Costume Institute Gala: Met Ball 2012
Oh how I love the Met Ball! It's always appealed to me even more than the Oscar's actually (coincidentally it's often nicknamed 'Fashions Oscars') because celebs go all-out rather than play it safe. It's do or die. Go hard or go home...you get the idea. With designers accompanying and directly dressing their celebrity pal, they often choose their most extravagant, daring piece to really make an impact and showcase their label. This means there's often controversial outfits which raise the question 'is it hideous or beautiful?' I hadn't realised quite how many outfits there were and how long it would take me to write this, so there's tonnes more that I didn't cover (but I was losing the will to live by then). I understand if you want to read it in parts, it's that long! I would like to think you know me well enough to know this article is more than a little tongue in cheek (that's just my style, but you'd be surprised ...