Newsletter Tuesday, May 03, 2016

[LaineyGossip.com - Calling all smuthounds!] Tuesday, May 03, 2016 [Intro for May 3, 2016] [Anna Wintour attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] Dear Gossips, I hate it when people call it the “MET Ball”. It’s probably an irrational gripe. But we all have our personal style guides. And for me, the right way to say it is the MET Gala. And whenever I hear it referred to as the “MET Ball” my inner eyes roll, the way they roll when someone uses “anyways” instead of “anyway”. It’s ANYWAY. Anyway, now that that’s out of the way, the MET Gala 2016. As expected, there was SO MUCH METAL. Which, I guess, is how most people interpreted the theme? The theme for this year was Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology. So the vast majority decided to dress up like robot mannequins. What do you do when you know that everyone will be dressing up like robot mannequins? Do you, too, dress up like a robot mannequin, or do you apply a different interpretation to the theme? Similarly, how do you approach a fashion roundup when it ended up being a parade of tin-dresses? What’s the criteria here? Let’s check in with the actual exhibit at the [Costume Institute] for their specific description of the gallery: The Costume Institute's spring 2016 exhibition…will explore how fashion designers are reconciling the handmade and the machine-made in the creation of haute couture and avant-garde ready-to-wear. The exhibition will address the founding of the haute couture in the 19th century, when the sewing machine was invented, and the emergence of a distinction between the hand (manus) and the machine (machina) at the onset of mass production. It will explore this ongoing dichotomy, in which hand and machine are presented as discordant tools in the creative process, and question the relationship and distinction between haute couture and ready-to-wear (and) will present a series of case studies to unravel the hand/machine conundrum. At the center will be an installation of toiles and prototypes presented as garments in the making or "monuments to ideas." Emanating from this presentation will be a series of rooms based on traditional métiers of the haute couture, including embroidery, featherwork, artificial flowers, pleating, lacework, and leatherwork, which will be presented alongside versions that incorporate innovative processes, such as 3D printing, computer modeling, bonding and laminating, laser cutting, and ultrasonic welding. A room dedicated to the ateliers of tailoring and dressmaking will reflect the traditional division of a maison de couture. I’m not reading the Jetsons from this, are you? What I’m reading is tradition vs innovation. Classic vs modern. Old school vs new jack. So just because someone decided to come in silver doesn’t mean they met the standard. And if someone didn’t come wearing aluminum, it doesn’t mean they failed either. With that in mind, shall we proceed with the dress porn? There was good porn and there was sh-t porn. There was also why-didn’t-you-stay-the-f*ck-home? porn. We’ll get to her eventually. But let’s start with the night’s host, Anna Wintour in Chanel. I can’t lie. I love this dress. It might be my favourite of all her MET Gala dresses. And in this case, while presiding over the evening, I think she hit it. Because it looks like it could be vintage in its craftsmanship but also technology-assisted in the detail. As always, fashion is an argument. So please, I want you to yell at me via email at [lainey@laineygossip.com] or on Twitter [@laineygossip]. Yours in gossip, Lainey PS. We are going heavy today. Like at least 25 posts, if not more. So please scroll down, click VIEW OLDER to get caught up on all the articles. FYI Rachel McAdams went first. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 3:01 AM [Sarah Jessica Parker: Two Best METs in a row] [Sarah Jessica Parker attends 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] I’m sorry it couldn’t be anyone else. It was SJP in 2015 with the headpiece – [click here] for a refresher. But this year she doesn’t have to share. I go back to what I wrote in today’s blog intro, because obviously I love quoting myself: What do you do when you know that everyone will be dressing up like robot mannequins? Do you, too, dress up like a robot mannequin, or do you apply a different interpretation to the theme? F-ck no. Not if you’re [Sarah Jessica Parker]. Who’s probably the only person who took the time to actually consider the Costume Institute’s exhibit this year and what Manus x Machina means as it relates to fashion. So she approached Monse with her creative inspiration. And she wrote about it for the New York Times, about her ideas, about her process, about the fact that: “We didn’t want to simply apply lights and actual physical technology on me. We didn’t want it to be about the electronic screen or something that could turn on and off. We wanted it to be about the technology of thought, of application, of fabrication. The technology of the hand and the machine.” AHEM, Zac Posen (Claire Danes). AHEM. Exactly. So. It’s Hamilton. It’s beautifully cut trousers – clothing historically designed by a man, and through time and technology, repurposed for a woman. It’s a corset back – clothing historically worn by women, modernised by a tank top in the front. And these sleeves tucked out of an impeccably tailored jacket, over shoes she designed herself using a couple of brooches she found in her closet. Come on! Who else put this much thought into respecting the soul of the ACTUAL theme? [Click here] to read SJP’s article in the NYT about her MET Gala design. Everyone else just shows up without telling a story. SJP has decided that when she goes to the MET Gala, the narrative makes the clothes much more interesting. How could it be anyone else? And PS. Although Duana is the most ardent Hamilton fan in our family, Hamilton is not what she observed when she first saw SJP walk onto the carpet. For her, it was Wildlings. In Game Of Thrones they have a very specific uniform, made from materials specific to their environment, adapted to their lifestyle. See? It’s more than just wearing a computer. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 7:49 PM [Blake Lively: MET Worst Dressed] [Blake Lively arrives for the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] My friend Dylan, not exactly a fashion guy, texted me last night after seeing [Blake Lively]’s MET Gala dress on Instagram. Here’s what he said: It does look like a bag of raw chicken juice. And that sheer layer of material at the slit? It looks like the plastic wrap for chicken when you buy at the butcher. How is this Burberry?!? How is Burberry tucking feathers and flower petals into a chest like they’re dollar bills? If you’d told me Blake Lively was wearing Vera Wang, sure. Or Badgley Mischka, especially with the ruching on the sweetheart neckline, yep, I wouldn’t check your work. But Burberry? HOW?!? Burberry co-signed the Mardi Gras beads coming out her ears? Burberry has decided it wants to be in the business of imitation Princess Grace? When did that happen? [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 7:34 PM [“Dem Children of Celestine & Mathew” at the MET Gala] [Beyonce Knowles attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] Those are Solange’s words, [on