MET Gala 2012: Who Failed to Impress?

It goes without saying that whenever there is a list of best-dressed at an event, there are always those who fail to make the cut. This list doesn't really feature WTF-were-you-thinking-looks, because it was the MET and Anna Wintour would sooner die than to have another Bjork moment on the steps of the Gala. No, instead, these offenders made the list for relatively questionable choices. You decide if you agree or not. Enjoy!

AMBER HEARD: Amber came in the arms of Zac Posen so it was no surprise that she wore a bespoke dress. It's not THAT horrendous, in fact I thought initially, the mermaid gown was pretty. Then, I saw the back. It's as if Zac got a memo saying 'Schiaparelli/Prada: Creative and Avante-Garde', and the only thing he could think of doing was to gather the remains of the fabric and bunch it up behind Amber's dress. This was literally a game of pin the tail on the fashion donkey, and he totally missed the mark.

JESSICA CHASTAIN: Did somebody tell Jessica that the theme was Renaissance Princess? 

KATE UPTON: Kate is the perfect example of how money cannot buy you style. She apparently coughed up $25,000 to score a ticket to Anna's party and THIS is all she could come up with? She looks like Sienna Miller's ugly sister, and that dress did not fit her like a glove. More like badly gathered Seram wrap.

JULIANNE HOUGH:I don't know if she's on this list because she looked like Miss America on steroids in that Carolina Herrera dress, or because she has to suffer under Ryan Seacrest's egocentricity. Literally. Also, is it just me or did she not look like Christie Brinkley?

CHLOE SEVIGNY: The always fashion forward Sevigny left nothing to the imagination. She looks a little dishevelled, like a re-release of Mod Barbie a la Prada, but found herself in the half-off bin.

MET Gala 2012: The Cream of the Crop

It was night full of bright pinks and quirky flairs at the Metropolitan Museum Gala, which currently celebrates the careers of Miuccia Prada and Else Schiaparelli, the once notorious rival of Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel. You didn't really expect me to pass it up in favour of a bloody essay on Plato right? Yeah, didn't think so. And why should I? I thought it would be best to save a blog posting break for something that really is a big deal, and needless to say, this is one of those times.

So how else do you expect the industry to celebrate than to roll out the red carpet and have the brightest and most talented designers, most beautiful faces and incredibly influential figures in fashion, walk atop the steps of the MET in the most beautiful couture? It's always a perfect tribute. These are the looks that really stole the spotlight.

ANNA WINTOUR: Here, The Queen is wearing an updated Prada incarnation of Schiaparelli's infamous lobster dress. It's wonderful, especially since it set the tone for the rest of the evening; chic and classic aesthetics with equal amounts of individualism and eccentricity. All hail Anna!

BEE SHAFFER: or as I like to call her, Hilary Rhoda 2.0 wore a stunning Erdem dress. Again, it is pretty straightforward and simple but the colour is bold and the print vibrant. She's so beautiful too! 

KAROLINA KURKOVA: The supermodel wore a creation by stylist (well, I guess designer also) Rachel Zoe, and though she looked eerily like an Oscar statuette, she channeled her inner Gloria Swanson and worked the Midas touch.

LAUREN SANTO DOMINGO: In Oscar de la Renta. Breathe. Total fashion moment. 

EMMA STONE: Hollywood's newest It Girl walked the steps of the MET in the arms of artistic genius Alber Elbaz, Of course she wore Lanvin! I quite like the pop of bright poppy red mixed with this 3D floral motif. It's a modern take on a Renaissance-era aesthetic, and Stone looks youthful too!

SOFIA VERGARA: Okay. I just love this woman. She looks good in anything! Wearing Marchesa, Sofia told VOGUE that she needed to trick out her dress to fit her well. What trickery?1 She's got the body of a model twenty years her junior. 

LINDA FARGO: Wearing this BEAUTIFUL Oriental Naeem Khan Kimono, I have no words. Just tears.