"Fashion not only shares the superhero’s metaphoric malleability, but actually embraces and responds to the particular metaphors that the superhero represents, notably that of the power of transformation. Fashion celebrates metamorphosis, providing unlimited opportunities to remake and reshape the flesh and the self. Through fashion and the superhero, we gain the freedom to fantasize, to escape the banal, the ordinary, and the quotidian. The fashionable body and the superhero body are sites upon which we can project our fantasies, offering a virtuosic transcendence beyond the moribund and utilitarian."
Fabulous, no? Tom wants that gigantic sculpture of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman for the garden. You should check the link above, there's some fascinating rumination upon the superhero costume and how it relates to fashion.
Anyway, enough highbrow shit. Let's rip some dresses!
Donna Karan.
We're thinking this is a Hulk tribute.
Michael Kors and Kristin Davis.
Kristin Davis in Michael Kors.
Very pretty. The train's probably a bit much, but it IS a ball, after all.
David and Victoria Beckham wearing vintage Giorgio Armani.
Those are wax figures, right? How do they manage to go through life looking airbrushed?
Credit where it's due, though. Posh's dress is fierce.
Ivanka Trump in Gilles Mendel.
Very pretty, but a little boring.
Diane von Furstenberg
Finally! Someone looks like they're working a superhero theme! Gorgeous.
Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen wearing Wonder Woman–inspired gowns by Diane von Furstenberg.
Frankly, we're not seeing the Wonder Woman influence. Gold Olsen's dress is ugly. Black Olsen's is pretty hot.
Ellen Barkin in Diane von Furstenberg.
Sure, Ellen's had way too much surgery, but we have to give the woman props, because in her middle age, she's become quite the standard for how to look gorgeous and sexy and age appropriate.
Karolina Kurkova and Vera Wang
Karolina Kurkova wearing Vera Wang.
Again, it's got an appropriately superhero-y feel to it, but that doesn't make it a good-looking dress.
Couldn't ONE of these bitches have shown up in star-spangled panties? Where's Betsey Johnson when you really need her?
Zac Posen and Kate Mara
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Oh, Zac. You dork.
Kate Mara in Zac Posen.
It's a gorgeous dress and despite our laughter, we applaud Zac's Clark Kent schtick.
David Bowie and Iman wearing Dolce & Gabbana.
THIS is how it is motherfucking DONE, y'all! Bow down!
[Photos: WireImage/metmuseum.org/Zimbio]
Hey Zac! News flash; Big Bird isn't a superhero.
ReplyDeleteWe're thinking this is a Hulk tribute.
ReplyDeleteOr an object lesson about too much tanning and not enough foundation garment.
I loved Zac and Mara. Way to get into the spirit of things. :-)
David Bowie & Iman in Dolce & Gabbana.
ReplyDeleteTHIS is how it is motherfucking DONE, y'all! Bow down!
God, I love you guys!
Most of the dresses are eye poppingly appropriate. I love DVF's , she is can work it with a nod and a wink.
ReplyDeleteDonna's flashing a snake.
I don't like seeing the shoulder pad and stick on bra in the Posh dress, and what is going on with her face in the 2nd picture, she looks like the wicked step mother from Snow White.
OHMYGOD love Zac posen!!! hahahaha He looks so cute. His dress is gorgeous. Iman, fabulous, as usual. Oh, I love seeing all those gowns, oh god, I'm so gay.
ReplyDeleteDayum, but Iman looks fabulous-we're not worthy!
ReplyDeleteDonna Karan -- what was she thinking? Who goes around like that?
ReplyDeleteKristin Davis looks great, though I'd like it better sans train. But she looks like she's having fun with it.
MK: I miss his shades 'n turtleneck. (Not really; he looks good.)
Isn't there supposed to be an underslip with the dress Victoria Beckham is wearing?
Vera Wang's dress is a horror; I wonder if it looks better "live."
Zac Superposen looks cute; I appreciate the humor (if not the yellow dress).
Iman is stunning (is it possible for her to be anything less?), but I don't like the dress.
Vera Wang's dress is all sorts of fug! BLECH!!!
ReplyDeleteI vote Iman needs to overthrow Heidi. She's FIERCE!
