Ready, Set...Met Ball 2011

The 2011 Met Ball took place yesterday at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in New York, honoring the late Alexander McQueen. The venue was filled with likes of celebrities, models, designers in different length, shapes, and styles. Here are a few of my favorite outfits of the night.

SUBTLE HUES, GLITTERS, SPARKLES:
 
   Jessica Stam: Tommy  Hilfiger       ---       Gwyneth Paltrow: Stella McCartney       ---            Blake Lively: Chanel

COLORS:

Isabel Luca: Louis Vuitton     ---           Eva Mendez: Stella McCartney ---        Ginnifer Goodwin: Topshop Unique

               Zoe Saldana in Calvin Klein                                            Mary-Kate Olsen in vintage Givenchy                    

BLACK, DARK, GLAM:

Christina Ricci in Zac Posen                                                                    Diane Kruger in Jason Wu

I also love Anna Dello Russo, Ashley Olsen, Renee Zellweger, and Sarah Jessica Parker.

Who were your favorites?

Bloglovin    Twitter     Facebook

Sources: Justjared, fabsugar

Diane Kruger by Karl Lagerfeld

If you had asked me last year which actress I would be reincarnated as, I would have promptly said, Cate Blanchett. But right now in this very moment, I would die, (like, Rachel Zoe die) to be Diane Kruger.

Not only does she have enviable style and a breakout role in a critically-acclaimed movie but she has recently been shot for German Vogue by the Keiser himself, Karl Lagerfeld.

In this editorial, titled Dandy Diane, Kruger puts on the men's looks à la Annie Hall and a young Coco Chanel.

Can't you picture her strolling down the streets of New York or Paris in the 1920s or the 70s?

What I loved about the Fall 2010 season was the return of the suit. There were masculine touches in the slim tailoring, the smart shoulders and the pinstripes but it made the suits all the more feminine and sexy when paired with a blouse and great heels.

And Kruger is the perfect model for this male/female power force. It's hard to pull off such a masculine image (suit, tie, hat tilted just so) and still look completely feminine and soft, but Kruger pulls it off beautifully.

Girl crush

Diane Kruger came onto my radar last summer when she was promoting the brilliant film Inglorious Basterds at the Cannes Film Festival. She wore a long white and silver dress with a train and a revealing back.

Ever since then I have been watching her sartorial choices and have been happily pleased with what she has worn.

Her style is usually edgy yet feminine, like the Karl Lagerfeld mini dress with the metal breast-plate paired with thigh-high black leather boots.

She can pull off everything from flannel shirts to flirty jumpsuits. She always seems to be just ahead of the curve; always beyond the trends.

This woman takes chances and never plays it safe.

Cheers to you, Diane Kruger, and to a fashionable 2010!

Who wore it better? Diane Kruger or Lindsay Lohan

The dress is available for purchase at www.saksfifthavenue.com:
Alexander Wang Stretch Mesh Combo Dress $796

source: diane-kruger.net, style

Straight off the runway: Diane Kruger

source: wireimage, style

Straight off the runway: Diane Kruger in Christian Dior Haute Couture

Diane Kruger attended the Jaeger Le-Coultre Gala Dinner at the Palazzo Cini during the 65th Venice Film Festival last Sunday in Venice, Italy. Kruger added a touch of old Hollywood glamour in a stunning black sheer Christian Dior haute couture dress which she accessorised with her beautiful Valentino heels. Amazing!

source: style, celebutopia

Straight off the runway: Valentino : The Last Emperor' Screening

Famed fashion designer Valentino made his first red carpet debut to the screening of documentary Valentino, The Last Emperor, which follows his 45 year fashion career. It was no surprise that many devotees of the high fashion label attended the event which was held overlooking the Grand Canal.



Diane Kruger looks amazing as usua,l channeling a Grecian look in a one shouldered Valentino Spring 2007 Couture gown.



Eva Herzigova works the lace trend in a white Valentino Spring 2007 Couture strapless gown. I must say this gown looks so much more better on Herzigova than it does on the model.



Miss Claire Danes went for an unusual choice in this Valentino Spring 2008 Couture cocktail dress and she wears it with so well. She really does stand out from the rest.



Charlize Theron did not wear Valentino but opted for a rich purple Gucci dress from the Fall 2008 collection.



Liz Hurley reminded me of a modern day Cleopatra in this stunning champagne coloured gown. A very daring choice with the plunging neckline but if anyone can get away with it than it would be no other than Hurley.

Natalia Vodianova was a bit more modest in her white gown, that had a beautiful trail.

Source: celebutopia, style