Twitter], after the release of Formation in February. Gossip first or fashion? Let’s go gossip. Beyoncé and Solange were without Jay Z at the MET Gala. You’ll note, all three of them attended last year, which was a year after the elevator incident. This time, however, now that Lemonade has happened, and now that Lemonade is being CSI’ed on every lyric and every frame, is it an accident that Beyoncé told Jay to stay at home with Blue while she and Solange went out? Or is it confirmation that what Solange did in that elevator was about loyalty and sisterhood? As for the clothing…. I opened the blog last Thursday with Vanity Fair’s feature on Jackie Kennedy and her sister Lee Radziwill ([click here] for a refresher), and I mentioned that I read the piece with Beyonce and Solange in mind. It was Lee who was always considered more stylish. And, similarly, it’s Solange who has the fashion imagination between the two. That might be a combination of natural talent and necessity. At this point, we all know there’s a Beyoncé look. It helps no one for Solange to even play that game. But Beyoncé being Beyoncé, she’s also never, ever going to be the fashion forward. This is where Solange can thrive. And she does, all the time. I loved her in the yellow – another homage, perhaps, to Lemonade. The only reason it’s not my Best of the night is because it’s spiritually similar to the oyster from 2015, non? [Embed from Getty Images] And Beyoncé’s latex? First enjoy this from Instagram: [#Beyonce fans be like..... 🤔] A photo posted by Baller Alert (@balleralert) on May 2, 2016 at 6:23pm PDT I don’t hate it. I think I might like it more than last year. But, again, Beyoncé’s not a fashion force, like her sister, like Rihanna. Which is why we’ve seen this already, in various forms, on Lady Gaga. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 7:03 PM [Idris Elba & Colin Farrell: Best MET Men] [Idris Elba arrives for the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] Idris we were expecting. It was always going to be good. We just didn’t know how good. And it was more than good, it was delicious. [Idris Elba] in Tom Ford. Tails. For the first time. WHY DID IT TAKE OVER 40 YEARS FOR SOMEONE TO PUT IDRIS ELBA IN TAILS??? Shut the f-ck up, Lainey. Why you complaining? I’m sorry, I’ll stop. And I’ll give you [Colin Farrell] too. Because while Idris’s excellence was predicted, Colin Farrell’s was not. He surprised me last night. Like took my breath away, cheesily. He was there with his sister, by the way. And I’ve not seen a shot of his girlfriend yet. Will keep checking. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 5:21 PM [Amber Heard: the MET +1] [Amber Heard attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] My first reaction when I saw [Amber Heard] arriving at the MET Gala: HAHAHAAHHAHAH Maria’s text to me after seeing Amber Heard at the MET Gala: HAHAHAHAHAHAAH There’s not trying. And then there’s not being given the opportunity to try. Is that what happened to Amber Heard? This is Ralph Lauren. It looks like a Ralph Lauren discard. Like a dress they don’t care about. Who’s on the phone? Amber Heard? Well is Johnny coming with her? No? OK, just grab a dress for her from the backroom. Like, there were publicists with better gowns than hers. This is not a piece you give to a featured muse at your table. It’s a piece you give to someone’s +1 when you want to do them a favour. But Amber Heard? The wife of Johnny Depp? She’s supposed to be considered alongside the Kristen Stewarts, the Alicia Vikanders, the Emma Stones, her contemporaries. Those names go to the MET Gala in custom couture. And it’s just not happening for Amber, with the dresses and with the roles. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 4:51 PM [Willow & Jaden Smith: the MET future] [Willow Smith and Jaden Smith attend 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] A lot of people dressed like the future. [Willow] and [Jaden Smith] ARE the future. I can’t. In the best, non-Grande way. I CANNOT. Can you? Think about who they grew up around. Who they hang out with. A certain family of a certain letter. Think about their approach to style. Now compare that to what Willow and Jaden delivered to us on fashion’s biggest night. An aesthetic like no other. Togetherness and individuality, but in different designers. He’s wearing Louis Vuitton, she’s in Chanel. It’s minimalist but decadent. Most importantly, it’s entirely them. It’s SO authentic. There’s no sniff of a Try here, none at all. And Willow? Wearing the jacket of a middle-aged couture maven and still making it young and fresh and totally her own? This is how you do it. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 4:02 PM [Taylor Swift: the MET Gala’s silver dancer] [Taylor Swift attends 'Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] There are some people who believe that Anna Wintour’s control over the MET Gala is so absolute, she can dictate what certain people wear. Like she would consider it bad form if one of the co-chairs was not wearing the designs of one of the designer honourary co-chairs. But does she take it a step further and pick out the pieces? I read somewhere the other day that Anna influenced [Taylor Swift’]s new “grunge” groove after her recent VOGUE cover. And I wonder then if she told Taylor to wear this particular Louis Vuitton like pop star space girl. It’s not very far outside of where Taylor already lives. Come on. She’s been strutting out of her NYC apartment in these kinds of outfits for two years now. Apart from the silver scales and the lace up shoes, there is nothing here you haven’t seen before. In pap candids and, actually, on her tour. At first, though, I hated it. I thought it was too on-the-nose future fashion. Upon closer inspection? The lizard effect of the material transmitted through metal is a nice blend on the old vs new theme. And, then, well, compared to Zac Posen’s joke of a Claire Danes dress, it got a lot better. Also, unlike so many other gowns, it allowed her to dance. With [Tom Hiddleston]. How did we not realise until now that they are the celebrity mirrors of each other? She knows all the words to every song and sings along. He knows all the accents and imitations and drops a monologue on request. They’re equally eager. They’re equally earnest. And they both take “dance like no one’s watching” to a new level. Thank you, Anna Wintour, for bringing them together. [TAYLOR SWIFT & TOM HIDDLESTON GETTING DOWN #MET #DANCE #FUNFUN #PRINCE #NYC #tomhiddleston] A video posted by Carlos Souza (@carlossouza1311) on May 3, 2016 at 6:28am PDT [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 3:36 PM [Selena Gomez: MET Best Friend] [Selena Gomez arrives for the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] [Selena Gomez] has had a strong relationship now with Louis Vuitton. Nicolas Ghesquire was one of the honourary co-chairs. Which is why I had no doubt she’d be wearing LV to the MET Gala. And, as I mentioned yesterday, since she said she and Taylor Swift were going together, I suggested that Taylor would be in LV too – [click here] for a refresher. So… when your best friend is [Taylor Swift], and she’s the co-chair, and you both wear from the same house, do you step back and let your friend have the first pick? If that’s what happened, if that’s what Selena did, I love her for it. I really do. Because, as you can see, her outfit was not all that special. At first, I thought she was going through the airport, that’s how underwhelming it is. But, again, I’m coming back to these LV booties. This is the third pair I’ve posted – after Michelle Williams and Alicia Vikander. Selena’s with the white laces? Dope. The booties bring the personality. The attitude. And the theme. Think of the old lace-ups women used to wear under their skirts in the time of Les Miserables, and now modernised with badass edge. Perhaps how Fantine would be if she’d lived in a time that was kinder to women. I would also like to shout-out her makeup, done to great effect to show off that beautiful skin. Maybe the best face she’s ever had on a red carpet. