The Met Ball 2013 'Punk: Chaos to Couture'

Hello lovelies!

Since today is such a drab, rainy and dark 'summer's' day I thought I'd cheer myself up with a bit of MET Ball Fashion. 

Monday night the fashionable stars of the world met at New York's Metropolitan Museum under flashing light bulbs to celebrate the opening of the theme of 'Punk: Chaos to Couture'. On one of the most celebrated fashion events of the year celebs were adorned in edgy black studded creations and chaotic patterns as they strode the red carpet. 

So why don't we have a look at who got it right and who weren't quite to the punk point!

Once again super brand Topshop edged its way into the high fashion world with Jourdan Dunn, Chloe Greene, Nicole Richie and Ashley Madekwe all sporting custom made gowns. 




Alexa Chung went for an elegant yet edgy dress from Erdem with gorgeous cut outs and a high collar. You can never go wrong with a bit of  Erdem.



Short sticky fringed hair styles seemed to make multiple appearances throughout the night but Anne Hathaway certainly aced it with a new platinum do and Vintage Valentino.

 

Stunning Cara Delevingne wore a studded black and gold number from Burberry however I'm not to jazzed about her choice of a white and gold purse.



Diane Kruger now the face of Chanel's new beauty line was of course dressed in one of my more preferred Chanel pieces. As if to spice up her look more Kruger added a pop of ultra punk pink with dip-dyed hair.



Although not quite punk but definitely energetic and adventurous Elle Fanning was mesmerising in a spiral tie-dyed Rodarte A/W 13 gown.



Miley Cyrus definitely got the dress code and was, for lack of a better word, shocking in Marc Jacobs.



January Jones was slightly cosmical maybe even extra-terrestrial wearing a sequined Chanel number, muilticoloured Nicholas Kirkwood sandals, striking eye make-up and white out eyebrows.



Moving away from the predictable black and typical 'punky' gowns Jessica Pare was gorgeous in this shocking Jason Wu peplum dress.



Kristen Stewart was strong in a Stella McCartney jumpsuit.



One of my favourite looks was Sienna Miller's angelic white Burberry gown contrasted with a powerful studded leather biker jacket. Not at all boringly punk but definitely dynamic and youthful, classic Sienna.



It seems as if Zooey Deschanel completely missed out on the whole 'punk rock' theme but all the same she was wonderful and pretty as always in custom made Hilfiger. Is it just me or does she look even more radiant sans eye-makeup and that characteristic fringe? 



Rosie Huntington-Whiteley showed off her amazing figure in a dirty gold satin Gucci dress.



Lastly the queen of the MET Ball in my mind will always be Sarah Jessica Parker and this year she wore the Philip Treacey crown to match. Elegant yet still featuring a bit of edgy, dynamic punk essence.



Oh and hats off to Kim Kardashian for attempting to pull of a glove/dress/curtain concoction. You have to admire her confidence! 



So over all I was quite impressed, as per usual, by the standard at the MET Ball. Most of the looks were quite interesting and managed to capture the theme of the night: the definite energy and fearlessness of punk slightly tamed by the regal and mature nature of couture.

As always thanks for reading,
Ciara.

(I don't own any of these photos) Sourced from http://www.vogue.co.uk/spy/celebrity-photos/2013/5/07/met-ball-2013

London Fashion Week Part Deux

Hello lovelies!

Hope you're enjoying this beautiful Sunday morning I know I am as it is my last day of freedom before I start back to school and the hard work returns. However I shan't let that get me down!


For Day 2 of LFW we started off with Daks who gave us clean and feminine chic. One main element of this collection was the sense of purity given off by the simple cuts of the garments that gave an air of maturity to the collection.

 
 
 


Antipodium was exciting and quizzical featuring brilliant pops of colour and wonderful textures that added to the youthful atmosphere about the clothes.

 
 
 

A little bit of Irish love for Dublin born Orla Kiely who certainly turned to the 60's for inspiration. I've got to say I loved every element of this collection from the bright yellow button down jacket to the vintage chic cardigan.

  
 
 


More Irish love for Dublin based John Rocha who was as elegant and as classic as ever. Even though he had lots of different block colours (always a Rocha feature) the collection still maintained a certain level of refinement and charm that perfectly embodies the John Rocha design.

 
 
 

The whimsical House of Holland did not fail to impress with a slightly retro collection with old school prints and 70's inspired tailoring. Each look had it's own unique style which only further developed the over all theme of the collection.

 
 
 


Over at Issa there was a wonderful embodiment of a 'travelling spirit' as models walked down the runway in wide brimmed hats and dresses flowed freely in exotic patterns.

 
 
 

So they were my ultimate favourite collections from Day 2 however if you're looking for that adventurous London design aesthetic check out Sister by Sibling.

Sister by Sibling was granny chic with a twist this season.
 
 


More as always tomorrow but later on today who is super excited for the live screening of Topshop Unique? I know I am and I'll be racing home from my grandparents to catch it!

Thanks for reading,
Ciara.

All photos from LFW are sourced from londonfashionweek.co.uk