Donna Karan: I have no words to describe the pure fug.
ReplyDeleteMK: Dashingly handsome
Kristin Davis: Gorgeous
Victoria Beckham: Sourpuss dressed in an old tablecloth
Ivanka Trump: Super washed out
Diane Von Furstenburg: SUPER Classy
Olsen Twins: Super fug in need of a good hairwashing
Ellen Barkin: GLAM
Karolina and Vera: Glad Bag Twins
Kate Mara: Yep, Big Bird
Iman: Epitome of SUPER Gorgeous
-----StkrShock
Victoria Beckham: Sourpuss dressed in an old tablecloth
ReplyDeleteHear, hear. I don't care how thin or chic a woman is. If she goes around looking like she just bit into an unripe persimmon, she's just plain unattractive.
Remember the dress that pooed fabric?
ReplyDeleteVera Wang's vomited fabric...
Iman will never cease to amaze me. She deserves a coffee table Look Book so we can all drool over page after page.
ReplyDeleteZac cracked me up! THAT is how to have fun at a party.
And I think the majority of the celebs proved that not just anyone can be a superhero.
If Vera Wang dresses herself like that, how can anyone trust her with their wedding dress??
ReplyDeleteHello? Hello?
ReplyDeleteThe train on Kristin Davis is a bit much???
But don't you want a nod to superheroes? Isn't that train a perfect nod to a superhero cape? Am I the only one who got the analogy? Shouldn't Kristin get the "Best Dressed Super Heroine"?
Can I finish this post without a question mark?
black olson's dress is amazing. i am assuming it's ashley cause she is the normal one, right?
ReplyDeleteanyway, it looks totally fresh and she actually looks like she is in her twenties!
Random thoughts: Someone needs to tell Donna that she is too long in the tooth (or boob) to go braless.
ReplyDeleteKristin Davis looks absolutely stunning. There is a big disconnect between MK's ready-to-wear and higher end lines. This gown is fabulous & adorable.
I'm starting to think that Her Poshness is one of those who thinks that smiling gives her wrinkles. But the non-expression actually makes her look older.
DVF: Easy elegance.
The Olsen twins are what now, 45 years old? Whatever they're doing, they need to stop.
What the hell is Vera Wang wearing? It looks like a crafts project. Not crazy about Karolina's gown either, but her ass saves it (which would make her ass a superhero, thus being on-theme).
I get that Zac came as Clark Kent, but why is his date dressed like Woodstock?
Iman: Perfection. The woman should be cloned.
--GothamTomato
Most of these were lovely. I adore Kristin Davis -- she's cute and perky and seems refreshingly normal. Donna, Donna, Donna. No one over 41.5 years old who isn't flatchested should be seen braless. Ever. Unless there is some "Droopy Dog" superhero I'm unaware of.
ReplyDeleteIman looks great, but is it just me or do her head and neck look....odd?
"Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteCan I finish this post without a question mark?"
ROFLMAO.
Ivanka Trump looks like a freaking Barbie, Iman looks gorgeous, Kristin's gown is beautiful, the rest is just meh.
ReplyDeleteBow down? I was already prostrate before I got to the caption under the second photo! That said, I think an off-the-shoulder wrap would have geometrically balanced that silhouette of Iman's out perfectly.
ReplyDeleteand please, oh please, tell me that Gold Olsen hasn't already shrunk because of her various lifestyle choices. She really worries me.
And DVF runs a close second to Iman in the "Women I Want to Be When I Grow Up" contest. They both make aging look so easy and classy. And that takes some serious super powers, y'all!
I cannot believe you had nothing to say about Anna Wintour's dress. It was made of tin foil! It features an homage to Princess Leia's hair on the shoulders! It was straight from Barbarella! (In good way...)
ReplyDeleteAgreeing with the Iman-worship.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Armani "tablecloth"? I'll wager it's GORGEOUS fabric. But Posh is looking scarier by the day.
Donna Karan: I have no words to describe the pure fug.
ReplyDeleteMK: Dashingly handsome
So I got to wondering what their superhero name and power would be...
Kristin Davis (by M. Kors): 'Chiffon-o-girl'. She lures you in with her billowy chiffon and blinds you with her dazzling beaded top.
