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Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda

May 9, 2008 by WendyB

Here are two more dresses that could have been worn to the superheroes-themed Met Costume Institute Gala. Neither of these would have been as fabulous as a full-on Catwoman look, but they would have been better suited to the theme than the very ordinary dresses that were worn by most of the women. (Note to Sarah Michelle Gellar: I am a big Buffy fan, but why did you even fucking bother? Next time, give your invitation to me if you’re not going to try. Or at least put on some WendyB jewelry to liven up that boring black dress.)

Alexander McQueen Wing Dress
$8,435 at Net-a-Porter


Vintage Giorgio di Sant Angelo dress (front and back shown)
$2500 at The Frock

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  1. Aretha says

    May 9, 2008 at 11:03 am

    Well said Wendy! I hate that Buffy girl too, sooo boring
    And the outfits are just gorgeous and originals

  2. Miss Janey says

    May 9, 2008 at 11:20 am

    Too many stylist encouraging too many starlets to play it safe lest they end up on some random worst-dressed list. The LA Times ran an editorial last week (can’t find it sorry) about the same trend with musicians… If they won’t dress crazy- who’s left?

  3. coco says

    May 9, 2008 at 11:24 am

    I love that McQueen dress!

  4. Sharon Rose says

    May 9, 2008 at 11:25 am

    Wow-this 2nd one is a knockout-you would make a great stylist to the stars Wendy-2nd job, maybe!!

  5. Fashion Ivy says

    May 9, 2008 at 12:00 pm

    I love that Alexander McQueen dress. Very beautiful

  6. Prunella Jones says

    May 9, 2008 at 12:47 pm

    Love that last dress. I’d wear it with big gold cuffs on both wrists like Wonder Woman.

  7. Tam Pham says

    May 9, 2008 at 4:46 pm

    OMG. that mcqueen dress is glorious. too bad cate blanchett wasn’t there..she would have killed it in that dress! by the way, i thought the same thing when I saw sarah michelle gellar.

  8. enc says

    May 9, 2008 at 6:39 pm

    These dresses are far more interesting that the “pretty” dresses everyone wore. Why won’t people take risks?

  9. christine says

    May 9, 2008 at 10:45 pm

    great choice with the McQueen. I would wear that everyday ha!

  10. Jules says

    May 9, 2008 at 11:32 pm

    I’m loving the Alexander McQueen dress!

  11. Super Kawaii Mama says

    May 10, 2008 at 3:49 am

    Oh that red dress! Now I know what I want for Mothers Day.

  12. Fashion Tidbits says

    May 10, 2008 at 6:17 am

    awesomeness! i would so wear that to a masquerade bal….that is if we have balls nowadays

  13. Iheartfashion says

    May 10, 2008 at 11:34 am

    I chose a Dior couture chartreuse gown with black jewel encrusted spider details (to come as Spiderman’s ev-il female nemesis), but somehow my invite got lost in the mail!
    And I’d add Caroline Trentini in vintage Mugler and Hamish Bowles in black leather fake muscle jacket with tux to the list who “got it.”

  14. WendyB says

    May 10, 2008 at 11:38 am

    Iheartfashion, Your invitation must have wound up in the same places as my lost invitation! You and I will have to wear our gowns elsewhere I guess…

  15. Fashion Critic says

    May 10, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    OH my good you are so right about the Alexander McQueen dress.

  16. Fashion Critic says

    May 10, 2008 at 3:17 pm

    that should read oh my god LOL

  17. -h of candid cool says

    May 11, 2008 at 8:20 am

    the wang and the last one are especially good choices

  18. Blue Floppy Hat says

    May 12, 2008 at 1:06 am

    I thought Audrey Tautou’s dress was lovely, and mildly costumey too (she had a big, rigid capelike thing on it).
    Truthfully, SMG has never been the biggest fashion risk-taker, but I thought Michelle Trachtenberg did a great job of keeping the sartorial flag flying for ex-Buffy fans, check her out here (though she wasn’t obvious about it, I still liked that her choice of clothing was a bit different):
    http://bp2.blogger.com/_fREYFs7GVKg/SCQfHRkTW_I/AAAAAAAABJM/-xfi1IKfRCo/s400/metball1popsugar.jpg

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