Guess who else wore Givenchy, just like Beyonce and Kim Kardashian? MADONNA. Are they the same level of celebrity? Ugh. Anyway, let’s talk about Madonna. Let’s talk about this look and Madonna’s insistence on showing up at the Met Gala every year, even though she’s “fallen out” with the cool kids, like Gwyneth, et al. I think Madonna is just throwing it in everybody’s faces at this point. I think the Met Gala is just her chance to shine and be a famewhore and have fun and get attention. They say that she arrived AFTER Beyonce, which is a pretty big deal considering Beyonce was the co-chair.
As for Madonna’s look… it was punk, I guess. The wig is fug, the outfit is funny and my favorite part is the crucifix hanging off of her butt. What do you want from her? She’s Madge. If she doesn’t show some butt cheek at a punk-themed event, who will?
Gwen Stefani could have showed some butt cheek and I think many of us would have expected it. But Gwen kind of didn’t know where to go, I think. She lives a pretty punk life as a rock star, so she tried to mix that with some glamour in this Maison Martin Margiela dress, and I’m not sure she succeeded. It’s not bad, and I think she really thought about the theme, but it’s more boring than I was expecting.
And just for a laugh, here’s Miranda Kerr in Michael Kors. For Kerr, punk = abs? I think she looks really dumb.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
I love Madonna’s look! Yes, punk and chaos!
me 2 ,now thats punk y’all
Madonna’s look is perfect considering the theme of the event.
Me too. I love her so much.
Me too, she looks awesome.
+1000 Agreed! Madonna looks great. This is punk! Gwens dress is terrible. It looks like she wrapped herself in a giant napkin.
Me too! She’s the only one who really did punk. Love the crucifix hanging down her behind as well. People may not like Madonna, but you have to admit, this girl knows how to put on a show! Still! Loved this get up.
I think she looks like she’s at a dress-up party, not at a ball with a thematic twist.
See Madonna knows punk!! What she is wearing is exactly right. There were NO FLOWERS in punk.
EXACTLY! Madonna is the only celeb that really got what the show was about.
I like the look on madona, even the hair. Say what you will about madge, but she seems to be able to put on any ‘persona’, successfully.
See, you wrote Punk “was”… Punk and punk fashion still exists, and like anything, it has many different styles within it and different interpretations of it. Doc Martens, the ultimate punk shoe makers, have been doing these incredible stompin’ boots in small floral prints and they are so cool. They are not pretty, just cool, and they seem to be worn with modern punk outfits a fair bit. Punk is not narrowly defined, there are so many different interpretations of it.
Madonna needs to be 302’d
Okay, Madonna looks vaguely ridiculous but at least she stuck to the theme! Maybe she took it a bit too literally but I’ll give her props for remembering that the night was about punk.
Gwen Stefani’s dress is boring but at least Gavin Rossdale looks cool. 🙂
+1
I expected a lot more from Gwen-she could have really rocked the theme. instead she looks like cheap boring origami. dumb!
I was expecting more from Gwen too.She has been alittle on the boring side lately.She could have really outdone everyone but she didn’t.Come on Gwen step it up!
Same here, I thought for sure Gwen Stefani would own the punk theme. Sadly, she only made it half way there.
Madonna: Sadly so try-hard.
Madonna nailed it. If anyone knows how to dress punk, it’s her. She looks perfect for the theme.
Madonna wins.
Showing you memaw at 54 years old is PUNK.
And the chains, the crucifix is perfect.
^this. Punk is about giving convention the finger, not showing how pretty you are in black and pleather.
It was Punk:Chaos to Couture. She’s failed at that transformation, in her work and in her outfit here.
This is just hamming it up for the mini-van moms. Zero fashion.
Of course Madonna knows how to rock punk, she was the only one around when punk was cool. They all look a hot mess and I do mean all, even the ones that are not pictured here.
Yeah, Madonna and SJP were the only ones who nailed it and they’re also probably the only two celeb attendees who actually remember the punk/new wave era. Kaiser’s comment about the cool kids is funny in that respect. If people didn’t wear something that was just ugly, they had on a boring gown and put a leather jacket over it, or wore a side plait or mullet hair, carried a purse with spikes on it, put streaks in their hair or wore weird eye shadow. And I mean EVERYONE did that (I can name a dozen people who bobby-pinned their hair to the side or put a random braid in, alone).
Even Gwen’s more punk when she’s just walking down the street than she is here. IDK what’s happening. It’s lame and it doesn’t fit or flatter. Kerr is wearing the same crap she wears all the time. I swear I’ve seen her in dresses just like this a half a dozen times. Well, at least she doesn’t have a slit cut to her crotch on this occasion.
WORD.
I don’t mind Madonna’s look, at least she got the theme. I dunno, Gwen looks bad to me and I’m not a fan of Miranda..
I concur. Madge nailed it. Gwen is wearing a trash bag. And Miranda? Just dumb.
I actually love it for the theme. At least she just went for it after looking at some of those boring gowns in no way related to the theme. She still has bigger balls than most men there.
Gwen looks gorgeous, to me.
