FINALLLLLLYYYYYYYY getting around to putting out my Best Dressed list from the 2016 Met Gala. As stunning as some of these looks were, I definitely couldn’t overlook this feature!
KAROLINA KURKOVA
- romantic dove-gray high-low Marchesa gown with floral appliqués studded with LED lights courtesy of IBM
- Graziela Gems jewelry
- Charlotte Tilbury Makeup
- Hair color — Simone Pearl
- Hair — Lacy Redway
- Prep area — St. Regis
CLAIRE DANES
- light-up Zac Posen ballgown with its structural bodice
- Eva Fehren jewelry
POPPY DELEVIGNE
- elaborately fringed, beaded and illusion-netted Marchesa column gown with a high neck
- Stephen Webster jewels
- matching metallic Oroton clutch
- Giueseppe Zanotti
- Styling — Chloe Bartoli
- Makeup — Charlotte Tilbury
- Hair — Laura Polko
- Nails — Barbara Warner
ZOEY DEUTCH
- almost head to toe Dolce and Gabbana
- Makeup — Tyron Machhausen
- Stylist — Elizabeth Stewart
- Hair — Bridget Brager
To achieve Zoey’s “ethereal” look, Tyron Machhausen relied on “products that contain fine shimmer particles to reflect the light, and minimal powder to create skin that glows from within.”He used Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation, NARS Dual Intensity Blush in Craving, Hourglass Femme Rouge Lipstick in Mural, Chanel Multi Effect Quadra Eyeshadow in Mystic Eyes, and Kanebo 38 Degree Mascara in black.
KATE HUDSON
- Atelier Versace gown with a sculptural bodice and tiered, slit and twisted pastel train
- Giuseppe Zanotti Design heels
- $8 million of Lorraine Schwartz jewels
- Styling — Sophie Lopez
- Nails — Alicia Torello — OPI Infinite Shine in We’re in the Black, OPI Infinite Shine in Silver on Ice, and OPI Nail Lacquer in Samoan Sand($12.50 each) to create these color-blocked squareletto nails.
ZOE SALDANA
- black Dolce & Gabbana gown with a beautiful multicolor feather train & jewelry
- Styling — Petra Flannery
RACHEL MCADAMS
- golden long-sleeve Valentino gown with bronze-and-gold details and script embroidery on the skirt
- H. Stern jewelry
- Jimmy Choo heels
- Makeup — Kayleen McAdams using NARS
NINA DOBREV
- bird-print Marchesa cap-sleeve tulle gown with cutout back
- Styling — Ilaria Urbinati
RITA ORA
- custom Vera Wang Collection gown (with a major feather train)
- Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
- Hair — Brent Lawler
Copy what celebrity makeup artist Kathy Jeung did: Blend a bronze shade across your lid. Then apply Rimmel London ScandalEyes Waterproof Eyeshadow Stick in Witness White to the inside corners of your eyes, and blend that out with the Guilty Grey
HAIM
WENDI DENG
- Christopher Kane look
EMMA ROBERTS
- Norman Silverman Diamonds
- Tory Burch gown with embellished, heat-sealed Swarovski crystal-rocks
- Edie Parker clutch
KYLIE JENNER
- custom Balmain gown with fringe and sheer panels
- silver Aquazzura heels
- Lorraine Schwartz gems
Jen Atkin, who zhuzzed up the wig created by Tokyo Stylez. Atkin blew the look straight using the Dyson blowdryer and a round brush, before she finished it with a flatiron, Christophe Robin brightening hair finishing lotion for shine, and Ouai Soft Hair Spray for hold.
BLAKE LIVELY
- pink silk Burberry gown featuring a long train embellished with red flowers
- Lorraine Schwartz coral-and-diamond danglers
- chignon, created by Rod Ortega
- Meet the L’Oréal Paris Color Riche Collection Lipstick in Blake’s Red ($6). The ruby shade was designed specifically to complement her warm skin tone. Bonus free advice: Blake’s makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury, who created this look, recommends always using a matching lip liner as a stencil before putting on a hydrating lipstick like this.
JOURDAN DUNN
- artfully constructed silver bugle-beaded Balmain gown
- Eva Fehren jewels
- Hair — Renda Attia
The model matched her Balmain dress with a brilliant silvery smoky eye, crafted from a mix of two Maybelline New York Eye Studio 24HR Color Tattoo Cream Gel Shadows ($7 each). Makeup artist Hila Karmand first applied the Audacious Asphalt color all over Jourdan’s lid as a base. Then she added Silver Strike to the inner corners of her eyes. After that, to really smoke out the shadows and lock the creams in place, Karmand used the light silver shade in the Maybelline New York The Rock Nudes Palette($10) on the upper lid. Then from the outer corner, she applied the glittery charcoal color (also from the palette) and blended it over the silver until it created a gradient effect. Underneath the lower lash line, she used a pointy pencil brush to blend a gray shadow with black liner.
KARLIE KLOSS
- white Brandon Maxwell gown
- Kwiat gems
- hairstylist Frankie Foye
- L’Oréal Paris makeup master Sir John
- a Repossi staple earring in pink gold fully set with diamonds
A classic red lip and thick, voluminous lashes work for any occasion—even one where people show up dressed in light-up Cinderella dressesand wolverine contacts, as Karlie proves here. To get the look, L’Oréal Paris celebrity makeup artist Sir John swept two coats of L’Oréal Paris Voluminous Superstar Red Carpet Mascara ($11) over individually applied false lashes. And for her lips, he applied two coats of L’Oréal Paris Infallible Pro-Matte Gloss in Rouge Envy ($10), tapping on a little translucent powder to set the color, and finishing with one last swipe.
ALEX MORGAN
- Christian Siriano column with a sparkling sleeve and belt
- Styling — Jasmine Caccamo
- Hair — Joshua Ristaino
CINDY CRAWFORD
- liquid silver Balmain gown with sheer sleeve panels
- hairstylist Ward Stegerhoek
ALESSANDRA AMBROSIO
- silver macramé Balmain gown over nude briefs and cinched by a wide metallic belt
- Jennifer Fisher and Fred Leighton jewelry
- Styling — Inge Fonteyne & Jennifer Mazur
- Hair — Danielle Priano
- Makeup — Carolina Gonzalez
ELIZABETH CORDRY
BEE SHAFFER
JENNIFER HUDSON
- cloud of tulle by H&M with a textured bodice (which she talks about here)
- Lorraine Schwartz chandeliers
MILES TELLER & KELEIGH SPERRY
- Styling — Warren Alfie Baker
- Both wearing Valentino
- Miles — Shoes — Christian Louboutin; Watch — Cartier
- Keleigh — David Yurman Jewelry
- Hair — Dallin James
