What I Wore Wednesday: Met Ball

So basically since Friday I've been a hot mess. I've caught some sort of crud and I just can't shift it. This is literally the first time I've left quarantine the guest bedroom since then. I've been really lucky that NBH has been looking after Blondie Boy and when he is at work his Mum and Dad have been watching him. Hopefully I can shake this thing sooner rather than later!  So for What I Wore Wednesday this week I'm sharing my Top Three looks from the 2013 Met Ball.

For those who don't know the Met Ball  is an annual ball that celebrates the annual opening of the Metropolitan Museum's  fashion exhibit at the Costume Institute. It's never a boring red carpet and this year the theme was "Punk: Chaos to Couture." So I picked not just my favourite looks but my favourite looks that followed the theme.

Sienna Miller in Burberry 

Photo from Vogue.com

I love that studded jacket and it works so well styled with the white gown. Normally I'm not a huge fan of Sienna Miller but I think her look just exemplifies how to follow a theme but still look elegent and trendy.

Anne Hathaway in vintage Valentino

Photo from Vogue.com

I think the hair, sheer dress and her smug smirk totally make this work. I think if you deconstructed it all I'm not sure they'd stand on their own but togetehr it totally works.

Cara Delevingne in Burberry

Photo from Vogue.com

I'm a sucker for studs and I love how this is on trend and on theme but isn't too over the top. I know the Met Ball is known for over the top (see SJP and Madonna's looks this year) but I don't think you should go over the top just for the sake of it. I much prefer the elegant edge Burberry brought to this.

You can view all of the looks from the red carpet in Vogue's gallery. There were a lot of interesting choices (did you see Kim Kardashian looking like she'd been upholstered by Laura Ashley?) and some looks that were nice but just had nothing to do with the theme.  Who got your best dressed nod?

I also want to say THANK YOU to everyone who nominated me for the BIBs this year; I've been shortlisted for Best Style Blog! I really appreciate all of your help and I'd love it, if you want, if you'd vote for me to be a finalist! Just vote for "Transatlantic Blonde" in Style (#12) in the survey before May 12th. Thank you!

What I Wore Wednesday: BAFTA Red Carpet

So the sickness has hit our house. Blondie Boy had an upset stomach all night Sunday, then passed it on to NBH Monday night and I came home from a business meeting yesterday and couldn't move out of bed without feeling like I was going to puke. We were a pathetic bunch what can I say. There's been a bug going around Glasgow apparently and we just all took it in turn.

So instead of letting What I Wore Wednesday slip again I'm going to share my favourite (and not so favourite) outfits from the BAFTAs! My favourite thing about award season is the dresses (unless you count Amy Poehler and Tina Fey hosting the Golden Globes because that was amazing) is that wrong?

Anne Hathaway in Burberry: I'm generally not a fan of her or of short sleeved dresses but I love the studs on this dress. I love the simplicity of how she styled it, too.

Jennifer Lawrence in Christian Dior: I really want to like this dress but I just want to grab the top and pull it up! I don't know if the bodice is just too short or if she's just not busty enough but the top half just isn't working for me.

Juno Temple in Stella McCartney: I have no idea who she is and I normally get all weird about people wearing white when it's not a wedding but I love the simple but elegant monochromatic dress.

Helen Mirren's hair: I don't know what I love more; that the octogenarian dyed her hair pink OR that she did it because she saw Sophie do it on ANTM! If Helen Mirren watches ANTM then I'm pretty sure I don't have to feel bad about watching it! 

Who were your favourite and least favourite?

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