Rooney Mara may have had a reluctant relationship with fashion in the past (she once said, “I didn’t try to be a style icon. I’m just not that interested in that world.”), but now she seems to have fully embraced it. First came her stint as the 2013 Met Gala co-host, and now she’s just landed her first ever high-profile campaign.
From Carey Mulligan’s elegant Balenciaga to the Fannings’ edgy Rodarte to Ashley Olsen’s vintage Dior that appeared to levitate, click through for what we thought were the 20 best looks of the night, regardless of its theme.
The theme of last night’s event was punk–though you wouldn’t necessarily know it from the red carpet. Though some of the guests did step up the ‘tude a notch–some with spikes, others with hair dye–the majority kept it pretty, well, pretty. Let’s take a look at who was brave enough to go punk, and who Read more →
Galliano’s not going. See who is.
The Met Ball is like the Oscars for the fashion industry: all the best people in all the best dresses.
This year’s theme, punk, presents an interesting conundrum: will people go all out, liberty spikes and Givenchy nose rings and all, or just throw some studs on a Chanel suit and call it pseudo-punk?
We’re hoping for the former, and so in the spirit of going the distance, we’ve picked out our favorite punk fashions and paired them with Met Ball regulars like Anna Wintour and Julianne Moore and some fantasy guests (Bjork, anyone?).
Click through to see the looks we want to see on the red carpet, and let us know what you’re hoping for in the comments.
Great news fashion fans (and fans of unintentionally funny photogs): The Met Gala red carpet will be livestreaming again this year.
This year’s red carpet will be hosted by Vogue‘s own William Norwich and model Hilary Rhoda
Who epitomizes the punk movement more than Beyoncé? Tick… tick… Time’s up.
From Versace inspired by Johnny Rotten to Karl Lagerfeld’s version of Sid Vicious, see how punk and high fashion came together for the Met’s upcoming Costume Institute exhibit.
In McQueen and Peter Som, respectively, Rooney and Kate Mara basically proved that great style is genetic.
Olivier Zahm wanted to photograph the latest Agent Provocateur campaign, starring Crystal Renn, in a setting where one “can accidently meet a handsome stranger.” Where else but a gas station? {WWD}
It’s only January, but we think Malia Obama has already earned that elusive “Photobomb of the Year” award with this epic pic from yesterday’s Inauguration. {Us Weekly}
Kanye West partied in Paris last weekend to celebrate Pyrex Vision’s new exhibit at Colette, where the burgeoning brand (designed by his style consultant Virgil Abloh) unveiled exclusive gym shorts. Perfect for Kanye’s Workout Plan. Or Madonna’s, because… {MTV Style}
Madonna is releasing a work out video, which we can only pray involves Vogueing. Can someone explain why this took so long? {HuffPo}
Instead of Kate Upton, who was rumored to be Vogue’s February cover girl, the fashion bible chose 2011 cover girl and fashion darling Rooney Mara for its second issue of 2013.
It was a colorful, volumized, and thoroughly entertaining ride in the world of beauty this year. But will any of the year’s top ten trends endure? We have a few theories.