Victoria Beckham (by Armani): 'Bridezilla!' An evil florist stuck plutonium in her bouquet. Now look what happened! She kills you dead with her scowl.
Ivanka Trump: 'Countess Vacuula'. She hypnotizes you with her forehead jewel and empties the contents of your brain.
Diane Von Furstenburg: 'Poly Chromatic'. She confuses you with her multiple colors then incapacitates you.
Olsen Twins: 'Power Rangers DUI'. Their super powers originate from the VIP section at the local night club. Their vapid expressions are contagious.
Ellen Barkin: 'Botoxerator'. Continuous exposure to Botox and plastic surgery has rendered her immune to most toxins. She can wrestle live, venomous snakes with her bare hands.
Karolina, Vera Wang and Kate Mara: The Ruffle League. The ruffles disguise a host of high tech weaponry.
Iman: (in Dolce and Gabbana) 'Iman'. Her hands are lethal weapons. Just look at what she's done to tame David Bowie!
Zac Posen: 'Dr. Indigo' the mad scientist in cahoots with Vera Wang that created 'The Ruffle League."
OOPS...that's what you get when you cut and paste, people.
ReplyDeleteDonna Karan: She's "Floppy" from the 'Fugtastic Four'. The other three were not featured in the photos. One look at all that exposed skin and you lose your appetite. Needless to say, she's the favorite super hero of the supermodel set.
Michael Kors: Clearly, this is his civilian disguise that he wears when he isn't teaming up with Meana Garcia and Heidi.
SuziQ said...
ReplyDeleteEllen Barkin: 'Botoxerator'. Continuous exposure to Botox and plastic surgery has rendered her immune to most toxins. She can wrestle live, venomous snakes with her bare hands.
She should be able to take on Donna Karan then, Mammory Medusa- one look at that cleavage and you turn into stone.
My theory on Posh:
ReplyDeleteShe thinks she looks goofy when she smiles, so she doesn't. Perhaps she's hiding some fine, English orthodontia.
To me, it's no different than people who think that wearing all black makes them look skinny and chic.
LOVE:
ReplyDeleteKate Mara, Iman, DVF, Ellen Barkin
HATE:
Donna Karan, Vera Wang, Karolina Kurkova, Olsen Twins
MEH:
Ivanka Trump, Posh, Kristin Davis
LOL, sewing siren.
ReplyDeleteDonna, to me, looks a bit like Botox and way too many chem peels on top of irreversable sun damage. She needs to join Power Rangers SPF!
She a "top American designer" wearing something that looks like a drunken Rami Kashou threw together in a 15 minute couture challenge.
I loved Kristin Davis' train. It was a nice play on the classic superhero cape.
ReplyDeleteSomeone needs to teach Donna Karan the pencil/boob rule.
I think Zac Posen is adorable! I I love that he's creative and ballsy enough to wear that suit! I honestly don't think the girls worked the superhero theme hard enough. I know she's technically a supervillian, but someone could have rocked a Poison Ivy look!
ReplyDeletePosh's dress looks like a housecoat/bathrobe that Joan Crawford would wear. I don't care if it's vintage; it's ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteNot as ridiculous as the dress Vera Wang was sporting, but still.
Michael Kors has apparently gone back to hitting the fake bake too much, but I love the dress he designed for Kristen.
Not as much as I loved Iman's overall look though....she is a Goddess.
Couldn't Vera Wang at least put on some make up? And her dress looks like ass.
ReplyDeleteYes I am surprised you did not include Anna Wintour. It's space age but stunning
ReplyDeleteAlso Lynda Carter was there. Vogue has a shot of her in a lovely blue gown and of course she's wearing the bracelets
Frank
I loved Posen's nerdy take on superman. It's cheesy, but it's superheroes so I like that he went there.
ReplyDeleteDFV is always fabulous. Ivanka shocked me as I thought her's was pretty fantastic, with a perfect superhero styling. Iman is perfection.
Donna Karan and Vera Wang look like they should not be in charge of dressing anyone, especially themselves. DVF, on the other hand, looks fabulous. Posh makes even vintage Armani look low-class skanky.
