily Collins. Strategic cut-outs and a slicked back hair pointed all the focus to the statement cross emblazoned across her chest, as if saying, this is her true religion. If this is what heaven looks like then sign us up straight away.ĭid we ever doubt that the ageless Miss Jenny from the block wouldn’t turn it out? Clearly not, as she once again made jaws drop with her dazzling Balmain original that feathers out at the end with fine plumage in midnight black. The effortless beauty and regal frock took to greater heights with an actual halo firmly in place on her the back her head. Rounding out the list is the ever-stunning and can-do-no-wrong Rosie Huntington-Whiteley who glistened in her gold Ralph Lauren gown with a neckline that was cut dangerously low. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Ralph Lauren Scroll down to see who made the list of best dressed stars at the Met Gala 2018:ġ0. The fashion gods must’ve been truly pleased because boy, was it a sight to see. Metallic halos and towering crowning glories? Check and check. Strategically placed religious references? Check. It affirms religious allegiances and, by extension, it asserts religious differences.” While it may still be a hot topic to this very second, and much of the run of the exhibition, the Met Gala curation has not only elicited a reaction from the typically tight-lipped fashion folk and challenged them to step out and interpret it to their best abilities.Īnd the red carpet Olympics sure didn’t disappoint as pillars of grace, elegance and unequivocal panache stepped out in their grandest of fashion for all the world to see. For its 70th edition, she partners with Amal Clooney, Donatella Versace and Rihanna who together with Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Andrew Bolton, have anchored the gala on the theme, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.Ī vexed theme by all means, with some throwing in the words blasphemy and sacrilege to the fashion mix, Andrew Bolton has defended the choice by saying, “Some might consider fashion to be an unfitting or unseemly medium by which to engage with ideas about the sacred or the divine, but dress is central to any discussion about religion. Since taking the helm in 1995, Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour has taken the Met Gala for a stellar and sparkling turn with the help of the likes of Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry who have all co-chaired the event with the high-priestess of fashion. Nothing less for the benefit that was first founded in 1948.

So much so that when this year’s controversial theme was announced, the hype and subsequent build-up around the fete was closely watched as it was guarded. Whatever way you choose to see it as, it only means one thing-it is a pretty damn big deal. A coming together of style, film, music and art, the glorious Met Gala is often touted as either the Oscars or Superbowl of social fashion events.

While it may just be another dreaded start of the week for most, it is a date highly anticipated by the voracious fashion folk. Related: The Most Unforgettable MET Gala Fashion Moments Of All TimeĪh, the first Monday of May. This year, with a controversial theme in play, we list down our top 10 best dressed for the night. One of the most revered, if not the holiest nights of fashion, the Met Gala becomes a veritable stomping grounds where the best, brightest, and the boldest descends on the hallowed grounds of the fine art museum.

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