Madonna’s look is truly punk meet couture. Which was the theme of the thing-so she gets a pass. It’s a good look for that theme.
Gavin looks more punk than gwen. Awful. Kerr is just a joke.
I agree that Gavin got it right. Most of the men phoned it in. Gavin and Joshua Jackson seem to be the only ones who went with the theme.
Madonna lived in the 80s, it was her era. She’s basically making her old costumes more up-to-date and I can’t hate.
This is what MET is supposed to be: provocative. Not cutesy or pretty. At least it’s not boring like Stefani.
And she just took the obsession of putting studs et al. on jackets and pants for the plebs to the next level. As if faux-punkers would ever dare to walk the street like this, they just stick with H&M generic shit.
The attention to detail of Madonna’s outfit is really amazing. The layering, the collar, the wrists, the belt, the back of it, the jacket itself. It’s the only outfit that has really pulled me back to really look closely at and be impressed.
Wrong spot
Madonna win! She nailed it to the wall! 😀
Ummm, EWWWW, NO.
Madonna looked amazing. Love her outfit.
Completely disappointed in Gwen given what she usually wears.
Miranda, Meh!!
the skin on miranda’s abs looks faux-tanned compared to the rest of her. silly. i don’t hate her look (though i don’t hate her in general like some of you so maybe that is why!), but i understand why she grates.
Don’t like any of these, but at least Madonna’s is sort of interesting for the theme.
Madonna got the theme but then she remembers the eighties a lot of the others weren’t even around then or babies. Miranda Kerr she is dumb she just likes to look pretty. I thought Gwen would do much better then she did she didn’t try at all.
If Miranda Kerr can put together two, nay, ONE informed sentence on Punk, I’ll buy a hat. And then eat it.
Madonna wore punk but I just don’t like it with that wig..it seems like this look has been done before over and over by her..but she did it.
I wanted someone to have a truly punk couture dress and if Gwen couldn’t pull it off, I don’t know who could.
Fabulous. She and SJP owned the evening.
I actually like Miranda’s dress. If I had a body like that, I would totally wear that dress.
Put it away Madge, nobody wants to see that!
Although I like that Madonna took the theme to heart (unlike some other celebs) it just comes across as really desperate and try hard.
SWOON.
Madonna brought it!!!!! Happening!!!!!!!
YES, Madonna broguth it. WTF, Gwen?? What happened with you? You were supposed to be one of the dresses that showed how it was done!
The attitude alone makes Madge a full-blown winner. Look at her glaring into the camera! Two helpings of “F-s, gives none.”
Looking at Miranda makes my skin crawl. All I can focus on is her ribs sticking out.
Yeah, that was my first thought. Also the dress made her look flat-chested.
She is flat chested. Those Victoria secret push up bras must be worth the money
All I can see is the work she’s had done to her face. And it’s not helped by the stark black wig.
I think Gwen looks really beautiful but I would have expected her to go all out. Gavin looks dumb.
I can’t even properly judge any of Madonna’s fashion choices anymore, as I can never move on from the atrocity that is now her face.
madonna is the only one who has a clue; even if it is givenchy…
oh… and gwen stefani does NOT live a punk rock lifestyle.
where’s siouxsie sioux; the slits; lydia lunch…
Madonna brought it! And made my morning.
Yay, Madonna.
Gavin Rossdale – that’s not punk that’s David Arquette’s pajama party themed.
And SJP’s headpiece – that’s asking for some jokes.
Madonna gets it right, of course. Like someone said, her attitude exudes punk.
I thought Madonna looked ridiculous. She is too old and looks more like a Dominatrix.
Gwen didn’t like her dress and don’t think she lives a rock life.
Madonna got the theme and I actually like the outfit! Not the wig but she showed those other girls how they should have dressed
This is Madonna doing what she knows best – rocking the sh!t out of style.
Down to the cross on her bum.
Good outfit worn by this narcissist.
What’s with the Israeli and Palestinian flags in the hand of the guy beside her? (second photo) Is she trying to jump on some “peace” bandwagon? This is after she ignored activists’ call to respect the cultural boycott of Israeli Apartheid.
For me, Madonna only got half of the theme. She seemed to really get into and enjoy the Punk part but, completely missed on the just as important Couture part.
It was such an interesting theme- it’s a let down that a lot of designers didn’t get into the spirit of analyzing effect Punk Culture had on high fashion.
I agree. I think if the jacket/dress thing was a little longer and she had on fewer pins (which IMO cross into cartoon territory), it could have been amazeballs.
Gwen = HUGE YAWN
Miranda = does anyone besides her husband care? Also, I bet her abs are spray-tanned on. That seems to be a thing.
Clearly he doesn’t care either since he wasn’t there
The idea that Madonna is some representive now or then of Punk is ridiculous. A true punk would have scraped Madonna off their Doc Martins on an East Village gutter.
In the 80′s Madonna was a techno-pop dance nymphet who’s main talent was not singing, but dancing as if she was doing it just for you. A precosious clothed stripper with bubblegum songs and and a couple of suburbanite approved edgy accesories. It was teen-girl rebelling with some trashy sexing up, not remotely punk.