ReplyDeleteOne of the Olsen twins looks great, but the other one (Mary-Kate?) looks worrisome. Kristin and Ivanka look conservatively gorgeous. Iman rocks even though I don't love her dress. Ellen Barkin does seem as if she's had a little too much cosmetic intervention but is lovely from the shoulders down. Zac and his friend, Big Bird, get the joke but if you didn't know the super-hero theme of the gala they'd look totally ridiculous. I take that back. She looks ridiculous anyway.
I could have done without seeing VB's underboob. Seriously, she has to be the most dour woman alive.
ReplyDeleteVictoria Beckham looks like a wax figure that escaped from Madam Toussands Wax Museum.
ReplyDeleteIman's always impeccable! I love her!!
ReplyDelete- Donna Karan is too old for that dress
ReplyDelete- Vera Wang is her usual ugly outfit
- Kristin looks pretty
- Posh looks oldER with that hair and makeup
- Iman looks flawless
I love that Zac Posen and Kate Mara didn't take the whole thing so seriously, or maybe they did, I don;t know, they look fabulous and appropriately dressed for the occasion.
ReplyDeleteForget the ladies and let's talk about David Beckham. The man is Hot McHot : )
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of Poison Ivy...Vogue did a spread of dresses inspired by superheroes. You can see the Ivy inspired conture gown Here
ReplyDeleteIt's rather fierce
they also have an article about comic book inspired fashions here in the Style Notes Section
Frank
So I've got to ask - is Mary Kate Olson (gold dress) on crack? Is she an advanced anorexic? Her limbs look like beige pencils. This girl is desperately in need of treatment - seriously, she has started to look like a WWII concentration camp prisoner.
ReplyDeleteDonna Karan's dress looked like a hefty bag with a belt.
ReplyDeleteIman, as always was fabulous.
i agree with sewing siren about posh -- what did she do to her face? she looks about 45 or 50. too much botox? i'm also not crazy about the dress - the tailored collar just doesn't work for me in a lacy formal dress -- looks like a lace bathrobe.
ReplyDeleteLOVED kristen davis -- i also thought the train was a tribute to the "caped crusaders" -- gorgeous!
vera wang looks like she got the dress on backwards --- she's wearing the bustle in the front. hideous!
and IMAN -- oh, IMAN -- you are just incredible! loved the dress, and she really knows how to wear it. stunningly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGrrg said...
I cannot believe you had nothing to say about Anna Wintour's dress. It was made of tin foil! It features an homage to Princess Leia's hair on the shoulders! It was straight from Barbarella! (In good way...)
Anonymous said...
Yes I am surprised you did not include Anna Wintour. It's space age but stunning
Frank
We wanted to keep it PR related. Here you guys can see Anna Wintour wearing her dress by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Haute Couture. The dress was inspired by the X Men character Storm. Enjoy!
XO
T&L
"Laura said...
ReplyDeleteI loved Kristin Davis' train. It was a nice play on the classic superhero cape.
Someone needs to teach Donna Karan the pencil/boob rule."
I totally agree. I loved the train/cape and thought it was funny and smart. One of the few that really embraced the theme of the night without going overboard.
And I have to ask. I'm sure I should know, but what is the pencil/boob rule? I've been sitting here thinking of what that rule could possibly be, and I've got to know.
A few guesses. "You should not be showing cleavage if:
1. The most obvious, you can't hold a pencil between your boobs."
2. You can't hold a pencilhorizontally b/w your boobs."
3. You CAN hold a pencil vertically under your boob."
4. You cannot hold a pencil b/w your boobs and write this haiku:
'My boobs pass the test
Perky breasts for all to see
Thank God for push-ups'"
5. You have actual pencils for boobs. OR
6. You have lead nipples
Why have I not heard of this rule? Can someone please fill me in?
Iman is a Queen. Q-U-double E-N.
ReplyDeleteI would kill, KILL for the DVF DVF is wearing.
I LOVE her prints.
Posh? That dress look like the one of Crystal's ( the Gina Gershon character) outfit's from the "Goddess" dance numbers in "Showgirls".
I love la Zacquisha Posen's outfit. 50% Clark, 50% Kal-El. The
Vera Wangs are bloody awful.