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 3:22 PM [Alicia Vikander: Best MET booties] [Alicia Vikander attends 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] As I mentioned earlier in the Michelle Williams post – [click here] if you haven’t gotten to it yet but hopefully you’ll still read chronologically – the highlight of Louis Vuitton’s MET Gala was the boots they sent out on their muses. I must have all the pairs. All of them. They’re exceptional. The heel is perfect. The shape of the toe is perfect. Every single variation is perfect. None of them more perfect that [Alicia Vikander]’s. Booties at the MET Gala? I am living for this. I’m living for her whole look. There’s a Super Girl in here who may or not be related to Spider-Man. It’s a few years late, considering that the theme for the MET Gala in 2008 was actually superheroes. But almost everyone acted like it was a repeat of that last night anyway and she refrained from going as a computer so, all in all, I’d rather direct my negative energy to Maria Sharapova and Zac Posen’s bullsh-t dress for Claire Danes. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 3:07 PM [Gigi Hadid & Zayn Malik: Co-Best Couple at the MET] [Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik attend the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] Zayn always has that “I don’t know what I’m going here I don’t belong and I’ll sing a song about it” look anyway so why not play on that and be the robot Edward Scissorhands to Gigi’s Winona Ryder? RIGHT? You know I’m right! That’s exactly the mood board that’s being presented here, whether they know it or not. Probably not. And even if they’re not, I’m giving it to them anyway. Because there can be no other Tom and Gisele. And there shouldn’t be because, Jesus, the world has had enough. So in the absence of Tom and Gisele at the MET Gala this year – and the second year in a row, I think – it’s time to embrace a new couple standard, one that’s properly suited to this generation. Awkwardly adorably young love. Trying not to love it but totally loving the attention young love. Respect my privacy but follow me on Instagram young love. I don’t see you here Harry Styles young love. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 3:00 PM [FKA twigs & Robert Pattinson: Co-Best Couple at the MET] [FKA Twigs and Robert Pattinson attend the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] There have been all kinds of rumours lately that FKA twigs and Robert Pattinson called off their engagement and they’re done and whatever because they’re not rubbing up on each over every day on Instagram. Last night they showed up together at the MET Gala so there’s your update. Last year at her first MET Gala, twigs wore a penis dress – [click here] for a refresher. This year it was Versace. And she elevated Versace. She elevated this Versace with her own special touch – the headpiece, which makes Madonna’s look even dumber – and an intricate tattoo on her back that was applied just before the event. It’s really too bad about the shoes though. And his hair, cut short for a role, probably. Also, I’m not into his white jacket, especially when paired with her. There’s too much going on between them. If he’d been in all black, their effect together would have been much sharper. You know what I like about these two? I mean I can’t begin to understand why and how it works but it seems natural between them, nothing forced, and nothing precious. Someone sent me this video last night of them before the event, as she was getting ready and you can feel their nervous excitement like a normal, real thing. They seemed that way on the carpet too. It’s endearing. And it makes you root for them. [Fan: Robert Pattinson at MetGala 02.05.2016] by [Roboshayka_Forever] [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 2:33 PM [Zendaya: Best MET Hair] [Zendaya attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] We can’t be friends if you can’t appreciate this. I just keep convulsing in ecstasy every time I see a new picture, a new angle. Like, who even cares about the dress? The dress is fine. I won’t remember it tomorrow. The hair though. The hair is making my hands itch, itching for a pair of scissors, just to try it, I just want to try it, for a day, for a week. So now I’m looking for a wig. Zendaya is showing me that I need a wig. You see? You see about this girl? There are so many of them who have access. All the access. And too few of them who have the instincts. She has suuuuuch great instincts. Already! She’s only 19! [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 2:18 PM [Katy Perry: the MET Gala darkness] [Katy Perry attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] I’ll take this over Claire Danes’s Zac Posen. And I’ll fight you on that until we’re both broken and still I won’t change my mind. Because even though Claire and Katy Perry both dressed for tricks, at least Katy’s wearing a legitimate garment, and not a f-cking Christmas tree. And when you take a closer look, Katy’s Prada is actually on theme. Several different fabrics are represented here. Old world velvet and now world leather with future world keys. And it’s been precisely constructed to her body, even though it’s not totally original. Because it definitely feels familiar, non? I can’t be bothered right now but Madonna’s performed in something like this. And Beyoncé’s tried a similar vibe. The crime for most people here is the hair. Once again, though, I would like to suggest perspective. Whatever it is that Katy’s hair is doing at the MET Gala is miles less offensive than what it was doing at the Golden Globes. [Embed from Getty Images] Her hair at the Golden Globes was an insult to hair. Her hair last night at the MET Gala was intended to be an idea. I’m not mad at that. What makes me mad is that, in typical Katy Perry fashion, she couldn’t just leave it at that. She and Orlando Bloom had to go and carry around their own matching Tamagotchis all night, like it’s the new promise ring for the too-cool quirks. Hi [@katyperry] [#MetGala] [pic.twitter.com/IUVeiurA3Y] — MET GALA (@themetgala) [May 3, 2016] That’s Katy Perry. You’re good. And you’re ready to walk away after a pleasant experience. And she can’t help herself and takes it one extra step to annoy you. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 1:42 PM [Claire Danes: The MET Gala gimmick] [Claire Danes attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] People are losing their goddamn minds over this dress, by Zac Posen. Because it lights up. [Manic moments!! Zacposen #metgala #clairedanes] A video posted by @zacposen on May 2, 2016 at 7:11pm PDT [Starry night! #Zacposen #metgala #glamour @metmuseum @voguemagazine @instagram] A video posted by @zacposen on May 2, 2016 at 4:15pm PDT [#clairedanes #zacposen #metgala] A photo posted by @zacposen on May 2, 2016 at 7:07pm PDT It’s bullsh-t. This is a BULLSH-T DRESS. It’s Cinderella with a lamp shoved underneath her skirt. It’s a TOY. It’s a f-cking gimmick. It’s taking a theme about technology and forgetting about the fashion. Style is not what happens when you decide to turn a derivative princess ball gown into a Miami poolside fountain surrounded by douchebags. Is this the MET Gala? Or the Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Games?! If it was that easy, we’d all be supermodels on New Year’s Eve with our light-up headbands and glasses. If you can’t make this interesting on the red carpet WITHOUT HAVING TO PLUG IT IN, while rosy-cheeked children laugh and clap, it doesn’t count. No thank you. And why can’t you and Jared Leto just get it together and give us a picture at one of these things when you’re both there? F-ck! [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 1:11 PM [Katie Holmes: MET Dead Eyes] [Katie Holmes attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] I thought we were over this 4 years ago when she pulled the escape hatch out of Scientology. But Katie Holmes decided to bring back the Tom Bot last night at the MET Gala to go with her hair and her dress, I guess? What is she wearing? Zac Posen. But, actually, Technology Has No Soul. This is when you take the theme way too seriously. Like, Katie Holmes isn’t the first name that comes to mind when I think of fashion performance art on a red carpet. Or, maybe she should be. In some of these shots, I wouldn’t be able to tell if it was her or her wax figure at Madame Tussauds. That said, as far as Zac Posens go, this wasn’t the worst of the night. In fact, this dress is so un-Zac Posen, I actually don’t hate it. Quite pretty the way it falls and her extensions are doing a good job of covering the piece’s weakness in the chest area, where the size seems off. Not unlike her spirit, strangely. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 12:43 PM [Michael B Jordan: MET Gala short pants] [Michael B. Jordan attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] I am trying so hard to stan my eyes into seeing Michael B Jordan’s short pants in a positive way. Up top, the jacket with gold V? Gorgeous. And the pants, they actually kinda work when he’s walking. Sort of. But when he’s standing still, just posing… I can’t convince myself of it. I can’t stop wishing they were just one inch – one inch! – longer. That’s all it would have to be. Yes, yes, please, go with the no socks and experiment with length. Show me your ankles because like the rest of you they’re sexy af. But the tailor did you wrong here. Someone should have hit override on the tailor. To recover though, look what we have… MBJ, Lupita, and Nate Parker giving us new wishes for the Gossip Genie. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 12:18 PM [Kate Hudson: MET Gala Bride] [Kate Hudson attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] Can you believe Kate Hudson went to the Met Gala? OF COURSE YOU CAN. Kate never misses a party, a chance to smile and show off her really nice physique. She attended the Met Gala in Versace – she’s worn it before. Versace, [I mean], although we’ve seen many iterations of this dress on Kate. White. Strapless. Boring as f-ck. From different angles, it does have some redeeming qualities – the studs, the structured fabric panels that look like paper in some shots. That could be cool. Just not here. All that potential is negated by the ruffle. And tulle skirt. It’s “edgy bride,” the key word being bride – which, let’s be honest, is never a fashion compliment. I don’t think Kate would object to being called a bride though because brides are supposed to be HAPPY. Kate snuffs out any edge because she doesn’t want to be edgy. It’s not on brand for her. Fine. She wants to be pretty. She banks on “pretty” so much that she named her book Pretty Happy. You can’t tell me that Kate wants to explore wo/man vs. machine. She wants to Champagne and photobooth with her friends and maybe a late-night make-out session with a musician. Happy was always the goal here. You see it in the “sunny California” hair and makeup style. Easy middle part blow-out. Fresh makeup. She’s that Pharrell song come to life. It’s a patented Kate Hudson look I will call FabPrettyHappy from now on. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 12:07 PM [Kerry Washington: Fresh MET Pregnant] [Kerry Washington attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] A few hours before the MET Gala, [E! broke the news] that Kerry Washington and her husband, Nnamdi Asomugha, are expecting their second child. This seems to be happening a lot. The low rank tabloids report that divorce is imminent. And then a baby happens. Kerry would have known about the pregnancy headlines before arriving at the event. She then belly-cupped on the red carpet to confirm the speculation. I’m pretty sure she belly-cupped during her first pregnancy too. Every time I bitch about belly-cupping, you email me and explain that one of the reasons it happens is because pregnant women don’t want people to think they’ve put on weight. I actually got an email about this from a friend the other day. “the thing is, you feel SO SO FAT esp on a red carpet when people are taking pictures of you and you are DESPERATE to show that the fatness you are exhibiting is not down to you but strictly becasue of your being pregnant. so you cup it, highlight it, hold it as a way to make sure that no one has any doubt that it is not your stomach that is protruding but your womb. it's all about not looking so fat!! plus you don't know what to do with your hands because they dont like naturally by your sides because you are so huge and lastly again you are trying ot say i'ts my womb not my fat stomach on display right now!!” And my response to her was to ask - what’s the point of all this body-positivity? On the one hand, all you hear about when a woman is pregnant is how beautiful it’s supposed to be and blah blah blah woman miracle awesome. How come women only want to look pregnant when they are pregnant? I look pregnant all the time. Jacek tells me this when he’s reviewing our site statistics because the search comes up often. “Lainey Lui pregnant?” “Is Lainey Gossip pregnant?” I love looking pregnant. Here’s a photo of me looking pregnant two weeks ago: [So grateful for our inspiring chat with Canadian rockstar @missbifnaked! She opens up about her revealing memoir, #IBIFICUS!] A photo posted by The Social (@thesocialctv) on Apr 21, 2016 at 2:28pm PDT [Happy Friday Eve and a special thank you to our wonderful co-host this week, @ariellekebbel! Tap for today's #WhatWeWore!] A photo posted by The Social (@thesocialctv) on Apr 21, 2016 at 3:57pm PDT Here’s another one: [Happy Monday! 