Final miscellaneous thoughts about the 2012 Met Gala

I've got to finish this thing -- Cannes is upon us and I must go on Swinton watch!  So . . .

Miley Cyrus in Mark Jacobs. My pick for best dressed at this event: baby bear isn't too punk, she isn't too dressy, she's juuuuuuuust right. I love her hair, too. Hell has just frozen over.

Linda Evangelista in Marchesa.  Linda looks like she just floated in from a vampires' Ren Faire, and I just love it.

January Jones in Chanel Haute Couture.  January Jones looks a lot like Grace Kelly, a fact that the producers and costume designers of Mad Men love and exploit.  January, however, can't be too fond of the resemblance because she keeps dressing against type.  She really needs to get over it; it's much better to look like Grace Kelly than an angry David Bowie impersonator.

Nichol Richie in Topshop.  The hair makes her look like one of the Walking Dead.  I hope she got the number of Myle's hairdresser.

Gerard Butler in Dolce & Gabbana.  This picture makes Gerard looks like he has the most awesome mullet ever.  Thank you, random young lady passerby.

 

Michael Kors and Jennifer Lopez wearing Michael Kors, of course.  It's their world and we're just living in it, bitches. 

 

Now, on to find the Swinton!

 

Sheer Madness

From the Style.com review of Vera Wang's Pre-Fall 2011 collection:

. . . the designer came up with a novel way to solve the cold-weather shorts issue, sewing sheer pants into the waistband of bloomers and an all-in-one.

Vera Wang Pre-Fall 2011

Once again, that goes to show what I know. I've always  thought the solution to the "cold weather shorts issue" was PANTS.

Yeah, designers are loving sheer fabrics right now: if only they knew what to do with it.  You may have seen the following mysteries at Go Fug Yourself:



So, Christina Ricci gets boob shades and Selena Gomez gets crotch drapes.  People should not be dressed in window coverings.

The worst thing about the sheer trend?  The granny panties worn underneath.  Who could forget Gretchen whosis in all her mantie glory?

But even designers who should know better are putting enormous underpants under their sheer skirts:

Alberta Ferretti Spring 2011

Araks Spring 2011

Michael Kors Spring 2011

Well, maybe Michael Kors doesn't know better. 

It's probably the old fart in me talking again, but I always thought that the solution to a sheer skirt was a SLIP.  Damn, do they even make slips anymore? 

And don't get me started about all the sheer tops.  I am still blinded by the headlights.

Michael Kors is Neat.

Michael Kors' collections are often (maybe always) vintage inspired, which of course I think is great. He claimed he was thinking about architecture when he designed his Spring 2010 collection, but I see retro-futuristic (okay, architectural) André Courrèges , which makes me a very happy Clothesaholic indeed.

1960s Vintage André Courrèges

Kors showed neat, structured, coats and dresses, simple shapes, lots of white, space-age zippering, cut-outs and top stiching. There were no gowns at all, instead, Kors did separates and short dresses for cocktail and evening. His collection really stood out in a season where teh pretty trend produced lots of soft, ruffled, fluttery clothes, but the clothes were still on trend because they were done in beautiful soft colors.

All Michael Kors Spring 2010

And while we're on the subject of Mr. Kors, I didn't realize how much he contributed to Project Runway until this season, when he's mostly absent. The show needs his taste and acid wit to stay on track, because right now it's an exercise in bland. Producers, hear me!!!