When chaos Met couture

The 2013 Met Ball

It was Sienna Miller meets Burberry. It was Sarah Jessica Parker meets Mohican. It was Kim Kardashian meets, well, a sofa. It was 2013’s Met Ball! Vogue have done it again and thrown an outstanding bash full of fashion firsts, fashion favourites and of course, fashion fiascos. (Yes, we’re talking to you Madonna.) The night was charged with electricity, the punk theme holding sway as fishnets and excessive leather almost seemed vanilla. Here’s our take on who rocked, and who we’d really rather have rolled under the carpet.

My feeling on the whole ‘good news, bad news’ subject is always to go in with the worst first,  like ripping off a plaster, and today the plaster has to be Madonna. Rather fitting, because the only way to describe her outfit is painful. Tartan, fishnets, a studded choker, need I say more? For the woman who glorified Vogue, she hasn’t quite got the look down to a tee.

No one has ever tried to look for the good in an outfit more than I have this week, but it genuinely pains me to say that Beyonce definitely went a bit off track this year. She’s smoking hot as it is, so there’s really no need to wear a dress that looks like it’s been set on fire. The boots, the gloves- it’s definitely burnt our retinas. But who cares, it’s Beyonce. Through sickness and in health and all that jazz, we love you. 

Don’t worry, there’s light at the end of the tunnel! And it comes in the form of Blake Lively. The Gossip Girl star dazzled in this Gucci sensation, with organza layering that cascaded into a striking train. The feather detailing certainly had us all a flutter, and the soft silver and matte black tones oozed punk chic.

Jessica Alba kept it classy in this fitted, patterned floor length masterpiece, with a nod to the theme in head to toe leather and cut out panels. The epitome of effortless style, can she ever go wrong?

But the model of the moment stole the award for the look of the night. Cara’s plunging neckline is balanced out with her long sleeves, speckled with sharp gold stud detailing. Burberry meets Delevingne, it’s like Pimms and Summer, a faultless combination.

So there you have it, our highs and lows of the Gala of the year, and how the styles yoyo-ed. We’ve only scratched the surface, with the likes of Anne Hathaway and Rooney Mara equally deserving a standing ovation. We still haven’t managed to nab an invite, but until then we’ll just blog about it.  Besides, there’s always next year.