Chloe's dress looks like a tea cosy, what's good about that? Looking at Anne's dress, gives me a feeling of deja vu, because she's forever rolling out the same looks. As for Maggie, God I don't know whether to laugh or cry, either way she looked awful.

I think Chloe Sevigny looked horrible in the Proenza Shouler dress. I also have to agree with @KMC Anne Hathaway wears the same type of dress everywhere (i.e the gold Oscar De La Renta). Camilla Belle was beautiful as was Gwen Stefani and J. Lo.

Kate Hudson left so much to be desired…like she finally has boobs and fails to accentuate them (not like Cristina Hendricks)! That Stella McCartney was beautiful but it didn't give her body any dimension.

I think my favorite which is hard to pick because of the disasters would be Naomi Watts…the color of that dress was divine.

I love Christina Hendricks. I think she's gorgeous. But her look scared the living crap out of me. The hair! The makeup! She looked twenty years older and recently dead. And the dress was a hideous cut and color with those ridiculous sleeves and the inexplicable wad of flowers… Man, it was just a bad year all around.

p.s how beautiful did donna karan look on style.com in her dress? simple elegance…

tina fey looked cute!

I think there were some highlights this year as well as some very low lights! No mention of Jessica Szohr (who ok is not exactly A list) but looked amazing in Versace and Emma Watson in Burberry doing it for the Brits. January Jones surely looked one of the worst in YSL pink satin.

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Let's do a run-down…step-by-step. I'm going thru the photos on Style.com for ease of viewing. But I looked at the MET photos last night on a couple of different sites to see all the varying angles. Here's my views on everything.

Oprah's tits were HUGE and her makeup was grey – she looked like a pallbearer in the face. But overall, great look designed by Oscar de la Renta. He's still an extremely elegant man with – if at times a bit old fashioned – great taste.

Patrick Robinson's hair looked a mess and out of place in his suit, which didn't move me at all, BTW. His pants were too long, and pooled out a bit too much at the sides for my taste. But whatever.

Anna's Chanel fit like a glove, but she (and it) looked so boring. Do something a little more Anna. Come on now. You have every single article of clothing in the world at your disposal and this is what you choose. Yes, Ms. Wintour…I'm calling you out. Bee Schaffer was plain enough in a lingerie-looking Balenciaga Edition.

I realize that neither of the Mulleavy sisters (of Rodarte fame) are supermodels, but they both looked drably dry and horrible – very sad and uninspired (but still, I love them). And Kirsten Dunst's Rodarte for Gap dress wasn't so bad, but with those horrible (presumably Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte) boots and that mumsy Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry she styled it with, she looked like a Victorian spectre from someone's haunted dreams in an Anne Rice novel. EW.

Vera Farmiga looked like a slightly toned down version of a Savannah, Georgia belle in Sophia Theallet for Gap, with the designer, herself, whom, BTW, looked a velvet mess (at least I assume she was wearing velvet from the look of the fabric in the photos).

Jessica Alba – old Hollywood glamour – also in Sophia Theallet for Gap, looking very polished and beautiful, but old woman-esque and boring.

M.I.A., Zoe Kravitz, and Alexander Wang all wearing Alexander Wang for Gap and all looking a hot mess. Nothing was polished about any of them. NOTHING. Well, Zoe was alright, but she still looked a mess.

Riley Keough….eh. She was alright in Thakoon for Gap. Nothing special. Bland color. She looked lost.

Zoe Saldana and Diane Kruger, both in Calvin Klein Collection, with Francisco Costa…they were both gorgeous, as usual – but their floor length dresses were both pretty boring. Simple, some may say. Boring, says I.

Keren Craig and Georgina Chapman (Marchesa), along with guest, Eva Longoria, were pretty. Nothing standout-ish about any of their looks. Eva's train was way too long and looked dwarfed in her dress standing in between the 2 (comparitively [sp?]) giant ladies.

Nicole Richie's hair looked horrible against that silvery Marc Jacobs bag of a dress. But I love her, so I will leave it at that.

Vera Wang's dress was nothing special. The design she made for Mila Kunis, while overwrought, IMO, was better than the one she did for herself. Mila's face was gorgeous, Vera's hair was horrible.

Keri Washington looked very pretty – and somewhat bold (considering the mostly drab colors of the night) in a reddish look by Thakoon for Gap.

Michael Kors, Plain Jane designer, gave Plain Jane (but gorgeous) Brooke Shields a Plain Jane dress. They both looked…PLAIN.

You know…I don't get the hype over Rachel Bilson – nor do I understand why a ton of American women want to dress like her – nor do I understand why Sunglass Hut made her eyewear ambassador. She's not even eloquent or articulate. But, I digress. She looked horrible in a water color-like Louie Vuitton. Her pumps were ugly and her hair was unremarkable.

