Thursday, 16 May 2013

Fashion Goes Punk: MizEllie's Guide To the Met Ball





It's arguably the biggest fashion night of the year – a time when the great and good of the fashion world get together to celebrate the world of fashion.  Every year the Costume Institute Gala at the Met (or the Met Ball as it is also known) picks a theme to celebrate and this year it was all about punk.










Never one to miss an opportunity to see what the celebs are wearing, at MizEllie we have spent the last few days looking through some of the hits and misses (Kim Kardashian we are looking at you here) of the Met ball.  And while there were some loose, to say least, interpretations of the punk theme, as always fashions finest put on a great show. So what can we learn from fashion's big night out?







Sometimes more is more

If there is one person who always likes to go the extra mile with her fashion sense it has to be pop princess Katy Perry who once again wowed with her bling style. 















She turned up to the Met Ball wearing a crown – and not just any crown, she wore a headpiece suitable for the Tudor court itself. Her earrings were massive gold crosses – inspired by a catwalk trend where earrings for women certainly made a statement – a trend Ms Perry certainly followed!





Meanwhile, Sex and the City star and ultimate fashionista Sarah Jessica Parker took the punk theme to heart wearing a Giles Deacan ball gown, tartan over-the knee boots and even a bejewelled Philip Treacy Mohican headpiece.

Safety pins and studs can still look high fashion

The punk theme meant that a number of stars decided to pay homage to some of its most iconic looks – studs and safety pins but of course with a high fashion twist.

Designer Donatella Versace had studded shoulders and wore a studded cuff with her gown, while model of the moment Cara Delavigne wore a stunning V-neck Burberry gown with studded details on the top. Stacey Keibler showed how to do sexy punk with her studded Rachel Roy mini dress.

Meanwhile Carey Mulligan, star of the Great Gatsby, accessorised her gorgeous Balenciaga cocktail dress with chic safety pin jewellery and Zooey Deschanel carried a kooky clutch bag with a safety pin motif.

And another big punk motif from the night was the number of crosses seen on display. From pendant necklaces seen on the likes of Mary-Kate Olsen, to earrings seen on Katy Perry and Emilia Clarke, the cross motif alongside safety pins and studs added a punk twist to high fashion. So while there were very few true punk fashions through the use of jewellery and accessories there were a number of high fashion homages paid to the fashion movement.

Get the look for less

At MizEllie we have a range of punk inspired jewellery pieces. From spiked earrings for women to pendant necklaces, if you want to feel inspired by the Met Ball fashions then you can do so for a lot less than the celebs' jewellery cost.







Red Punk Spike Bracelet £9.00     Punk Fashion Ring £8.00       Gothic Gold Spike Bracelet £9.00

What were your favourite looks from the Met Ball? Will you be channelling the punk look this summer? Why not let us know in the comments section.

Cheers your MizEllie team.

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