So after updating the Disney Princesses style by replacing their vintage dresses with Spring Summer 2014 catwalk get-up, it seems the fashion A-listers of the Met Ball 2014 have done the exact opposite and swapped their modern designer favourites for Disney Princess inspired frocks. This is all down to the celebration of couture king Charles James. Vogue Editor Anna Wintour set the theme around the fellow-Brit designer for this year's Costume Institute Gala, held at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art in New York, where the cream of the fashion crop turn out each year to pose and parade on the famous red carpet steps.
First up is Bee Shaffer, who arrived at the ball in an Alexander McQueen pale blue satin Cinderella-esque gown with a spray of white netting underneath. Next up, Taylor Swift in a princessy pink Oscar De La Renta dress complete with a huge sculptured bow that would make Aurora proud and Karen Elson played the part of fellow red-headed beauty Ariel in a fairytale Zac Posen pink satin gown fit for a fairytale. Then there was Katie Holmes, the usually understated actress went the full Disney hog and looked like Belle reincarnated in a yellow off-shoulder Marchesa frock.
But they weren't the the only stars to channel Disney Land, models of the moment Jourdan Dunn and Toni Garn looked princess perfect in pastel satin Topshop gowns, Liu Wen looked stunning in an emerald Zac Posen gown and equally dramatic was Karolina Kurkova wearing Marchesa, Hayden Panettiere, Suki Waterhouse, Amy Adams, Arizona Muse, the list goes on, even the usually edgy Alexa Chung went all lady-like glamour in a blue satin number which she promptly posted to her instagram account along with a message thanking Peter Copping for her NINA RICCI dress and for "making my princessy dreams come true".
Of course, not all celebrities went for princess glamour, Kristen Stewart, Victoria Beckham and Kirsten Dunst were amongst those who took a far more current approach to the Met Gala theme, and while there's no denying Rihanna and Cara Delevingne looked hot in their Stella McCartney two-pieces, for me it was those who went for authentic Charles James style who got it right. Harvey Weinstein seems to agree. The Mirimax Films Co-Founder announced his plans to revive Charles James' collection with his wife, Marchesa co-founder Georgina Chapman. In a statement put out today, Weinstein said he had "agreed to license, with an option to buy, luxury fashion brand Charles James from the iconic designer's estate" also adding that "this label deserves to be a household name in the same ranks as Chanel, Dior and Oscar De La Renta". A fairytale fashion event with a very happy ending!
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