A Diva State of Mind

The Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Benefit Gala aka The Met Gala (or Met Ball) was May 6, 2013 in New York.  The annual event raises money for the Costume Institute and launches the spring exhibit. To date, the event has raised over $100 million. Each year, an exhibit is given a theme. This year’s theme is PUNK: Chaos to Couture.

One of the highlights of the gala is the red carpet. It’s always exciting to see what the attendees are going to wear. This is the one time where the outfit choices can be a little unexpected; after all the gala does support a Costume Institute. While the red carpet choices were fabulous (Amber Heard, Taylor Swift, Jessica Alba and more looked stunning), there were a few people that stood out and embraced the punk theme or really embodied what I expect to see on The Met Gala red carpet.

Here are my favorites!

Anne Hathaway

Who is this woman and what has she done with Anne Hathaway?! Anne turned in her classic look for blonde hair and a vintage Valentino gown from 1992. HOT!!!

Nicole Richie

This is what I’m talking about. The theme is punk so why not go all out!? Nichole Richie arrived at the Met Gala in a white long sleeve Topshop gown and bleached white hair.

Miley Cyrus

Normally I’d hate this look but it works for the theme. Miley Cyrus showed off her punk style in a fishnet dress by Marc Jacobs and spiked blond hair.

 Madonna

On any other red carpet this would not work, but for the Met Gala, this Givenchy Haute Couture outfit is perfect! Should we be surprised that Madonna owned this theme? I mean, it is MADONNA!! All we need to do is take a trip down memory lane and look at some of her looks from the 80s/90s to know that achieving this look was not hard.

 Sarah Jessica Parker

If you’re going to show up at the Met Gala, you might as well show out! Can we talk about the Phillip Treacy Mohawk headpiece?! This masterpiece combined with the Giles Deacon gown and thigh high Christian Louboutin boots is perfect for the Met Gala! SJB will always be Carrie Bradshaw. I’m just sayin…

Rooney Mara

The white laced dress and strong shoulders paired with the dark lip is a great mix of femininity and edginess. Rooney wore a Givenchy gown and served as the co-chair of the event alongside Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci and Anna Wintour.

Minka Kelly

Minka Kelly looked great in Carolina Herrera.  Perez Hilton described this look perfectly; a combination between punk and Greek goddess.

Nina Dobrev

Leather and a corset; two must haves if you want to encompass punk into a look. This Monique Lhuillier look is not over the top edgy, but like Minka and Rooney’s outfit, it’s a nice mix of edginess and softness with the lace. And I love that there are lace pants underneath the skirt. Something very different than what we’re used to seeing on the red carpet. I’d wear this outfit for sure.

Jennifer Lopez

I was going to stop the list at Nina Dobrev but then I went through some pictures of the red carpet again. I don’t know if animal print is punk, but this Michael Kors dress is HOT! J.Lo added her own interpretation of punk with what looks like a Mohawk inspired hair style and smokey eyes.  This woman can wear anything!

What looks did you enjoy from last night’s Met Gala?

Source: PopSugar, Us Magazine and Radar Online

We haven’t really seen Jennifer Lopez aka J.Lo since 2007, when she left the limelight to focus on her twins.  Before the hiatus, J. Lo was EVERYWHERE. She was featured in multiple movies and released six studio albums; selling an estimated 55 million records worldwide.  She launched a successful clothing company in 2003, “JLO by Jennifer Lopez” and created her own perfume “Glow by J.LO,” setting a trend we would later see followed by Rihanna, Beyonce and Mariah Carey.

The announcement in 2010 that J. Lo would be a new judge on “American Idol” solidified her presence back into the entertainment business.  She was named People Magazine’s Most Beautiful Person in 2011, she is the spokesperson for L’Oreal EverSleek and Gillette Venus and has been featured in Gucci advertisements with her twins. She stole the red carpet in her fabulous short silver Emilo Pucci dress at the Grammys 2011 (to me, she was the best dressed for the Grammys) and released a new album yesterday entitled Love?

Now, as many of you know, not only is a diva great at her craft, she is also working to make an impact on the world. Jennifer Lopez is an avid supporter of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and was presented with the Children’s Humanitarian Award at the hospital’s inaugural Noche de Niños Gala. She produced and starred in the film Bordertown, a film exposing the ongoing murders of hundreds of women in the border city of Juárez, Mexico.  She is working with Sounds of Pertussis and March of Dimes to raise awareness about whooping cough and encourage vaccination of adults to prevent spread of disease to infants.

J.Lo is definitely a force to be reckoned with and I’m glad to see her back on the scene!

Check out her latest video “I’m Into You” featuring Lil Wayne. Honestly, I don’t think she has aged since releasing her first album in 1999; she looks FABULOUS! I hope I look that good when I’m 41 years old!

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