(Newser) – Last year, there was a light-up dress; in 2009, Madonna wore a kooky hat. From the looks of it, this year's Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala was not quite as crazy, but there were definitely some interesting looks. PopEater calls last night's fete "the year's biggest fashion event." This year, it honored late designer Alexander McQueen. Click through the gallery for some of the famous attendees.
(NEWSER) - TMZ has a theory on the ridiculous hairstyle Tom Brady was sporting last night at the Met Costume Institute Gala: It must have been Gisele Bundchen's idea. Or perhaps what People describes as "a freshly slicked semi faux hawk that slanted to the right" is just the kind of fashion statement one believes he can make when accompanied by a supermodel. Click for more less-than-flattering looks from the red carpet, with extra snark from the Daily Mail and The Frisky . (See The Frisky for even more looks, from the "totally WTF" to the "borrrrrring.") More»
(NEWSER) - The annual Met Costume Gala is “the Oscars of Fashion,” writes Ted Casablanca for E! . But before we get to the best- and worst-dressed, it must be noted that last night’s event also marked the first time Sienna Miller and Jude Law walked the red carpet since getting back together. For more on that reunion, click here . In the gallery: some of the night's notable looks with commentary from E!, and a few of the Fug Girls' picks for weirdest looks, courtesy of New York . More»
(NEWSER) - Cindy Crawford is known for her mole, and she doesn't want it erased. In an interview with the Fashion Week magazine The Daily picked up by the Telegraph , Crawford recalls one of the worst cover campaigns in her past. "The one that makes me cringe the most is British Vogue. The first time they put me on the cover, they airbrushed off my mole," says the supermodel. "Whenever they mess with the mole, I cringe!" More»
(NEWSER) - It's always fun when Karl Lagerfeld opens his mouth , which he did quite a bit during a recent stint as guest editor of Metro . His most buzz-generating quote is about Adele: "The thing at the moment is Adele," he says. "She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice." More of his thoughts:
(NEWSER) - Melissa McCarthy is on top of the world, and now that she's won an Emmy and won over SNL viewers , what's next? The Bridesmaids star, who wanted to be a fashion designer before she ended up in comedy, is launching her own plus-size fashion line. "Trying to find stuff that's still fashion-forward in my size is damn near impossible," McCarthy, who designed her own dress for the Emmys, tells the Hollywood Reporter . "It's either for like a 98-year-old woman or a 14-year-old hooker, and there is nothing in the middle." More»