😀 Tap for today's #WhatWeWore!] A photo posted by The Social (@thesocialctv) on Apr 25, 2016 at 4:28pm PDT So. What’s wrong with looking pregnant when you’re not pregnant? If you have an answer, let me know. In the meantime, I guess we should get back to Kerry at the MET Gala even though I don’t really want to because… OK. I think what’s happening here is that she wanted to try something different. Because this is like nothing we’ve ever seen her wear before. She’s worn Marc Jacobs before but, well, not with this hair. Not with this mood. This kinda lounge singer seductress thing she’s working. I mean, it’s the Costume Institute Gala. And I suppose, if you want to put on an alternate personality, if you want to wear an alternate style, this would be the night to do it. Kerry at the MET is so not Olivia Pope. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 11:30 AM [Emma Watson: MET Pants] [Emma Watson attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] This pains me in so many ways. First, because I really enjoy Emma Watson, both as a celebrity and just as an all-around person. Second, I LOVE pants on the red carpet. I think pants are majorly underserved at these type of events. Emma has been wearing pants, often winningly, for years. Sure she likes to throw a train or skirt overtop, like she did the other night at the [White House Correspondents’ Dinner]. That wasn’t my favourite combination, particularly the ruffle with the floral print, but I wasn’t mad at it. This I am mad at. Because it could have been SO excellent. It’s Calvin Klein, so where is the minimalism? Calvin Klein is known for its unapologetically simple red carpet looks. [JLaw in that red Calvin Klein at the 2011 Oscars] was a win for me. Underappreciated. That dress will one day get its due, I swear. But back to the MET Gala. It’s a train over pants, which is a look that she is very comfortable with. Unfortunately from top to bottom, this is messy. The bustier is overly complicated, with that black tuft of fabric coming out of the top, and the hemline is cut like a Britney Spears stage costume. Lose the fussy fabric around the shoulders and then maybe we can talk. And the pants over the shoe. I, like Lainey, cannot abide this look. It’s very Jessica Simpson, which is to say it’s cheap. Besides that, the pants are the wrong kind of loose. On a red carpet, it’s cigarette or wide-leg. “Kind of loose” doesn’t play well. And the messiness around the waist—the competing lines, the cummerbund (?!), and the multi-layer train with an abundance of shiny fabric that seems to be both heavy and unstructured all at the same time, all make for a heap of seriously what the hell is this. And it’s extra disappointing because we saw tuxes being done so, [so right last night]. Everything about this look is unworthy of Emma Watson. Update: I’ve received a few Tweets about Emma Watson’s MET Gala outfit because she [posted about it on Facebook]. It’s largely made from sustainable material (like plastic bottles and organic cotton), and can be worn again in different ways (specifically the train, the bustier, and the pants). It’s an interesting and thoughtful interpretation of the theme, which of course I would expect from Emma. No one’s arguing the value of her insight and her commitment to socio-economic causes. Conversations about raw material, production and labour in the fashion industry are incredibly important. But it doesn’t change my mind on the cut, the fit or the design. I hope that when these pants are repurposed, they are hemmed and don’t cover her entire foot. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 11:13 AM [Kristen Stewart: Worst MET Fit] [Kristen Stewart attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] So confused because Kristen Stewart should have been really good at this, should have been a standout at the MET Gala. And from the neck up, we were there. I like the hair and the makeup. It was meant to be bold. It was meant to be forward. If you look closely at the silver shadow, you can see the skill in the application. I’m not sure you can see the skill in the Chanel though. Because the fit is terrible. This dress is supposed to give her a waist. It does not give her a waist. It’s also not sitting well at the waist. The fabric looks too thick under the skin belt and it’s not forming the way it’s supposed to with her body. I suspect that’s why there’s a slit up the middle, to lessen the pressure and let the material fall more easily but that’s not helping either because now it’s causing all kinds of proportion problems. And to make matters worse, yesterday I received several “just you wait!” emails from TwiHards promising me that Kristen and Robert Pattison, who are “secretly married and parents to two children” would show up together. So it’s a disappointment all around. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 10:12 AM [Brie Larson: Worst MET Bow (but Best Bow?)] [Brie Larson attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] Brie Larson won an Oscar just over two months ago, and whether she likes the title or not, she returns to the MET Gala this year as one of the event's most high-profile [“It” Girls]. After a busy few months at work on Kong: Skull Island, with all eyes on her at the MET, she (or her [stylist Christina Ehrlich]) opted to wear a custom Proenza Schouler dress. Unpopular opinion alert: there's a lot I love about this gown - the disco fish scales, nearly-racer back neckline, the hemline, her robotic expression (great adherence to the theme! or is she just star-struck?) and her slicked-back, wet, low ponytail. Popular (?) opinion alert: there's a lot I don't love about this look on Brie - the waist cut-outs (again!), those dumb ankle straps on her shoes, and that limp-looking black bow. Sadly, the popular outweighs the unpopular. I blame the bow. To me, a waist bow rarely adds to a look. Just ask Marion Cotillard: [#bello] Marion Cotillard & Jennifer Lawrence were in Dior at the Sag’s Awards 2013. More on: [ [pic.twitter.com/DwN5fa5P]" — I M E R (@imer_23) [February 12, 2013] Brie's bow does not drag down her look as much as Marion's sash does, but it is equally as distracting. Lynn was quick to send in her thoughts on Brie's dress, and says that Canadian TV host Maripier Morin wore it better at the Gala Artis Awards last week. [In love avec mon look de ce soir!!! Merci à la magie de @patrickvimbor et @leslie_ann_thomson !! Make up @revlon Robe @proenzaschouler souliers @ysl] A photo posted by maripiermorin (@maripiermorin) on Apr 24, 2016 at 6:55pm PDT Personally? I prefer Brie's Deena Jones look. The MET is all about "One Night Only," isn't it? It is certainly refreshing, though, to see Brie choose a riskier dress for the MET after she played it safe at the Oscars in violet Gucci - she was [Duana's worst-dressed of the night]. She will host SNL for the first time this weekend. She’s flexed her [comedic chops before] in 21 Jump Street, United States of Tara, and, of course, Trainwreck, but something tells me she'll do well on the Studio 8H stage... possibly because of her tight bond with Cecily Strong. [I've never even wanted to publicly acknowledge that I own a bathing suit, let alone be in a picture wearing one with a bunch of gorgeous gals also in bathing suits (one of whom is a Victoria's Secret Angel). But I'm top of the world (or bottom of the pyramid). #schumerinspired #dontthinkimnotstillfuckedupaboutceciltho] A photo posted by Cecily Strong (@cecilystrong) on Aug 2, 2015 at 4:47pm PDT Can we expect an Amy Poehler cameo on Saturday, too? Will we see more of the fun-loving side she deliberately kept under wraps