FASHION FILES : MET GALA 2012 VOTE NOW

Chanel Iman in Tom Ford

Solange Knowles in Rachel Roy - Met Costume Institute Gala 2012

Rihanna in Tom Ford - Met Costume Institute Gala 2012

Lana Del Rey in Altuzarra - Met Costume Institute Gala 2012

Karolina Kurkova in Rachel Zoe - Met Costume Institute Gala 2012

Beyoncé in Givenchy - Met Costume Institute Gala 2012

Bruno Mars in Prada - Met Costume Institute Gala 2012

Christina Ricci in Thakoon - Met Costume Institute Gala 2012

Carey Mulligan in Prada

Kanye West in Givenchy - Met Costume Institute Gala 2012

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala has been described as the Oscars of fashion. The purpose of the gala is to raise funds for the Costume Institute. We love this event because it is all about celebrating designers and their amazing works of art. It is the night where designers are the stars and the stars are their canvases. This year there was lots of glitz and glam on the carpet but, we would have liked to see more drama and avant-garde artistry applied to the works... after all this is the COSTUME gala people. So which of these designs get your COOLEST ON THE CARPET vote?

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FASHION FILE : THE GRAMMY 2012 REVIEW

I have to say that the red carpet fashion at the 2012 Grammy Awards was quite the snooze fest.
There were just a handful of looks that did peak my interest including Rihanna's Giorgio Armani sleek & sexy gown, Kathy Griffin's surprisingly flattering look, Tyga's red velvet blazer, and I gasped when Gwyneth Paltrow sachayed down the stage in her glam Stella McCartney dress with cut-outs and gold belt... yes please! Chris Brown showed up and showed out in his performance where he danced up and down a multi-level cubic structure complete with colorful projections. As I watched the performance in awe, I was pleasantly distracted by his super reflective silver Maison Margiela kicks from the Summer 2012 collection... yours for “only” $680 at Saks (side note: I believe they're women's shoes). Anyways, I wasn't digging the rest of his ensemble, but who cares when you're wearing shoes that cool!