Madonna-type music and success is the sort of thing that made the stripped down aggressive and angry vibe of Punk such a cultural palate refresher.
I was expecting much better from Gwen.. so disappointed.
I liked Madonna’s dress, she nailed it, of course it’s too much but at least it’s fun. Thou I hate the wig.
Madonna is one of the few that actually got the theme right. Gwen is disappointing I expected so much more from her. Kerr is a joke, the dress looks awful on her, makes her look boxy and shows you just how much they photo-shopped her at VS. She is also the only model that wasn’t invited by any designers, how sad is that? She left her family behind in LA weeks ago and has been going to the same parties as Leo again. Someone isn’t happy she turned 30 I guess.
MK is sad and pathetic. For a “model” to look so bad at the met gala is embarrassing and she had to buy her ticket
Is that Sheldon Cooper with Gwen? heehee…
Uma Thurman from Pulp Fiction from the waist up and Cher from Turn Back Time from the waist down. Big Fail for Madge.
Perfectly said.
Madonna, SJP and Miley = winners of the night. They got it.
Thank you Madonna for actually reading the invite. At least she was not boring. The lady is in great shape. Gwen looked beautiful but her dress was boring.
It’s so nice that Madonna’s so proud of her rear end, which is the only explanation as to why she’s constantly showing it.
To be fair I would be pretty proud of that ass at 54 too.
gwen stefani couldn’t do worsttotal fail.AND she looks botoxed as hell, it’s so distracting.
If your 54, and you can wear that and look good, guess what honey~you win!. 🙂
That guy behind her is like, the fuq? I love it.
gorgeous legs! If I reached 54 and my legs still looked that good I’d be showing them all the time!
Meh. Madonna looks more kinky SS officer and not punk
my thoughts exactly…she looks like some kinky, dominatrix, nazi..
I think Madge looks great…she’s been out of the tabloids lately, hasn’t she? She’s reminding me of someone, can’t put my finger on it…Katy Perry? Maybe it’s just the dark wig. Will Madonna dress like that when she’s 60? 70? 80? We’ll see~ 🙂
I think Madonna’s consistent refusal to sit down and be ignored like most women of her age may just be the most punk statement of them all. She is reinventing 54. You might not like it, but why should women fade and become invisible after 40?
Someone else GETS IT!!!!!
yayyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!
word.
THANK YOU!!
Oh dear lord, no. Just, no. Madonna is a narcissist. She is NOT even remotely punk! I think most people from the original punk movement would be horrified to hear that. She is the antithesis of so much of what they stood for!! Punk broke away from the excesses of mainstream music and was born out of the anger of the disaffected, ignored youth. Madonna is all about super-processed music, image, excess, and she has never been disaffected and ignored. Give me strength!
Fifty four isn’t too old, what a thing to say! I’m not a huge fan of Madonna (some of her music is fun) but she looks amazing and actually captured the punk theme.
Girlfriend has great legs too.
:::sigh:::: Madonna is quickly becoming the poster child for “Just Because You Can Fit In It Doesn’t Mean You Should Wear It.” Gwen looks punk from the neck up. I would have rather seen Gwen wearing Madonna’s outfit (minus the runaway tampon disguised as a dangling crucifix).
madonna totally gets it. best.
I love Gavin’s suit! That is cool.
Gwen look nice but I don’t love the dress, I agree that she was a little bit stumped for this one.
Miranda looks… eh.
Madonna looks ridiculous. Another grab for attention. “Look at meeeeeeeeeee!!!” This is way too literal an interpretation for the Met Ball. It is NOT a dress up party, it is supposed to showcase thematic influences in high fashion and couture and show the attendee’s own spin on that.
BS, it IS totally a dress-up party. And while I agree there is a fine line between fashion and costume I think Madonna was one of the few people who actually expressed her own style and interpretation of punk. It may have been over the top and theatrical but it was better than the vast majority of clothing at this snoozefest.
Ridonculous. It’s like she thinks got invited to Bridget Jones’ parents’ Priests & Prostitutes party.
Punk couture, Madonna, not Punk desperate cry for attention.
Have to admit Madonna looks amazing. The original. Just like Michael Jackson but she is still standing strong and for many many more years to come
Gwen usually look so fab but the fabric on her dress makes it look so bland
Miranda rocked the theme much better than Jennifer Lawrence (EWWWW) or Emilia Clarke or Kristen Stewart COME ON
In what way exactly is Miranda’s outfit punk? She wore the same kind of dress to the CFDA Awards in 2011 and the MET Gala in 2009, how boring and repetitive for a model.
I’m 45 and not fading away in mom jeans. I’m more bold than ever, and not in a “staying trendy” kind of bold. Let’s face it, Madonna has been the stayin sexy and cool forever poster child.
Madge looks great, she’s still a spitfire. She may have lost me at the shoes. She’s in possession of some of the most comfortable but sexy looking over the knee dance boots, why dint she wear one o them? Otherwise, she wins, stefani must have been sick. She coulda hit it outta the park too.
Madonna seems like the only one who got the punk thing right at this Gala.