The Metropolitan Museum of Art once again saw its famous steps transformed into a red carpet for this year’s Met Gala – the grand opening of its latest exhibition, China: Through The Looking Glass. Hosted by Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, the Gala often sees some of the best, and the worst, dressed attendees as they pay tribute the annual theme. This year’s theme encompassed both high fashion and fine art, celebrating over one hundred years of Chinese influence. The exhibition itself featured 140 examples of haute couture and ready-to-wear pieces alongside Chinese art.
When considering the best dressed of the gala, it would be a mistake to overlook the hostess – who was dressed in Chanel Haute Couture. Anna’s dress was custom made from Chanel’s spring 2015 Haute couture collection. The fully dimensional dress had all-over poppy embroidery, with subtle Asian influences. The dress had been originally showcased as a mini dress on the runway; however, it has been transformed into a full-length gown for the Gala.
Cara Delevingne denied the traditional gown for the second year in a row and wore a Stella McCartney cutout jumpsuit with embellished bust. Once again, the supermodel sported her strong brows, but perhaps more strikingly, she was covered in temporary Chinese-styled tattoos. The body art was an ingenious way to incorporate this year’s theme; some of the designs featured Chinese birds and blossoms, which reportedly took eleven hours to create.
Kim Kardashian west wore a Roberto Cavalli sheer gown with crystallised embellishment and a heavily feathered trail. This was one of Peter Dundas’ first dresses since returning to the Italian fashion house. Jennifer’s one-shoulder gown was also mostly sheer, but was heavily embellished with a crimson dragon, twisting around her torso. The Atelier Versace dress was the only one of the three dresses to fully incorporate the Chinese theme of the night.
News resource: http://www.nouse.co.uk/2015/05/14/met-gala-2015-the-best-dressed/