at the MET in order to play along with the Manus x Machina motif? Why so serious, Brie? This is your moment! Last year, Brie was a MET virgin. She wore Dolce and Gabbana, and it marked her first collaboration with her high-profile stylist, the aforementioned Christina Ehrlich. This business connection formed, in part, to boost Brie's fashion status and Hollywood visibility. Clearly, something clicked. Now, a year later, she's swept awards season, finished work on her first blockbuster tentpole and is about to start production on The Glass Castle, the coveted adaptation of Jeannette Walls' memoir. Jennifer Lawrence had been set to play the title role for years until she officially left the project last October - [click here] and [here] for a refresher. But is she a household name yet? [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 9:50 AM [Michelle Williams: Worst MET Hair] [Michelle Williams attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] I don’t mind the spare. On a night when everyone was overdosing on blinding metals, I quite appreciated the stripped down, no-fuss vibe of Michelle Williams’s Louis Vuitton. This outfit is uncomplicated. But it’s beautifully crafted. It’s a machine that does one thing. I’m good with that. And these boots. Louis Vuitton sent out several pairs of gorgeous boots at the MET Gala. You’ll see them all by the time all the posts go up. I want every single one. The issue here though is her hair. And not just her hair but the combination of the hair and the wrong makeup. This is basically Taylor Swift’s old hair and Brie Larson’s old makeup. It can be one or the other, I suppose, if you have to, but it can’t be both. Imagine keeping the hair as is… but with a stronger eye. Or a quiet eye and a very bold lip. Whatever. Anything but what happened here. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 7:32 AM [Lupita Nyong’o: Best MET Save] [Lupita Nyong'o arrives for the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] Not gonna lie… I was disappointed in [Lupita Nyong’o]’s dress. I saw the dress before I saw her face. This dress is just so… Kate Hudson, you know? You know. And she knew. Which is why she pulled this move. Because when the outfit isn’t a smash hit, you make everything around it the conversation. You make it so that the outfit doesn’t matter. All that matters here, with Lupita, is this hair. It’s a hair tower. It’s hair art. Because this hair is spectacular from every.f-cking.angle. You shoot it from the front and it’s a monument. You shoot it from the side, with that great posture of hers, and it’s a sculpture. It’s the hair that you will remember, and not the dress, long after this night is over. I call this a save. And then a major score. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 7:01 AM [Jessica Chastain & Xavier Dolan: MET Muse] [Jessica Chastain attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] Rest assured: when you invite Jessica Chastain to a party, there will be dancing. ... lots and lots of dancing. This year, she danced in peacock blue Prada and finally broke out of her Jessica Rabbit Givenchy rut that Lainey finds herself begrudgingly writing about [all too often]. Her partner-in-crime? Her soon-to-be collaborator, Xavier Dolan. He's the 27-year-old Canadian wunderkind who is about to premiere his fifth film at Cannes, but you may know him best as the director of [Adele's Hello video]. Xavier's the face of Louis Vuitton, so naturally, he was rocking LV. .[@XDolan] wearing [#LouisVuitton] by [@MrKimJones] for the [#MetGala] [pic.twitter.com/D3f0rQn3L6] — Louis Vuitton (@LouisVuitton) [May 3, 2016] Neither Jessica or Xavier's look fit the MET Gala theme, but it’s refreshing to see her sport a different silhouette, isn't it? Lesson here: no cleavage can be just as sexy, if not sexier, than cleavage. While the two did not pose for any formal photos together, they celebrated in style... all over Jessica's Snapchat: :14 - Jessica and Xavier pop open a bottle of what looks to be champagne, with Jessica's boyfriend Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo and her Zero Dark Thirty co-star Edgar Ramirez. :32 - Jessica and Xavier dance to Uptown Funk Earlier in the day, the two practiced their red carpet saunter: [We're singing in the rain #metprep #yesterday] A photo posted by Jessica Chastain (@chastainiac) on May 2, 2016 at 12:41pm PDT The day before? They worked on their smiles: [Looking good @chastainiac.] A photo posted by xavierdolan (@xavierdolan) on May 1, 2016 at 4:54pm PDT And fashion kisses: [My darling boy @xavierdolan] A video posted by Jessica Chastain (@chastainiac) on May 1, 2016 at 5:12pm PDT Back at the MET, Jessica also popped up in Vanity Fair Derek Blasberg's Twitter video. Here, her headbobbing was overshadowed by an appearance by Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom. HOW MUCH FUN WAS 1999? ☔️ [@katyperry] [@jes_chastain] [#metgala] [pic.twitter.com/7MHsMDV8IX] — Derek Blasberg (@DerekBlasberg) [May 3, 2016] Normally, the MET Gala is a night for designers and their muses, but ultimately, the event is all about power... and powerful partnerships. Xavier, a MET first-timer, held court with both of his muses: Lea Seydoux (star of his Cannes-bound It's Only the End of the World), and Jessica, who will star in his English-language debut, The Death of Life of John F. Donovan. Shooting is slated to start later this summer. Jessica and Xavier's meet-cute has become something of a social media legend: she saw his film Mommy at Cannes back in 2014 and the two instantly hit it off on Twitter: Completely blown away by [@XDolan]. His film, MOMMY was so impressive — Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) [May 22, 2014] [@XDolan] haha it'd be an honor, but you have to take me on a dinner date first — Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) [May 27, 2014] Xavier's English-language debut was announced soon after, with Jessica in the lead role, playing what else... but a "[villainous gossip columnist]." Yes, please. In spite of a few delays (likely due to their in-demand shooting schedules), the film is still a go, and the MET represents their public coming out party at a marquee event. Both benefit just as much from this alliance, and from the looks of how they spent their past 36 hours, they cannot wait to work with each other. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 6:45 AM [Emma Stone: MET Strong] [Emma Stone attends 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] [Emma Stone] is [playing Billie Jean King] in a film about the Battle of the Sexes. She’s been training hard, her hair is brown now, and her style has changed too. Pre-Billie Jean Emma was a fashion delicate. Even in a tuxedo she always felt light and wispy. I liked it. But I like this too. This Emma is, literally, armoured. From the front she looks like she’s carrying a steel backpack. From the side it’s a heavyweight championship belt. And she could take you in the ring, no problem. It’s not my favourite look of the night. But I do have a lot of affection for it, and for her, because it feels like we’re meeting her again. And now I’m wondering, seeing her like this, could she have been Lara Croft: Tomb Raider? [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 6:23 AM [Lena, Jenna, Jenni: MET Tuxedo Triplets] [Jennifer Konner, Jenna Lyons, and Lena Dunham attend the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] Girls collaborators and co-founders of the Lenny Letter [Lena Dunham] and Jenni Konner attended the MET Gala with J Crew president and creative director Jenna Lyons, and they all wore J Crew tuxedoes. Different body types, different styling, and they all look great. I LOVE this. I’m a sucker for menswear anyway—thank you, [Marlene Dietrich]— but I’m really into how effortless this looks on all three of them. You know going to the MET Gala is never effortless, but the best dressed always make it look like they just threw something on and walked out the door. I’m sure a lot of wrangling went into the tuxedo triplets, but it doesn’t look like a lot of wrangling went into the tuxedo triplets, so these three are on my best dressed list. Of course, I was just arguing with Lainey about Claire Danes glow in the dark gown, which is like the ultimate nerd prom dress, so my judgment may be questionable. