Met Costume Gala – Red Carpet 2012

To many in the fashion world, as well as myself, the annual Met Costume Gala is the most fashionable and most anticipated red carpet of the year. Elsa Schiaparelli along with Miuccia Prada were honored at this year’s prestigious fashion event appropriately titled “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations.”

With pops of Schiaparelli’s most coveted color – pink – showing up in so many of the celebrities and muses (Coco Rocha’s hair and ensemble, Sarah Jessica Parker’s Valentino full-coverage dress, and Karlie Kloss’s Jason Wu gown), the evening was abuzz with energy on this sumptuous May evening in New York City.

Anna Wintour arrived first, donning an updated Prada design of Elsa Schiaparelli's famously known lobster dress (the first time Wintour hasn’t worn Chanel to the Met Gala in six years). With Wintour’s arrival, the flood gates were opened and the designers, accompanied by their muses, as well as musicians, actors, models and celebrities and all in total just over 800 invited guests made their way up the lengthy red staircase to view this year’s exhibit.

Below are my picks for best dressed and most fascinating designs of the evening:

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Feminine Sophistication

The long, lean silhouettes of the thirties were evident in the recent resort collections displayed this early summer, and what would be better than for models Caroline Trentini, Jourdan Dunn and Chanel Iman, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, to remind us of the beauty and sophistication these designs can exude. Found in the pages of October’s issue of Vogue US, the floor length body skimming gowns, classic sequin monochromatic sparkle, expertly hung trouser pants and head-hugging caps are quite appealing.  What do you think?

Images: Oh Fashion Models

Gorgeous in the Garden

Chanel Iman, photographed by Doug English and styled by James Worthington DeMolet, is the cover girl for the summer issue of The Block.  Wearing designs from Miu Miu and Viktor & Rolf, as well as others, she brings even more beauty to Mother Nature’s landscaped back yard.

Images courtesy of Fashionising, Fashion Gone Rogue and The Today Experience and pic and models