Met Costume Gala 2012

This year the Met Gala, hosted by Anna Wintour, was quite a success with guests such as Gwyneth, Kanye, and even Tim Tebow (who showed up in a fantastic Ralph Lauren purple label tuxedo). Everyone came in dazzling gowns with fantastic color and drape. A lot of the best dressed had gowns with particular embroideries and accessories that really made the dress look eye-popping. Most of the dresses I favored happened to have gold in it, whether it being the dominant color or it just being used as accents, it really made the dress timeless.
Here are some of my favorites from the night:

My favorite! Met Gala chairwomen, Carey Mulligan, in a Prada halter style dress with silver and gold sequins and Neil Lane jewels

2nd best for sure! Camille Belle in Ralph Lauren... a fantastically beaded dress giving it a twenties inspired look

Lana Del Rey came in a custom embroidered Joseph Altuzarra gown and cape.

Scarlett Johanson in a Dolce & Gabbana dress

Renee Zellweger in an Emilio Pucci dress

Nina Dobrev from Vampire Diaries wore a Donna Karan Atelier gown with fantastic chiffon fabric used to make a perfect drape.

January Jones from Mad Men wore Versace with a gorgeous Cartier necklace

Lily Collins from Mirror Mirror wearing a Valentino gown

Cameron Diaz in a champagne embroidered silk Stella McCartney gown

Diane Kruger in a crepe silk Prada gown with an Ostrich feather trim... I'm strangely in love with this dress

And the hottest couple award goes to...

Tom Brady in Tom Ford and Gisele Bundchen in Givenchy 

Emmy's 2011 Red Carpet

So this year on the Emmy's red carpet, it was glamorous as always. But a biggie for me was how they put together the outfit as a whole. I loved a lot of dresses but the hair or the jewelry is what threw it off for me, such as Evan Rachel (her hair made her look SO manly). And I swear some people didn't even get their make-up and hair done, such as Maria Bello! I am rarely rude about these types of things, but I feel like the Emmy's are held to a very classy, high elegance level. But these are the girls that won me over! From the make-up and hair, to the jewelry and dress these girls had it all in my opinion!

Julie Bowen in Oscar de la Renta with Neil Lane earrings

Julianne Hough wearing Carolina Herrera 

Minka Kelly in Christian Dior and Tiffany & Co Jewels

Nina Dobrev wearing Donna Karan with Neil Lane jewels

Jennifer Carpenter wearing Tony Ward Couture 

Photo Credit to Instyle.com