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| Look out for those stairs! |
Monday was the annual Costume Institute Gala. This year’s exhibit pairs the brilliant work
of Schiaparelli and Prada.
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| Wallis Simpson in the iconic Lobster Dress |
This is an evening that is unapologetically devoted to
fashion.
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| Rachel Zoe |
And this year the red carpet was streaming live!
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| Ralph Lauren |
I was appalled to hear some pretty young thing (I did not
recognize her, and I hope she is shunned from the fashion world for the rest of
her years) admit that she had no idea who Schiapparelli was. Exsqueeze me?!
You couldn’t be bothered to google one of two names in the title of the event you were attending?
For shame!
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| Prada |
She should have been stripped of that couture gown, tarred and
feathered, and banned from the building.
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| Rodarte |
I certainly do not claim to know every designer, but if you are attending an event that is centered around the
work and influence of Schiaparelli, I suggest you come prepared. Perhaps you may even learn something exciting and interesting about fashion history, sweetheart.
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| Monique Lhuillier |
Some of the gowns looked like a southern belle’s prom dress,
and, in my opinion, did not belong at this event (Julianne Hough, I am looking
at you).
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| Anna Wintour in Prada (look at that lobster!) |
And I do wish there were more vintage gowns on the carpet, but perhaps that is not the point. Oh, well. I did spot Prada’s homage to
Schiaparelli’s lobster on Ms. Wintour.
But looking at all of the online slideshows, I am a bit underwhelmed
this year. My favorite dresses are on my least favorite celebrities/actresses. I guess I will just have to wait until next year . . .
Who were your favorites?
OMG that Prada dress...... WOW.
ReplyDeleteI love that Rodarte dress Kirsten Dunst is wearing - that is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, the Ralph Lauren dress! I was intrigued enough to click on the link to see Julianne Hough's dress - yeah, definitely 80s prom :-P
ReplyDeleteHahahaha what an idiot, sigh. I mean, come on! At least GOOGLE the name so you know what's happening, honey!
ReplyDeleteI'm embarrassed to say I liked Jessica Alba's gown. It's so shiny! And gold! I like shiny things! But I kind of also adored the dress Laura Carmichael i.e. Lady Edith wore. It's so deliciously old-british-actress which shouldn't work on a 26 year old actress but it DOES. Emily Blunt's simple coral thing was fairly awesome, but I have to say, I think there were more failures then successes this year.
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I myself do not know a lot about designers but I do know of Schiapparelli. She was amazing, using safety pins and zips in a manner that punks would follow decades later in the 70's. And her shoe hat is just pure genius.
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