Sienna Miller was kinda trashy looking in an Emilio Pucci number with Jude Law who was wearing what looked like little more than an updated Zoot Suit-style tuxedo with ugly pointed toe shoes and messy hair.

Carey Mulligan looked dowdy, as usual, in Miu Miu – “How old are you, 70?” – and like she was going to a late night garden party. And she always looks very frightened, to me.

Chloe Sevigny's dress actually looked pretty cool, to me….but only because she's Chloe and she has the confidence to pull it off and usually does off-kilter things like that, anyway. Someone else said it looked like a tea cozy. LMFAO! I agree. But she wears the cozy well. The Proenza boys always look severely sleep deprived and pale, to me.

Sasha Pivovarova, Sean Lennon, and Kemp Muhl – all wearing Miu Miu…they looked unremarkable. The saving grace, for me, at least, was Sasha's face (which I love) and Kemp's outfit color. It was like an electric, dusty yellow…if that's possible.

Gisele in Alexander Wang and Tom Brady in Tom Ford – they're a beautiful couple, but nothing remarkable about either of their ensembles tonight.

Joy Bryant, tall and statuesque (and beautiful face) in Marchesa…but too many ruffles with that powder pink, and nothing worth rememebering IMO. Too sweet.

Hilary Rhoda (whom I love) was tall and gorgeous in Prabal Gurung with the designer – nothing remarkable. But gorgeous, nonetheless.

Alexa Chung – 3.1 Philip Lim w/ Philip Lim. A mess. Sorry…the YSL Le Smoking needs to remain untouched unless by a skilled hand.

Camilla Belle, in Jason Wu, with the designer. A red number…STUNNING.

Eva Mendez – Dolce & Gabbana, looked frumpy. Beautiful face, horrible dress choice. She fell asleep in the Secret Garden and woke up in this dress.

Demi Moore in a gunmetal-colored Lanvin…eh.

Oh MY! Jessica Biel looked a mess with messy hair in creme Raplh Lauren with Justin Timberlake who looked a mess in his own messy design for William.Rast – he looked like he was going to a rocker's funeral in all black, and she looked more like a rocker's wife than a star. Flashbacks of a tacky Britney Spears and Justin, anyone?

Kate Bosworth in Valentino Haute Couture….? STUNNING.

Liu wen & Constance Jablonski…cute. Eh.

Karlie Kloss is a cute girl…she looks way too old in that purple Donna Karan, which, coincidentally, shares a very similar look (in both silhouette and color) to the Bottega Veneta that Sandra Bullock wore to an event a little while ago.

SJP looks……….in that Halston Heritage dress. Well, she looks something. And yes. Her flower WAS too much.

Grace Coddington, okay we get it hun…as much as INTO art and fashion (well, you kinda have to be – you're Grace Coddington) as you are, you're kinda anti-fashion. Okay, I understand, at least, if noone else gets it. But you know you were wrong for wearing those ugly sandals and that shapeless black shift. And I love you still.

Ralph and Ricky Lauren both looking horrible, with Ralph looking the especially worse of the 2. Ralph, you, of all people, should know better. Rich and worldly influential or not. You.should.know.better.

Zoe Kazan with Peter Som, in the designer's dress. Blah.

holy shit is that still a comment at that length?

that wasn't a complaint from me. i am actually more impressed. and i am sure the editors appreciate your efforts. well done!

Awwww….thank you. *blush*

I was wondering how it was gonna be received. Glad you liked it. It means a lot coming from you, BTW, Ms. Gilman. I like your jewelry. *smile*

My faves were Alexa Chung, Chanel Iman and Kate Bosworth (but I like her in her in anything). I actually loved SJP's dress so much I didn't even notice the flower. And I agree about the makeup; almost everyone had on way too much.

cheers ian

Like the editors, I wasn't wowed by the dresses on the whole, but I found the new change in silhouette really remarkable. Suddenly women have real breasts and tight little waists, instead of hiding behind sparkly sheaths that hide both, while relying heavily on the shoulders and clavicles.
Oprah, Bee Shaffer, Rachel Bilson, Anne Hathaway and many others were all sporting this amazing new look (seems appropriate to call it that, as it references Dior's “new look”). Even Kirstin Dunst had a waist line and real woman's breasts. I don't think she's worn anything but flapper sheaths since I was 15-years-old.

but everyone seems to be forgetting the stunning seductive perfection of ms. natasha poly and ms. jessica stam.

There are always “hits” and “misses”, that’s what makes it so entertaining and inspiring. I’m glad I’m not walking the red carpet for all to see, but for those who are…more power to you!!!