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 5:51 AM [Bette Midler & Zoe Kravitz: Best MET Headpieces] [Bette Midler attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] The joy for me here is that I never, ever would have imagined that I’d ever be writing about [Bette Midler] and [Zoe Kravitz] in the same post. I hope this is as delightful for you as it is for me. Because we’re checking off all of our MET Gala theme boxes in so many ways. Bette is coming at you from one generation, amused to find herself, alongside Marc Jacobs no less, in an exquisite gown that fits her beautifully, but you can’t quite call her a stately old lately because he’s wrapped her head around some random ass wire that is as much fun as anyone at any age is supposed to have. And I hope Zoe Kravitz is having the same kind of fun behind her mask too. Because she decide to go to the MET Gala as a curious little insect, with all that material wrapped around her back like a pair of wings, half sexy-fly, half human. Sure, why not? I can find the theme in there too. The shoes, though. That’s some overkill, isn’t it? [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 5:41 AM [Lady Gaga: MET self-homage] [Lady Gaga attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum on May 02, 2016 in New York, New York] What I love about the Met Gala is that it is supposed to be COSTUMES, not pretty dresses. Pretty dresses are a dime a dozen, but this is one night to go balls out. But what of the person who is always in costume? [Lady Gaga], who the fashion world wants to believe is a trendsetter, even though she hasnt' had an impact on the way we dress, has mostly traded in the costumes for “serious” red carpet looks now that she’s a “serious” actress. The Little Monsters will hate me for saying this, but she’s not influential. She was, at one time, provocative and maybe even groundbreaking (I’m being generous). But no one is copying Lady Gaga’s style. So I guess that’s why she tried to duplicate her own look. Check her here, in Versace. Fishnets and a bodysuit. We’ve seen her in [fishnets and a bodysuit]. [Fishnets and a leather jacket] . [Fishnets and a metallic jacket]. We’ve seen her hair bigger and her shoes higher and crazier. This look is an homage… to Lady Gaga. Even [PEOPLE Magazine], hardly a fashion bible, asked if she’s going back to her old ways. This is Gaga from 2,3 and 4 years ago. Hair and makeup is 2,3, 4 years ago. The problem with recycling this look is that it wasn’t that exceptional to begin with. There also hasn’t been enough space for it to become a nostalgic throwback. It lives in Nowhereland, where a lot of the dresses lived tonight. She’s been called a style icon, but does that really count if the only one really excited about dressing like Lady Gaga is Lady Gaga? [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 5:24 AM [Madonna & Nicki Minaj: MET Bondage] [Madonna attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] Let’s be clear here: neither one of these is a winner. I’m especially surprised by [Nicki Minaj] because she killed it at the TIME Gala last week – [click here] for a refresher. What happened? If you told me that Jeremy Scott raided a vintage clothing store and ripped the shoe buckles off every old lady pair of heels to make this dress, I would believe you. And she knows. This is not the face of a confident-mad Nicki. This is the face of an embarrassed-mad Nicki. And still. AND STILL. What Nicki’s wearing is still not as sh-t as whatever it is that Madonna is doing. In Givenchy. And this is not because of Madonna’s age. If Helen Mirren wanted to wear this? I’d be down, I’d be so f-cking down. You know why? Because Helen Mirren’s never done it before. You know who has done it before? [Madonna]. A LOT. Which means it’s tired. Which suggests she’s running out of ideas. And that’s what’s terrifying. For those of us who grew up in the age of Madonna, the queen of reinvention, this wasn’t supposed to happen. Madonna was never supposed to keep coming back to the same sh-t over and over and over again. She was the Material Girl. And then she was Blonde Ambition. And then she was Mistress Dita with the missing tooth. And then she dyed her hair black and made it Rain. And then there was Evita and a Ray Of Light called Lola and she was softer and centred. And then she put on a fur coat and became a Pimp in a limo driven by Ali G. And then it was a plaid shirt and a pair of cowboy boots… Do you remember? F-ck no! Because I think, maybe, she’s forgotten too. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 5:10 AM [Rose Byrne & Bobby Cannavale: Biggest MET Gala Heartbreak] [Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale attend the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] "Your girl [Rose Byrne] is a mess." That's the text I received from Lainey earlier tonight, during the early stages of the MET Gala red carpet. I was incredulous. How could one of my favourites, whose sartorial choices are almost as flawless as her resume -- and my pick for best dressed from [last year's MET Gala] -- disappoint with her fashion game? But alas, nobody is immune to a style misstep. Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale at the 2015 MET Gala: [#RoseByrne] attends the 2015 [#MetGala] wearing [#CalvinKlein] Styling by Penny Lovell [pic.twitter.com/JWOtnhQlY3] — The Only (@TheOnly_Agency) [May 5, 2015] And in 2016: Glamour shot: Rose Byrne in Ralph Lauren platinum lame gown and Bobby Cannavale in Purple Label navy tux at [#MetGala] [pic.twitter.com/1j7nw14m3g] — Ralph Lauren (@RalphLauren) [May 3, 2016] This dress breaks my heart. Champagne, ruffles in all the wrong places... it's custom Ralph Lauren, sure, but below the waist, this gown is anything but flattering. I blame the colour and the fabric. Rose just had a baby about three months ago, and yes, she looks amazing, but the way this dress pulls and hangs at each seam would look terrible on any body type, even a size double zero. Her asymmetric hair part, dark eyes, on-trend choker, bold red lip and overall styling nearly help save the look, but the dress just does not work. It does not even fit the MET theme! Rose is a knockout, and she deserves better. The MET is all about making an entrance - be it avant-garde or on-trend - but who wants to be forgettable? Or worse... who wants to wear a dress that looks