Oooo I just love the Annual Metropolitan Opera Costume Gala that takes place every year in the ever-so-exciting NYC! I DIE to see who wore what, who, and how. And this year did NOT disappoint. Kirsten Dunst – umm what? Diane Kruger – nailed it (she gets the award for cutest date, per usual). But, as much as I could go on celebrity gossip style about the night, we here at Alexan Events have decided to make it a bit more practical and relatable to our everyday work. So we’ve picked some of our favorite looks from the 2012 Met Gala and paired them up with some A-MAZING bouquets to inspire whatever color palette you want to go with for your next soiree!
We’ll start with three of my favorite leading ladies: Kristen Wiig, Eva Mendez and Jennifer Goodwin, who all decided to go the orangey, coral route. And they. nailed. it.
Kristin – Eva – Jennifer // Bouquet
Moving on to Miss SJP. Sticking with her iconic Carrie Bradshaw role, SJP definitely took a risk on the red carpet. Yet, I still love it – it’s sweet, feminine and is so perfectly floral, it was hard to pick one bouquet that this dress parallels! If only Mr. Valentino had a boutonniere…
SJP // Bouquet
Scarlett. Scarlett, Scarlett, Scarlett. I LOVE IT. I have a love-hate with Miss Johansson, mostly because she married one of my two boyfriends, Ryan Reynolds, (my other is that stud of a man, Ryan Gosling – thank goodness they’re both named Ryan, they’ll never know!). But this gown carries so perfectly into a bouquet filled with soft pink ranunculas, creamy garden roses, helleborus and a splash of soft yellow.
Scarlett // Bouquet
Would Lisbeth Salander ever be caught dead with a bouquet of flowers in her hands? I’m going to go with probably not. But Rooney Mara’s dress is so elegant and feminine, it’s hard to imagine her being that amazing, strong, tattooed heroine that we all secretly wish to be. So this gown must represent a darker femininity and anemones seem to do the trick!
Bouquet // Rooney
Isabeli Fontana – I don’t know who you are but I’m positively obsessed with your gown. The risk! The sequins! The sleeves! AH! I just love it all. And I think I found its bouquet counterpart, loaded with something else I’m obsessed with – PEONIES!
Isabeli //Â Bouquet
Caroline Sieber – this is magical. Unique and I love the embellishments. They make me think of silver brunia berry – which look ever so lovely in this bouquet, paired with roses and anemones. Simply so sweet.
Caroline // Bouquet
This bouquet is probably one of my all time favorite bouquets, simply because it’s loaded with my all time favorite flower, ranunculas. Pale pinks are at the top of my list of favorite colors right now, so throw ALL this together, with some gorgeous ladies and we’ve got pure gorgeousness, on the red carpet and down the aisle!
Amber – Paula – Leslie // Bouquet
Sofia Vergara and Camilla Belle went the metallic route and I couldn’t love it more. Sofia, rocking those curves, and Camilla just being so sultry. Metallic doesn’t have to be flashy, and when brought to life in a bouquet, antique hued roses and dahlias gives just enough rawness while still keeping its elegance.
Sofia // Bouquet // Camilla
Could Marion Cotillard be any prettier? Don’t think so – which is why her dress can only be an insanely pretty bouquet of mini tinted and seeded eucalyptus, artichokes and beauty berry!
Marion // Bouquet
THIS is Phil Collins’ daughter?! Can I borrow that dress please? Or at least have this to-die-for bouquet that is the dress brought to floral life? Dahlias, roses, dusty miller – insanely charming, lovely and elegant!
Lily // Bouquet – source unknown
Jessica Chastain, you easily played one of my favorite characters in any movie (Celia Foote in The Help). You nailed your Oscar dress, and you NAILED the color on this dress! I can’t think of a better color combination for her hair color. AND it carries over SO nicely into a bouquet of subtle orange roses, dusty miller, cream spray roses, chocolate cosmos, nigella flower and helleborus.
Jessica // Bouquet
Constance Jablonski, you’re a super model for a reason. My goodness, I don’t know many people who can pull off this color combination and look totally amazing! The complimentary colors look perfect when paired with purples in a orchid and delphinium bouquet.
