The 2012 Met Gala: Best Dressed

This years Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York was celebrating the new exhibit "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations." As you can imagine quite a few attendees wore Prada, and as incredible designer as Miuccia Prada is, their were a few of the Prada creations that graced the red carpet on Monday night that were big no-no's if I'm being honest. But aside from those and some other misses there were more than a few true beauties, my absolute favourite, hands down, most definitely best dressed on the night was Karolina Kurkova wearing Rachel Zoe Collection. She was like a statuesque, shimmering, goddess on the red carpet. So here (apart from my number one Karolina Kurkova)- in no particular order are my picks for the best dressed from the 2012 Costume Institute Gala.

Karolina Kurkova wearing Rachel Zoe Collection, Fred Leighton jewellery.










Beyoncé wearing Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci




Nina Dobrev wearing Donna Karan Atelier




Bianca Brandolini D'Adda wearing custom Dolce & Gabbana




Constance Jablonski wearing Haider Ackermann




Rooney Mara wearing Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci




Solange Knowles wearing Rachel Roy, Edie Parker clutch & Lady Grey jewellery




Florence Welch wearing Alexander McQueen




Joan Smalls wearing Balmain




Sarah Rutson wearing Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci




Gisele Bundchen wearing Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci, David Yurman jewellery




Mamie Gummer wearing Giles Deacon, Tom Ford shoes, Lena Erziak clutch, Fred Leighton jewellery




Carine Roitfeld wearing Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci




Camilla Belle wearing Ralph Lauren




Diane Kruger wearing Prada gown and clutch, Fred Leighton jewellery




Carolyn Murphy wearing Alexander Wang with VBH clutch & jewellery




Andrea Dellal wearing custom Dolce & Gabbana




Candice Swanepoel wearing custom Rag & Bone




Gwyneth Paltrow wearing Prada, Miu Miu shoes, Anna Hu Haute Joaillerie




Dianna Agron wearing Carolina Herrera, Fred Leighton jewellery




Bee Shaffer wearing custom Erdem, Fred Leighton jewellery



Ginta Lapina, Numero Issue 133 May 2012

I really love this editorial from Numero Magazine's May issue, modelled by Ginta Lapina, I think the styling is perfect and really works well with the tropical setting and you can't beat a bright red lip to really make a picture. Perfect. Like I said this editorial is modelled by Ginta Lapina and photographed by Sean & Seng. Enjoy...

Anna Dello Russo for H&M

H&M have announced a special collaboration is to happen this Autumn between them and fashion icon Anna Dello Russo (Fashion Director & Editor-at-large for Vogue Nippon) where she will be creating a special collection of accessories. The collection which was inspired by a colourful pop-up book version of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland,  will include jewellery, sunglasses, shoes and bags, but the main focus will be on jewellery. "The collection is a celebration of excess, fantasy and decoration", said Margareta van den Bosch, Creative Advisor at H&M, and I must agree with her just by this sneak peek at the collection I would describe the pieces in exactly those three words. I really am intrigued by some of the pieces in the photo already and I'm sure their will be many more in the complete collection, so I am excited about this collection. One thing you will know if you have seen Anna's eccentric style is she knows great accessories so I predict this collection will be a massive success, like the H&M designer collaborations usually are, it's available from October 4th, 2012 in around 140 stores worldwide and online and everything will be at an affordable price.  I'd love to know what you think, are you looking forward to this collaboration?