this... sad? And let's be real, Rose's career is anything but forgettable. Her performance in Bridesmaids is still the best part of the movie, she was able to outwit Glenn Close in Damages, and she's about to reprise her scene-stealing role in Neighbours 2: Sorority Rising. Plus, she's currently promoting her latest indie, The Meddler, which currently has an 86% rating [on Rotten Tomatoes]. I saw it at TIFF and loved it - [click here] for a refresher. Oh yeah, and there's that X-Men: Apocalypse movie on the way later this month. So, that will make it three movies in May - Rose will be an inescapable box office queen. She's down-to-earth and low maintenance, too. A recent New York Magazine profile of Rose opens with an anecdote about her return to her neighbourhood YMCA to work out after taking six weeks off [to tend to her newborn son, Rocco]. My friends in New York have also spotted her in the city, often post-workout, with wet hair and no makeup. But as we've seen, she knows how to up the glam when she needs to. Lainey praised this [baller culotte look] about four weeks ago. Hopefully she'll get her style groove back at one of her many upcoming red carpets? Because it's a real shame she struck out with this major fashion (and exposure) opportunity. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 4:57 AM [Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen: MET Smokers] [Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen attend the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] Lady Gaga, Lindsay Lohan, and [Mary-Kate] and [Ashley Olsen] were all born in 1986. How do you read that? Look, the Olsens are never going to come to the MET Gala hoping to please you. If they end up on PEOPLE’s Best Dressed List they would probably burn down their entire studio. It is never, ever their intention to appeal to the MiniVan Majority. They are not Elie Saab. But this coat on Ashley? And this black tumble on Mary-Kate? I guarantee you the fabric and the construction are as luxurious as any you’ll find anywhere. That said, back to the age thing… They’re only 29 years old, turning 30 in June. And, well, I feel like it’s not just the prune-facing that’s affecting them. They LOOK like they’re smokers now. If you’ve been reading this blog a while, you know how I feel about cigarettes. I miss them. Smoking is bad for you, I know, I can hear you. But it doesn’t mean those of us who used to do it don’t still love it even if we don’t do it anymore. I quit smoking (cigarettes) a few years ago. Right away you could tell on my skin. And I wasn’t even a heavy smoker. These two? They are heavy smokers. It’s showing. If you’re out there and you need some incentive, does this help? [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 4:40 AM [Tom Hiddleston: Dapper Gentleman at the MET] [Tom Hiddleston attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] [Tom Hiddleston], Serious Actor, attended the Met Gala in white tie and tails, looking every inch a dapper English gentleman. It was a bad idea to have me write this right after seeing Captain America: Civil War because it creates an approximate two hour vortex where nothing else matters. Hiddles is enjoying a good run right now, with The Night Manager doing [brisk business] on AMC and High-Rise showcasing an [outstanding performance]. Plus there are all those James Bond rumors so I’m sure he won’t mind at all about being supplanted by Daniel Brühl’s Zemo as the best Marvel villain because Zemo’s got f*cking follow-through. Of course, it’s back to the Marvel well this summer for Hiddleston, as he’ll be shooting Thor: Ragnarok which is not Black Panther. When is it time for Black Panther? Can it just be that time now? I’m sure Thor and Loki are fine in space, we don’t need to see that. Let’s just make Black Panther instead. But Tom Hiddleston! He’s very tall! He looks extra leggy in his extremely well fitted tuxedo. He looks kind of spidery. Like a spider man. Who is adorable, by the way. Lots of people are going to be eating their “I don’t care about a third Spider-Man” words. Anyway, Tom Hiddleston is still A Very Handsome Man who is two-thirds legs who looks good in a suit and my Civil War review is currently over four thousand words long. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 4:26 AM [Dakota Johnson: Best MET stars] [Dakota Johnson attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] To put this in perspective, I just want to remind you of what [Dakota Johnson] wore last year to the MET Gala when the theme was China: Through The Looking Glass. You ready? Here: [Embed from Getty Images] And a close-up: [Embed from Getty Images] It makes a difference, doesn’t it? Suddenly you’re seeing this rainbow Gucci in a different light, right? Yeah, OK, it’s a little bit “under the big top” had sex with “Merlin’s cape”. But I think the weirdness suits her. She’s a weird off-beat girl. And that’s why she’s wearing this so well, so comfortably. Also, it was a very good decision to straighten her hair like this. It makes that fringe so much more tolerable. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 4:10 AM [Maria Sharapova: MET Worst Red] [Maria Sharapova attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] What happens when you’re the highest paid female tennis player on the tour and you fail a drug test? Well, if you’re [Maria Sharapova], people rush to give you the benefit of the doubt. And you get photographed [frolicking on the sand just days later], like you have no care in the world. And then! And then! You get to go to the MET Gala. In a custom dress. And nobody, but f-cking nobody, is mad at you. What would have happened if that was Serena Williams? You know the answer to this question. And it’s enraging. So, yeah, the only consolation here is that Maria’s dress sucks. The two spaghetti straps on either side are entirely unnecessary. Those sleeve-gloves are also unnecessary and stupid. And nobody bothered to tell her that that one earring doesn’t work on someone so beige. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 3:47 AM [Rachel McAdams & Sienna Miller: MET Girls in Gold] [Rachel McAdams attends the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City] [Rachel McAdams], where was this at the Oscars?! It’s Maison Valentino. And, to me, it’s probably the best dress she’s ever worn on a red carpet, ever. Yes to the high collar. Yes to the long sleeves. Yes because all that balances out the sort of nude effect in the skirt, along with the writing so that we have the new age on top and a nod to astrology and the ancient on the bottom. Theme checks out. And the fit is perfect. And that was 100% the right choice on the lips. There were a lot of dark lips at this event. Which makes me so happy, because I’m all about a dark lip, and I want to take it right through the summer. OK with you? As for [Sienna] in Gucci… It’s a pretty material, this rose gold. But I’m not sure why it’s been done as a beach dress. Isn’t this a beach dress? It’s a beach dress with beach hair. And you know what? F-ck this hair. F-ck it forever. Rachel couldn’t make this hair work at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner ([click here] for a refresher) and Sienna’s not making it work at the MET Gala. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 3:34 AM [Privacy Policy] - [Unsubscribe]