Best Dressed At The MET Costume Institute Gala!

These are our picks for the best dressed at the "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2011 in New York City!

Any thoughts or comments? Leave us a comment and share with us your opinion! ;)

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Daphne Guinness in Alexander McQueen

Daphne Guinness in Alexander McQueen

 Hamish Bowles & Daphne Guinness

Anna Dello Russo in Alexander McQueen, she looked amazing!

Anna Dello Russo in Alexander McQueen

Taylor Swift in J. Mendel

Taylor Swift in J. Mendel

Giselle Bundchen in Alexander McQueen, looking stunning! ;)

Giselle Bundchen in Alexander McQueen, looking stunning! ;)

Sarah Jessica Parker in Alexander McQueen

Diane Krugerin in Jason Wu, she looked ravishing!

Diane Krugerin in Jason Wu, she looked ravishing!

Diane Krugerin in Jason Wu, she looked ravishing!

Anna Wintour in Chanel

Ashley Green in Donna Karan

Ashley Green in Donna Karan

Jessica Stam in Tommy Hilfiger Collection

Josh Duhamel and Fergie in Marchesa

Leighton Meester in Louis Vuitton

Karl Lagerfeld and Blake Lively in Chanel

Blake Lively in Chanel

Naomi Campbell in Alexander McQueen

Miranda Kerr in Marchesa and Orlando Bloom

Christina Ricci in Zac Posen

Chace Crawford

Colin Firth

Madonna in Stella McCartney

Madonna in Stella McCartney

Penelope Cruz in Oscar de la Renta

Hilary Rhoda in Alexander McQueen

Liv Tyler in Givenchy

Natalia Vodianova in Valentino accompanied by Valentino himself!

Gwyneth Paltrow in Stella McCartney

Milla Jovovich in Mirna

A Creed of Fragrances!

CREED

Why are these fragrances so good?

Two scents from this brand have been my favorites for around an year:

Creed - Love in White and Creed - Acqua Fiorentina. And for men: Green Irish Tweed.

Suddenly, I realized that this brand is so popular among top celebrities and European royalty, but why? 

These are some of the reasons:

• For more than three centuries, those fragrances have being done manually in an unique way
• The company was founded in 1760 and was passed from father to son since then.
• Creed has served more than 10 royal houses and the discerning public for 250 years. 
• Creed is one of the 100 oldest family businesses in the world.
• Based in Paris, the company adheres to unrelenting high standards in fragrance creation and client service.
• It uses methods of hand production, including maceration and filtration,  instituted at the company's founding. 
• Creed is the industry's strongest proponent of natural ingredients in fragrance, using very few alcohol in their mixture that makes the smell from alcohol not so strong.

For those reasons, Creed has a loyal clientele that includes royalty, Hollywood stars, political leaders, legends in business, sports, music and the fine arts as well as discerning members of the public who value beauty and quality in scent.

My favorites:

 For Women

Worn by: First Lady Laura Bush, Shania Twain

For Men:

Worn by: Tom Hanks, Russel Crowe, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Usher, Quince Jones, Richard Gere, Robbie Willians, Francis Bacon, Stevie Wonder, Manny Ramirez, James Gandolfini.

The list of celebrities and royalty who wear fragrances by this brand is very large, but here we have some names of the perfumes and who they are worn by:


Millesmine (Eau Parfum)

Bois du Portugal (1987) - Tom Ford, Frank Sinatra, Kevin Costner, James Gandorfini, Bette Midler, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, designer Jay Stronwater.

Erolfa (1992) - Sean Penn, David Beckham, Usher

Fantasia de Fleurs (1862/1983) - Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary, Isabelle Adjani, Donatella Versace

Fleurs de Bulgarie (1845/1980) - Queen Victoria

Fleurissimo (1956/1972) - Princess Gracy Kelly, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Madonna, Queen Elizabeth II, Cindy Crawford, Brooke Shields.

Himalaya (2002) - Congressman Patrick Kennedy

Impérial Millesmine (1995) - Pierce Brosnan, Harrison Ford, Niky Taylor, Eva Herzigova, Andrea Agassi, P. Diddy, Usher, Carson Kressley, Glenn Close, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake, pro boxer, Floyd Mayweather, 50 Cent.

Jasmal (1959/2001) - Natalie Wood, Whitney Houston, Naomi Campbell, Stela Cruz, Sarah Jessica Parker.

Love in White (2005) - First Lady Laura Bush, Shania Twain

Love in Black (2008) - Caroline Kennedy (Daughter of Jackeline Onassis), Elton John.

Neroli Sauvage (1994) - Donatella Versace.

Original Santal (2006) - Queen Noor of Jordan, Beyonce, George Clooney, Helen Gurley Brown, Bob Costas

About the EAU Toilette

Ambre Cannelle (1949) - Evita Peron, Audrey Hepburn

Bois de Cédrat (1875) - Georges Braque

Citrus Bigarrade (1946) - Patti La Belle, Douglas Fairbanks, Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Manolo Blahnik

Epicea (1965) - Gary Cooper

Orange Spice (1850) - Mickael Jackson, Brian Eno, Michael Nouri

Royal English Leather (1781) - King George iii, King George IV

And many more!

Just stop by Neiman Marcus, or Saks Fifth Avenue in the US and Europe, or if you're in New York you can visit the Creed store in 794 Madison Avenue at 67th Street.

If you didn't know this brand yet, then I hope you like it! ;)