The Duchess on Kristin Davis is bridesmaid meets the Early 18th Century Watteau gown... So fashion student-ish.
The Donna Karan is repulsive.
To me the clear winners were the DVFs and Iman.
Love,
Milla
" TLo said...
ReplyDeleteWe wanted to keep it PR related. Here you guys can see Anna Wintour wearing her dress by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Haute Couture. The dress was inspired by the X Men character Storm. Enjoy!
XO
T&L"
I'm so jealous. Can you imagine having Karl Lagerfeld design a dress especially for you? I want to be that bitch when I grow up.
Iman is a goddess! It's confirmed!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, what the fuck is Vera Wang wearing? I've never been a fan of her designs and this just put the last nail in the coffin for me. She needs her fashion designer card revoked.
ReplyDeletebarby said...
ReplyDeleteAnd I have to ask. I'm sure I should know, but what is the pencil/boob rule? I've been sitting here thinking of what that rule could possibly be, and I've got to know.
A few guesses. "You should not be showing cleavage if:
3. You CAN hold a pencil vertically under your boob."
You are right with #3, except it is "horozontally".
But I should ammend it to add, or if you breasts look like the monster in the Kevin Bacon movie "Tremmors".
Ellen Barkin's dress looks like a Laura Bennett, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteSewing Siren said...
ReplyDeletebarby said...
And I have to ask. I'm sure I should know, but what is the pencil/boob rule? I've been sitting here thinking of what that rule could possibly be, and I've got to know.
A few guesses. "You should not be showing cleavage if:
3. You CAN hold a pencil vertically under your boob."
You are right with #3, except it is "horozontally".
But I should ammend it to add, or if you breasts look like the monster in the Kevin Bacon movie "Tremmors".
I guess it's really horizontally, OR vertically. If you can hold one vertically, then you're just in a more dire situation. :)
Thanks for clearing that up. I was really scared I was going to have to start doing the haiku thing before i left the house every day.
Looks like some guests and their assistants were a bit confused by the invitations and dressed as "villains" instead of superheroes.
ReplyDelete*Donna Karan: The Draped Brown Menace
*MK(?)Olsen: Stoned-Gold Olsen
*Victoria Beckham (aka Posh): The Laced Ice Queen
TLo:
Loved the pics, boys! I've been waiting for these for weeks! Thanks, guys!
*************************
"THIS is how it is motherfucking DONE, y'all! Bow done!"
LMAO through the week! Iman owned the Met's gala fo' sho. The woman is absolutely amazing.
*bows out*
- edina -
Agreed on all accounts!
ReplyDeleteWe wanted to keep it PR related. Here you guys can see Anna Wintour wearing her dress by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Haute Couture. The dress was inspired by the X Men character Storm. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteXO
T&L
Really?
When did Storm ever wear Ram horns?
Is there a Superhero called The Ram?
Looks more like the Kaiser's revenge to me.
Thanks for posting the link to the Anita Wintour/Channel dress. I love it ,hip horns and all. But her usually razor thin face looks a bit swollen too, no?
ReplyDeleteBy the way, she does have a small connection to PR. Didn't they ask her to be one of the permanent judges the 1st season, and she turned them down?
Hey, you forgot Anna Wintour in her ram's horn dress. She was running the show and looked like a total "WTF was she thinking?"
ReplyDeleteAnd here's Lynda Carter wearing her Wonder Woman cuffs.
ReplyDeleteT&L
And you say nothing about that...dress?... that Ms. Wang was wearing. I felt sure she was due for raucous bitchery.
ReplyDeleteLynda Carter IS Wonder Woman! Look at her ass! She is super fine.
ReplyDeleteIman & Bowie are the coolest couple EVER.
ReplyDeleteDonna Karan: dear, you've gotten a bit too saggy to show your girls! And bedsheets, however luxe the fabric, belong on beds.
ReplyDeleteKristen Davis: simple and elegant
Victoria Beckham: lovely dress, but you forgot your underwear!
Ivanka Trump: stunning dress
Diane von Furstenberg: the colors are marvelous on her! But are those gladiator sandals peeking out from under?
The Olsen girls: that gold one looks way to big, and the black one needs to have the holes mended.
Ellen Barkin: totally rocks it.
