Best & Worst: Met Gala 2012 =

The Costume Institute Gala held at the New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is often referred to as the "fashion's Oscars"with famous faces from the big and small screens, the music industry, and the fashion world all stepping out in their finest. This year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art honours Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada in an exhibition which draws parallels between the two Italian designers. But on Monday night all eyes were on who rocked the best frocks at the launch party. Here are my personal best and worst picks of the event!

BEST

♥ Kate Bosworth in Prada. Kate’s two-tone flapper dress is just divine. 

Her effortless hair together with striking makeup make this my favourite the look of the night. 

♥ Gwyneth is showing off her amazing pins in this fun but classy short backless Prada dress.

♥ Emily Blunt looks stunning in this pink Calvin Klein dress. 

Its simplicity is very elegant plus I love the back, the colour and think it fits her like perfectly.

♥ Jessica Alba shines in this gold metallic Grecian gown by Michael Kors.

♥ Ashley Greene looks angelic in a Donna Karan Atelier white grecian dress.

♥ Emma Stone sparkled in a red satin dress with embroidered flowers made byAlber Elbaz for Lanvin.

She just looks super cute, glowing and love the fit and colour on her!

♥ Camilla Belle channels old school Hollywood glamour in Ralph Lauren. 

The dress also had a gorgeous low cut back and the dark lipstick really suits the overall look.

♥ Love January Jones in this sculptural lemon Versace gown with a vintage diamond-and turquoise necklace. 

Yellow is very in trend at the moment and January can definitely pull off this bright gown!

Backless dresses proved a popular look and these ladies definitely rocked it!

♥ Renee Zellweger goes all out in a black Pucci dress with a super-long train.

♥ Nina Dobrev in a black and silver Donna Karan Atelier

♥ Cameron Diaz sparkled in Stella McCartney

♥ Rihanna looked edgy and glamorous in crocodile dress from Tom Ford’s Autumn 2012 collection

♥ Karolina Kurkova in a sequin Rachel Zoe dress and turban.

Now onto the worst dressed of the night; to be honest there were quite a few so this is just a small selection....

WORST

♥ Coco Rocha in Givency. A bright pink pant suit…..with matching pink hair extensions and bright yellow top. What on earth was she thinking?

♥ Kirsten Dunst in Rodarte…..Booooorrrrrrrriiiinnnggggg and not red carpet appropriate!

♥Kristen Stewart, as the newest face of Balenciaga wears a dress by the fashion house by designer Nicolas Ghesquière. The dress isn't too bad but the combination with the shoes and the messy hair, fail!

♥ Eva Mendes in Prada. I love the colour but not a fan of the shape and design; its unflattering on her.

And no this is not me being jealous of her dating Ryan Gosling ;)

♥ Milla Yovovich's in Prada. Not loving the fringe and detailing on this dress.

♥ Sarah Jessica Parker in Valentino. Frumpy and check out the the matching shoes, urgh!

♥ Jessica Biel in Prada. She is such a beautiful woman and this dress is nice, but c’mon Jessica you are young and stunning! I just would have liked to seen a bit more ‘oomph’ in her look!

♥ Leighton Meester, in Marchesa. The shade, the shape, the hair, the makeup…all of it. Fail.

♥ Elizabeth Banks in Mary Katrantzou. Don’t think an explanation is required here?

♥ Alexa Chung in Marc Jacobs. 

Fashion forward and edgy but not quite the right look for an event such as the Met Ball. 

And as much as the Met Gala is a time to experiment with fashion; model Anja Rubik took experimenting to a whole new level on Monday night!

She showed up in a cream coloured satin dress by designer Anthony Vaccarello. The dress had a ridiculously hip-high split and cut-away chest holes. Maybe she was aiming for her hipbones to be an accessory. There had to be some magic tape holding that dress together to prevent a fashion mishap on the night. Some people seemed to love this look but for me it's just too much...or should I say too little? ;)

So what were your best and worst looks from the 2012 Met Ball in NYC? I'd love to hear! xoxo