The Met Gala 2014: Best and Worst Dressed

The Met Gala was last night and it is by far one of my FAVORITE red carpet times of the year. People stay glamorous but up their game a little. There are more couture outfits and, most of the time,  people try to push the envelop on fashion- sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

 This year I noticed two huge trends- one was the crop top look. You won't see a lot of pictures below because I am kind of over it. I understand the fashion behind it, cover up everything but your stomach so you don't look riskay... but my fashion style is pretty old fashioned and feminine and I am just done with this trend. Plus to me it always looks the same. ANYWAY the next trend, which is pretty usual for the Met Gala, is black and white. It is a HUGE trend on the Red Carpet this year- and I kind of dig it. The soft white and harsh black always make for an appealing outfit. So those are the trends that I saw... now I am going to share with you who I think was the best and worst dressed. There were so many great, and urm not so great, looks so it was hard to pick just a few. I am sure I overlooked some... So if you have different opinions let me know! I would LOVE to hear them!

Met Gala 2014 Worst Dressed

Lets start with Maggie Gyllenhall. I realllly do not like the print on this dress. The color scheme is so dull on the red carpet. It doesn't stand out all and looks dreary. Also, the fabric around her elbows is wrinkled, which does not look great in pictures. Plus I think the neckline would look better without the collar.

Next is Lea Michele. The color of the dress is great, it's so elegant- very Old Hollywood. However, the middle of the dress is no good. You want to look your best on the red carpet, and for someone who looks as great as she does, why would you add all that bulge to your stomach? Not a huge fan.

Linda Evangelista is a model so she has probably worn everything under the sun, but this is probably one of the worst things she has worn. The length is really awkward, it kind of reminds me of a Pioneer dress. Plus I think the waist should have been more defined if you're going to have that much volume on the bottom. PLUS the pink AND the ruffles makes it very juvenile.

Kate Upton is stunning, I would trade her faces (and bodies) ANY day. However, I would not wear this dress.  The black horizontal lines going across her hips make her look wide- and we know she is anything but. Plus the top just looks a little sloppy to me.

Oh Miss. Zoe... she is always trying to push the limit. Remember her purple Oscar dress a few years ago? People were arguing about that all awards season. I have a feeling this one will get the same reaction. She is so skinny she can pretty much wear anything, but I hate the bottom of this dress so much. The poof kind of reminds of a jellyfish, it just looks awkward. 

My pick for worst dressed is Sandra Lee. Holy smokes, I am all for wanting to look like Cinderella but this is just no good. I get it's the Met but this looks awwwwful. The peplum is what really throws me off... it is so HUGE. Plus the tulle, plus the poof, plus the gloves and the hair. Bless her sweet heart.

Met Gala 2014 Best Dressed

 Before I talk about these lovely ladies I have to say that I am a HUGE fan of ballgowns, when they are done right. And these two ladies NAILED it in my opinion. The color of Arizona Muse's dress is stunning. Plus the bow adds something, but not too much. I adore it. Miss. Panetierre looks gorgeous in this pink/blue dress. First off, check out her smile, when stars are happy to be on the carpet I swear I like their outfits more. It so simply and so feminine, I adore it.

Let's hear it for the Old Hollywood ladies! This is my favorite look on the Red Carpet. My fashion muses are Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly, so I always love when people play to that era. These two ladies are more Monroe than Hepburn but I still LOVE it. Miss. Witherspoon reminds me of when Miss. Monroe did Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend. The color of this dress is perfect for her, plus the shape is so simple, but the top design adds something exciting. Blake Lively was my favorite off the evening. She looked UBER glamorous and the back is to die for. She killed it.

I couldn't do a Met Gala post without talking about some of the more daring get ups. The two I liked the most were Miss. Wiig and the gorgeous Lupita Nyong'o. The shape of Wiig's dress is so fun, and the glitter on the inside of it adds to the plain black. I have to say that I am usually not a fan of pants on the Red Carpet but the ankle strap shoe and the glitter make the look feminine. It was a risk and I was a fan.

Oh Miss. Lupita, this dress is sweeeeet. It is super intense but I think she pulled it off. She looks like an African Princess and I love that she took the risk. The Met Gala is about having fun and taking risks and she did it in the right way.

Woooo! Done! Who were your favorites? And, maybe, not so favorites?