Kurkova: back view is awesome, front view is meh.
Vera Wang: once again, evidence that being a hot-shot fashion designer doesn't mean you can dress yourself.
Zak Posen: see Vera Wang
Kate Mara: don't like the belt, but she can certainly wear that yellow, which is rare.
Iman: there is something weird happening with the proportions there. Maybe it's the camera angles, but from the waist up, it just looks odd.
Diane von Furstenberg looks stunning. I hope I can look that good at her age.
ReplyDeleteIman exhibit #1005 - why she is a fashion icon. Learn Heidi!
ReplyDeleteMoney can't make the Olsen Twins look better than that?
ReplyDeleteI think Victoria Bekcham looks amazing … love the dress and hair. Sure, she could gain some weight, but love the outfit.
ReplyDeleteIvanka Trump looks amazing. This is the prettiest I have ever seen her!
ReplyDeleteIman - PRICELESS!!
WTF was Vera Wang thinking? That has got the be the ugliest dress ever she was wearing.
ReplyDeleteI love Kristin Davis' dress… so 1963! In a good way!!!
ReplyDeleteThat second pic of posh makes her look like becks' mom, fab dress but NOT her best angle.
ReplyDeleteDVF and Iman win best dressed, no doubt.
Gold Olsen is the epitome of Hot Mess, and Black Olsen is struggling to pretend that her sister isn't completely wasted and didn't just have sex in the limo.
ReplyDeleteLa Trump needed Wonder Woman colors; they would have made that outfit. As it is, meh.
Ellen Barkin's Grecian column... she came dressed as Wonder Woman's mother, and I mean that in a good way. Tasteful, understated use of the theme.
Is Vera Wang suffering from MPD? Her bridal line seems to bear no relationship whatsoever to everything else she makes. I swear that they're made by two different designers, Vera1 amazing bridal woman, and Vera2 woman who throws fabric at the dress form and goes with whatever sticks. This dress was, of course, made by Vera2.
But who cares? No one at that party was looking at anyone other than Iman anyway. She was STUN-NING!
WTF? Either Iman is bloated, pregnant, or has a poorly fitted dress. I will NOT bow down.
ReplyDeleteDVF and Zac look great, I think.
"Diane von Furstenberg: the colors are marvelous on her! But are those gladiator sandals peeking out from under?"
ReplyDeleteI think that a superhero party would be the one and only time to wear gladiator sandals... unless, of course, you're being thrown to the lions.
Fiadnita: spot on with the gladiator sandals. THAT'S how you wear 'em.
ReplyDeleteT&L: thanks for posting Lynda and Anna.
Lynda Carter: 'Wander Woman' rocking the Yearning for Zion polygamist hair while maintaining the former senator's wife wardrobe. I do believe she can still stop bullets with her cuff bracelets as well as her gluts.
Anna Wintour: 'Knit Picker.' She alone knows that any superhero that wants to be comfortable and stylish must embrace knits. She has the power to turn silver into the new black.
oh, my! could this be the fabulous grace?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.style.com/trends/stylenotes/042808
(btw, thanx for the links, frank! )
Meh to most of them. Not daring enough for me (unlike what Anna Wintour was wearing--LOVE IT). I mean, the theme is superhero and people put on gowns that barely (if at all) make a reference... People could have done better, is all I'm saying.
ReplyDeleteKristen Davis' gown was my fav! So elegant and beautiful. Loved the surprise of the train in the back pose.
ReplyDeleteAnd Iman! Yes, yes, yes! (bowing down)
Thanks, TLo! This was a FUN post!
Iman is perfection, but her dress is a little prom-y.
ReplyDeleteLynda Carter looks way fab. I heart WW!
ReplyDeleteDid Heidi not attend? Is she avoiding Iman?
ReplyDelete"And I have to ask. I'm sure I should know, but what is the pencil/boob rule? I've been sitting here thinking of what that rule could possibly be, and I've got to know."
ReplyDeleteActually the pencil rule goes back to the late 60's/early 70's (and i'm old enough to remember it...) when women first started to go bra-less -- the rule was that if you could hold a pencil (horizontally) under your boob when standing up straight then you were too big/too saggy to go bra-less. donna karan looks like she could hold at least 5 or 6 of them...
