Best and Worst Dressed of the Met Costume Institute Ball

There was a lot to love – and so much to hate! – about the celebrity fashion at the 2009 Met Costume Institute Ball. First off, the theme of “The Model as Muse” guaranteed that there were going to be a lot of beautiful models there, because what beautiful person doesn’t want to go look at photographs of herself? Marc Jacobs, who bought up several tables for the event, supposedly counseled his posse to “wear short.” Maybe I am drinking the MJ Kool Aid, but the short styles, especially with the minidresses with trains, looked especially fetching. Mermaid styles? Please, please, celebs: stop shopping your closet for these.

All these photos are from WWD, which has an amazing slideshow of all the major hitters.

- OMG, Donatella, you didn’t tell me you were going to wear the blue Versace dress too?

- Quit your bitching, Cindy. At least I’m not popping out of my fabulous clashing blue Versace creation. You should be lucky we got these back from those drag queens in time for the ball.

Gisele’s dress is cute, but the best is the way she’s looking at new hubby Tom.

Sorry, Alexander Wang, but it’s frightening when a dress looks unflattering even on a model like Lara Stone. Still, love her makeup. The morning-after-smoky-eye is all the rage now.

Anne Hathaway, in Marc Jacobs, knocks another one out of the park.