Sienna Miller in white lace Chloe at the Met Gala: it’s giving brunch?
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This post is mostely for the women wearing Chloe by designer Chemena Kamali. This includes Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana, Greta Gerwig and Emma Mackey. I want to give this designer the benefit of the doubt. Maybe this is a tribute to older fashion by Chloe, similar to how Prada referenced their earlier collections. Prada sent us a whole explainer for each look though and I looked through Chloe’s Instagram and there’s nothing, not even a description of the craftsmanship and work that went into the individual gowns. My favorite comments on one of the posts for these looks were the top ones: “It’s giving brunch… not the MET Gala” (I stole that for the title!) and “I love you girlies but like… theme???”
These gowns are also a distillation of some of the worst/more boring trends last night – nude, flesh-toned gowns with ruffles and details that didn’t seem tied to the theme at all. There were some floral embellishments thrown on many of these, but not to these Chloe looks. I relistened to their red carpet interview on Vogue, and this is Chemena’s first Met Gala. It shows. She didn’t explain what she was going for here, but to be fair she wasn’t asked. She seemed humble and awed to be there.
Sienna Miller just had a baby in December and she said this was comfortably draped fabric. It’s just a baby doll dress with some lace tiers? The other looks are underwhelming too and the colors are so blah. Oh well.
Ashley Graham was in Ludovic de Saint Sernin, in a formfitting gown with a a semi sheer netted sequin skirt and “Swarovski crystal copper colored roses and silver leafs [sic] and thorns around the waist line.” The gown does not need the eyelets around the bust, but I like it otherwise. Her styling is throwing me off though. She said during her red carpet hosting duties that she wanted a mullet. I know those are clip on bangs but I want the baby bang trend to die!
Camila Cabello was also in Ludovic de Saint Sernin. Her fashion is typically bad, and I think she doesn’t have enough talent behind her somewhat inexplicable fame, but this look is quite pretty. The gown is made of Swarovski crystals and is torn as “a metaphor for the evolution of human history and the endless cycle of creation and destruction.” OK. She was carrying a Jane Wade purse made of ICE with a copper rose inside. Christian Siriano, the one bright spot on E!’s fashion panel, said “she’s thirsty, it’s going to work out for her.” E! better give him whatever he asks for to keep coming back. He’s the only one who tells it like it is! RIP Joan Rivers.
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