On Monday night the whole entertainment and fashion system walked the red carpet into the Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate the opening of the Costume Institute's next exhibit, “China: Through the Looking Glass.” Having mentally prepared myself for a repeat of 2013’s confused and messy interpretation of the theme, I was pleasantly surprised by the night’s red carpet that featured some daring, bold and smart looks, worthy of the occasion.

An example? Cara Delavigne’s black Stella McCartney jumpsuit that would have totally gone unmentioned if it hadn’t been for the gorgeous, floral, tattoo-like art that covered her arms. Or Solange Knowles’ circle Giles creation which seemed to have a reflecting quality about it making her somewhat of a living looking glass (mind blowing, I know!). And we can’t talk about boldness on the red carpet without mentioning Sarah Jessica Parker and her much talked about look: say what you want but there is no one on this planet that could wear that headpiece with the same confidence and poise that she can! Plus, she managed to wear an H&M look (that she helped create) and make it look couture so kudos for that!

Monday night’s red carpet was also a night of firsts. Amal Clooney attended her first ever Met Gala (the first of many, I’m sure) in a spectacular custom made Maison Margiela  gown that was actually a reinterpretation of a Dior by John Galliano dress from the 2007 Spring Haute Couture collection which was inspired by China. Whereas the original gown was acid green this one wad a deep shade of red with an armor like bodice and a layered skirt…simply stunning! 

Another first of the night was my true appreciation of a Kim Karshian’s look. Sure, many thought that the Peter Dundas for Roberto Cavalli dress looked an awful lot like the Givenchy Couture gown that Beyonce wore at the 2012 Met Gala, but I thought that the dress was very elegant and refined while still being true to Kim’s esthetic…so, well done Kim! 

There can’t be a ball without a princess or a red carpet without a queen and Rihanna sure was both when she stepped on the red carpet wearing a jaw dropping golden coat by Chinese couturier by Guo Pei. While being interview by Andrè Leon Talley the singer revealed that the coat was all handmade and that it took more that two years to complete it! Though the internet had a lot of fun with the look we are sure of one thing: Rihanna truly was a Princess of China. 

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It’s D-day everyone! As I’m sure you all know, today it’s the Met Gala, an event that could only be described as the most important night in the fashion world and in general one of the most talked about and anticipated events of the entertainment industry.

This year’s exhibition is “China Through the Looking Glass” and it will “explore the impact of Chinese aesthetics on Western fashion, and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries.” The exhibition, that features more that one hundred haute couture and ready-to-wear garments from designers like Paul Poiret, Yves Saint Laurent, Roberto Cavalli, Alexander McQueen and John Galliano as well as Chinese costumes, painting and porcelains, opens to the public on May 7 and will remain open until August 16. 

This year’s theme though might prove to be a bit of a head scratcher for many of the guest. Past experiences, such as the very loose and at times messy interpretation of the 2013’s punk theme, have shown us that when it comes to the Met Gala’s themes no one is safe from committing a fashion misstep (not even Anna Wintour) and countless times guest have decided to just ignore the theme completely! Those rule breakers… we can’t help but love them! 

To help you all get in the mood for tonight here are 26 looks straight from the red carpet that would totally work for this years theme!

“And so it ends” I said sighing dramatically and looking at my now black TV. Ok, maybe I’m being a bit of a drama queen but, according to the looks that walked this year’s Academy Awards red carpet, dramatic is the way to go. How else would you describe Lupita’s astonishing, custom-made gown? I mean, the girl was sporting a total of 6,000 pearls! If that doesn’t qualify as dramatic I don’t know what does. The truth is that it’s the Oscars, and because of that there is this sort of silent agreement going on between the audience watching them and the actresses attending them: “I sit through four long hours of speeches and performances and you show up wearing unbelievably amazing gowns”. This is the reason behind Julianne Moore’s sequined Chanel couture number, Lady Gaga’s huge custom-made Alaïa gown (ok, maybe that has less to do with the Oscars and more to do with Lady Gaga being Lady Gaga) or Rosamund Pike’s curve-hugging red Givenchy look. This year though something changed: even with a red carpet filled with unforgettable and dramatic looks – hello! Care to talk about Emma Stone’s backless chartreuse Elie Saab?-the attention was less on the gowns and more on the fantastic performances given by the actresses wearing them. This was a result of the #AskHerMore twitter campaign that encouraged interviewers to ask the actresses more than the usual “Who are you wearing?” question. The campaign found the support of many actresses - Reese Witherspoon even tweeted about it before walking down the red carpet – as well as of interviewers like Abc’s Robin Ross who never asked the infamous question. After all, the reason why those women were there was because of the amazing and challenging work they’d done both in front and behind the scenes. The dresses were just the added bonus

It’s time to say “bye-bye New York” and “hello London!” Today is the first day of London Fashion Week (Feb. 20 - Feb. 24) and we have the complete schedule and all the links where you can watch all the runway shows live!

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Before all the Manolos, the Jimmy Choos, the Louboutins there is one pair of shoes that has been the dream of every little girl (including the one writing this article): Cinderella’s glass slippers. What little girl wasn’t, at one point between the age of 4 and 10, the proud owner of a surprisingly cheap, incredibly uncomfortable and instantly breakable pair of “glass” slippers? They were the first “IT shoes” of our lives, the ones that shaped our idea of the perfect shoe – gorgeous yet terribly uncomfortable- and probably the reason of our weird and expensive shoe obsession.

Well, glass-slippers-owners-wannabes from all around the world get your credit cards ready because to celebrate the release of their new movie “Cinderella” (out on March 13), Disney Consumer Products asked nine designers to reinterpret the iconic shoe! Each of the nine designers - Paul Andrew, Alexandre Birman, Rene Caovilla, Jimmy Choo, Salvatore Ferragamo, Nicholas Kirkwood, Charlotte Olympia, Jerome C. Rousseau and Stuart Weitzman - had the possibility to create their own version of Cinderella’s slippers and what they came up with is simply enchanted. 

After being presented at Milan’s luxury department Excelsior – where it’s going to be on sale until March the 3^rd – the collection is going to travel all around the world: from  New York’s and Beverly Hills’ Saks Fifth Avenue to London Harrod’s , to Paris’ Galeries Lafayette, Moscow’s Tsum, Dubai’s The Dubai Mall and more!  The collection is also going to be available at some of the designer’s stores!