Met Ball 2013 Best Dressed

Arguably the most exciting event in the fashion calendar, the annual Met Ball is the fashion world's Oscars, and each year the sartorial bar is raised higher and higher. This year, the Costume Institute exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum pays tribute to the punk era, and so last night's theme was Punk: Chaos to Couture. Leather, studs and safety pins were all over the red carpet as revelers embraced the theme with aplomb, but overall the fashion tended to lean more towards couture.

As guests walked up the 154 feet staircase  - hardest task ever?! - to be welcomed by Anna Wintour, we were able to fully see the style on show, and there were plenty of hits and misses to discuss...
 

My Best Dressed is undoubtedly more couture than chaos, and that's purely down to personal preference. Other looks from the evening can be found in galleries here, here and here, which should give you comprehensive coverage of the event!

ROONEY MARA

Givenchy Couture by Riccardo Tisci

 

CAREY MULLIGAN

Dress: Balenciaga / Jewellery: Tiffany & Co.

SIENNA MILLER

Burberry

EMMA WATSON

Prabal Gurun

ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY

Gucci

 

CARA DELEVINGNE

Dress, Clutch, Heels: Burberry / Jewellery: Dominic Jones

KRISTEN STEWART

Stella McCartney

HAILEE STEINFELD

Dress: Donna Karan Atelier / Heels: Jimmy Choo / Jewellery: Eddie Borgo

DAKOTA FANNING

Rodarte

 

 

NINA DOBREV

Dress: Monique Lhuillier / Heels: Rupert Sanderson

LESLIE MANN

J. Mendel

EMILY BLUNT

Dress:  Carolina Herrera (in accordance with Livia Firth's Green Carpet Challenge) / Clutch: Jimmy Choo

OLIVIA WILDE

Calvin Klein Collection

ALEXA CHUNG

Erdem

[Images sourced from vogue.co.uk; graziadaily.co.uk; elleuk.com]

I think it's safe to say I'm all in favour of the theme, but much prefer it to be interpreted in a subtle and elegant manner, and I suppose you can't get more punk than that on an evening that calls for chaos and disorder...