Sorry, I couldn't see Iman, I was too busy looking at Bowie in black tie. Yum!
ReplyDeleteWhy, why, why, is La Kors so orange? Lay off the spray tan, sweetie. You look like a basketball.
Victoria Beckham's dress? Not so much. It reminds me of Joan Collins’ character on the 80s TV show, Dynasty. It’s very Alexis, non?
ReplyDeleteToo much Armani and Chanel. I wish they had other designers represented. I like Iman's dress a lot.
ReplyDeleteAshley has a great body, I'm glad to see that she's been eating.
ReplyDeleteZac Posen and Kate Mara really did nail the theme. Awesome!!
ReplyDelete"Laura said...
ReplyDeleteI loved Kristin Davis' train. It was a nice play on the classic superhero cape.
Someone needs to teach Donna Karan the pencil/boob rule."
Yes, I totally missed that. It was meant to be her "cape".
"tripletmom96 said...
ReplyDeletei agree with sewing siren about posh -- what did she do to her face? she looks about 45 or 50. too much botox? i'm also not crazy about the dress - the tailored collar just doesn't work for me in a lacy formal dress -- looks like a lace bathrobe."
I think they applied too much makeup on her. She looks like her mother. It really aged her.
Moofins45 said...
ReplyDelete"tripletmom96 said...
i agree with sewing siren about posh -- what did she do to her face? she looks about 45 or 50. too much botox? i'm also not crazy about the dress - the tailored collar just doesn't work for me in a lacy formal dress -- looks like a lace bathrobe."
I think they applied too much makeup on her. She looks like her mother. It really aged her.
I don't know why but she reminds me of Beatrice Lillie in "Thoroughly Modern Millie."
Why oh why are the Olsen Twins still around? I understand they were in TV and did a bunch of Movies straight to video but that was in the 90's.
ReplyDeleteOh and I would have totally gone as Wonder Woman, I have the costume with the golden lariet.
Spot on, and good job!
ReplyDeleteYes, Donna Karan is always hit and miss. And Iman...watch out! Yes, the diva is in the house...and doesn't her husband know it!
Ellen Barkin: she's become quite the standard
I don't agree.
Can there be one? I don't think so. I see many beautiful women who are middle aged and beyond who've done it all without the millions she's gone through via ex-Ronald Perelman.
I'm sorry but Zac and Kate look like freaking clowns. That yellow dress is hideous.
ReplyDeleteIvanka Trump is quite the ice princesses in her chiffon gown. Me no like it.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this red satin Dolce & Gabbana gown on Iman. She looks flawless. The bodice is a very familiar style for Dolce & Gabbana, but they have added a full skirt and a jeweled detail on the hip to give Iman that oomph, that helps her radiate her beauty.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDeleteMoney can't make the Olsen Twins look better than that?
I think they dress like to get attention, that's the only explanation. I can't stand them.
Gold Olsen looks like she's been on a bender and just threw on a gold lame bathrobe to answer the door.
ReplyDeleteVery sad.
Victoria Beckham looks awful. If you look at the dress itself, it really isn't quite so bad. I think it's the person wearing it that's making it weird.
ReplyDeleteWhoa!!! What did Zac Posen come up with??? He's a terrific terrific designer. Poor choice in color and style of dress. That dress is just flat-out ugly.
ReplyDeleteDon't like Kristin's prissy little bow.
ReplyDeletePosh is Scary. Looks like young Sharon Stone about to murder someone, and let's say Hello to Vic's breasts, who are out to greet everyone at the ball.
Love Diane's Supergirl shoes.
What's with Donna and Vera and all that FABRIC everywhere? Are they getting paid by the yard?
All hail Iman, goddess of Fabulousness.
Donna Karan scared the shit out of someone and it looks like she decided to make it her dress.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE gothamtomato !!!
ReplyDeleteand Posh looks like Crystal Carrington after the rigor mortis set in.
Donna Karan is still doing the tanning thing at her age?? Helllooo??? Donna? You look like you spent one too many days surrounded by a giant sun reflector on Brighton Beach.
