Model as Muse..

[jozae]

My favourite fashion night of the year has come and gone! This year's Costume Institute Gala was based on the theme 'Model as Muse,' and as expected, every designer that showed up had a model to tag along. Usually the themes are much more specific, however this year I thought it was rather open to intepretation. In my opinion, Model as Muse was all about iconic looks from the runway; the shorter the better, the weirder the better and the more 'inspired' the better. To be honest, I was a bit disappointed at this year's turn out. I spotted only one Lanvin ensemble, despite the fact that Alber Elbaz attended, not to mention that there was no Prada or Miu Miu at all. And really, Miuccia Prada sets the trends; anything she designs pops up as the next big trend the following season. I was also pretty peeved off at people that didn't deserve to be there, like Emma Roberts, Ciara, Selma Blair; people who haven't had any sort of iconic fashion moment.

That said, it was nice to see faces that rarely grace the spotlights. My favourites were Ashley Olsen's amazing white number, Kate Moss' vintage inspired ensemble, Lara Stone's mesh dress and Rose Byrne's goddess meets rock look.

Agyness Deyn and Twiggy, both in Burberry | Supermodel Alek Wek



Ashley Olsen in her own label, The Row



Australian Catherine McNeil in Roland Mouret | Chanel Iman in Zac Posen



Claudia Schiffer in Atelier Versace | Supermodel Daria Werbowy in Balmain



The anorexic Versace girls, Donatella and Allegra | Gisele Bundchen in a tiny Versace dress



Kate Moss in Marc Jacobs



Kirsten Dunst in Chanel | Gap-toothed Lara Stone in Alexander Wang



Marion Cotillard in Christian Dior (we all remember her mermaid Jean Paul Gaultier Oscar dress) | Mary-Kate Olsen in Christian Lacroix



Raquel Zimmermann with the Proenza Schouler boys | Australian Rose Byrne in Marc Bacobs



Supermodel Sasha Pivovarova in Giambattista Valli | Kate Hudsen, Liv Tyler and Kate Bosworth in Stella McCartney