Bouquet // Constance
I hope that Emma Roberts and Lily Collins are BFF because they are seriously the cutest EVER and I would happily nominate them for best-dressed at the Met Gala – gasp! This yellow is so perfect and age appropriate and is always a fun flower color – just like in this Billy Ball, Ranunclus and cotton bouquet.
Emma // Bouquet
Allison Williams and Dee Ocleppo – fantastic color choice! Bright pinks and fuschias are a bold but always lovely and perhaps one of the easiest to transfer to a bouquet loaded with roses, tulips and, of course, peonies!
Allison // Bouquet // Dee
Is it crazy that I actually stressed about picking a bouquet for Anna Wintour? I don’t even know the lady and her Devil-Wears-Prada reputation permeates EVERYWHERE. What does the queen of high fashion look like in a bouquet? Well, I believe that behind that bob and those bangs, there’s a lovely, playful, vibrant lady who adores something as fresh, clean and sweet as this bouquet overflowing with fritelleria, dahlias, sweat peas and pieris japonica.
Anna // Bouquet
Best. Couple. Ever. I would love to have dinner with them. I would also love Christine Taylor’s dress. Because it’s gorgeous, just like this bouquet loaded with dahlias, roses, pink stonecrop sedum and trachelium.
Bouquet // Christine
I felt a lot of pressure picking out the perfect bouquet for this little lady. I mean, in only a few months she’ll be carrying one down the aisle herself! I love this dress – so feminine, yet not too matronly. So I award her with ranunculas – are you surprised? And of course, we can’t just pass this by without mentioning how STINKING cute JT is. Swoon!
Jessica // Bouquet
January Jones, you may have dated Ashton for awhile, but you are one person and one person only to me – Betty Draper. Yet you seem so different from your Mad Men character in this picture – fun, colorful, cherry, sweet! I hope this is a parallel of what’s going to happen to dear Betty on Mad Men. In the meantime, a killer bouquet, full of burnia berries, billy balls, mums, tulips and dusty miller will be the perfect representation of your Met Ball appearance. I love it!
Bouquet // January
Another gown that was high pressure. Can anything really match up to THE Beyonce gown? Purple and black are hard to get in a bouquet, so shades of purple, in only THE best flowers shall represent the woman who some are saying was THE best dressed on Tuesday night. Sweet smelling stock, lysanthus, orchid and lysimachia.
Bouquet // Beyonce
Back to the metallics, Leighton, Jessica, you nailed it. I love gold. Period. Amen. Add some lace, make it one shoulder. I’ll take both of these gowns, thanks. And one of my favorite colors to pair with gold? Light blue of course! This bouquet of roses, painted lotus pods, mums and dusty miller is the most magical representation of these magical dresses.
Leighton – Jessica // Bouquet
Orange scares me, but clearly not Kristen Bell and Katharine McPhee – both NAILED it on the red carpet and set a high standard for all future orange-wearers. And my goodness, which flower just so happens to also NAIL the orange hue? Ranunculas of course!
Kristen – Katharine // Bouquet
And now we’re getting into the final two. My favorite two. Rachel Zoe’s is my favorite because it looks like something I would wear myself. It’s hippie, it’s free, it’s still unbelievably amazingly glam. And this bouquet of olive leaves, Queen Anne’s Lace and little wild daisies is pure earthy awesomeness.
Rachel // Bouquet
And. The Best. For Last. I’m not even a huge purple fan but this dress is so off-the-charts gorgeous I can hardly stand it! The loose waist! The feathers! Diane! Wait, where’s your date? I would like to see him too! Her bouquet must be as jaw-dropping and this combination of lysanthis, roses, lilac and sweat peas just brings it all together. In the words of Miss Zoe – I die.
Diane // Bouquet
So there you have it – our floral interpretation of some of the BEST dresses from Tuesday’s Met Gala. If I didn’t have 4 weddings who needed planning, I would have analyzed every dress. But alas, the real fun calls!
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