ReplyDeleteGold Olsen looks like she just had wild sex in the bathroom. With whom, I wouldn't know- since the only person in those photos looking remotely capable may be Becks, IF he was not a figurine. Maybe the Trump girl- its the quiet ones you have to look out for.
Kristin Davis gown was gorg....but I cannot look at her now without thinking about those blow job pictures from a few months ago.
HOORAAY FOR DIAN VF!! Color! What a concept!!
AND Iman is THE QUEEN!
ReplyDeleteOMG, you guys slay me! Here I was at Ikea all day yesterday schlepping office furniture, and I missed this post!
ReplyDeleteOkay, to Donna Karan: after a certain age, all that plunging neckline does is emphasize how perky your girls used to be. What can I say? Gravity works.
Posh may have fabulous fashion sense, but in those pictures she looks old. She needs to soften her look.
I once heard the Olsen twins described as "strange little hobbits". Gold Olsen definitely lives up to that in this outfit. Black Olsen - yes, that's a good look
Zac Posen looks like Matthew McConahey (did I spell that right?) as Geekster McGeek. But it is a witty look.
I kinda liked the Watteau train on Kristin Davis.
Oh, and regards Anna Wintour's dress? It looks like she has twin codpieces.Which would explain a lot...
ReplyDeleteI'm actually getting Posh's superhero twist. Her "superhero" is Scarlett O'Hara and this is an homage to dresses made out of curtains. (OK, I know the Miss Scarlett as a superhero is a stretch)
ReplyDelete"Gorgeous Things said...
ReplyDeleteOh, and regards Anna Wintour's dress? It looks like she has twin codpieces.Which would explain a lot..."
They actually look like codpiece hip holsters, which makes me wonder: Whose balls are those she is wearing? (poor guy).
--GothamTomato
Golden Olsen= crack pixie
ReplyDeleteZac Posen is SO CUTE!! Love the dorky glasses on him.
ReplyDeleteActually makes him more attractive.
I'm late to the party because didn't have internet access yesterday, but am writing anyway because I just lost my afternoon tea over the Donna Karan photo. good god in heaven, what was she thinking? But thank heavens the boys led us onward and upward, with a few dips in the way for Vera Wang and her sister in silvery crime, Karolina whatever.
ReplyDeleteDVF, Iman and Anna Wintour are the class winners. And Zac Posen is the cutest in his little schticky outfit, you go, girl.
Posh - tacky, tacky, tacky!!
ReplyDeleteIvanka - too bulky for the dress to flatter; also do I see breast veinage?? ugh.
Iman - skirt, grandiose fabulosity; bodice, waaaaay too Jessica McClintock!
Money can't make the Olsen Twins look better than that?
ReplyDeleteMoney is probably the reason they look as bad as they do.
I like the gold Olsen, she has sort of a come hither quality about her.
ReplyDeleteAnd Vera Wang her dress has a strangeness that is appealing to me.
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ReplyDeleteI have to disagree with you guys on one thing. Victoria Beckham = HOT TRANNY MESS.
ReplyDeleteHere are a few words that clue you in to how wrong it is.
See Through
Lace
Maxi Shirt Dress
Shoulder Pads
Uber Split
She looks like a Madame from a very chic brothel!
The Olsen twins look like they'd fall down if they loosened their grip on eachother.
ReplyDeleteIt was all great, but
ReplyDeleteTHIS is how it is motherfucking DONE, y'all! Bow down!
wins the prize.
Like DVF. She hasn't lost her sense of fun. The Olsen girls scare me too much for me to really notice the outfits. They both look like they're in the middle of rehab and it isn't working....
"THIS is how it is motherfucking DONE, y'all! Bow down!"
ReplyDeletepriceless! I'm sure we will be screaming that comment all year!
Kristin Davis looks fresh, pretty, and fun. Victoria looks old, dried up and crabby and not fun (honestly who could live with that much attitude day in and day out). Which one would you rather look like? Which one would be rather be with?
ReplyDeletehonestly, as an aside, I think Victoria thinks she's channeling Anna Wintour.
ReplyDeleteIf the dress Kristin Davis is wearing was cut off just below the knee, it would be a dead ringer for my oldest sister's 1964 prom dress....
ReplyDeleteYes, I know I'm two years late on reading this, but too bad.
Trish in NorCal