Christina Ricci may have worn Zac Posen to the 2011 Met Gala last night, but the totally captured the spirit of McQueen.
She was one of the few who did.
Ricci glided down the red carpet wearing a custom couture Zac Posen creation with a dramatic train.
I saw this dress when she arrived with the designer, and the pictures are not doing this ombre and lace detailed corseted gown any favours.
She effortlessly works this mermaid silhouette with great style and finesse.
Fred Leighton jewels completed her look.
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Awesome & Amazing! I wish I could work a look like this so effortlessly.
Finally some DRAMA that is gorgeous. Christina dont Hurt’em! Love it. Beyonce you should’ve had this mermaid dress.
I don’t think this dress would have had the same impact on Beyonce or on someone else. Christina totally owns it because she’s always had that Gothic/dark mood since she acted in the role of Wednesay Addams, and this dress totally channels it. The best dressed of the evening, imo.
You’re so right!
I’ve never cared much for Zac Posen but kudos to him for embracing the theme correctly and creating something in tune with it while still creating something himself.
I understand that this is an event for designers to showcase themselves but they should take a cue from Zac who did it the right way.
Excellent
totally agree… people just remembered MET gala and forgot “savage beauty” and “mcqueen”. I love this look and she is WORKING it…
I know! So many people just went ‘pretty ballgown’ I had to go look up if there WAS a theme this year. Absolutely love this dress and the way Christina’s wearing it!
She looks wonderful. I always remember how good she looked 3 years ago at this event in Givenchy. She really considers the theme and dresses to wow.
Oh. My. God. She has left me absolutely stunned.
What is even more amazing is how tiny she is – and yet she has such an incredible presence. Best dressed of the YEAR.
I was thinking exactly the same thing about her stature. It says a lot about her that she can carry off this dress despite being so petite. This is one of the only dresses that really captured the mood of the event, and brought the drama. Well done, Christina!
I too am always amazed by how well she manages very intricate, dramatic gowns given how tiny she is – it says a lot for her presence that they don’t overwhelm her. Love that she captured the theme of the event with this dress.
Well this is a stunning dress. Christina is looking amazing, so effortless and chic. You are so true FC, the gown is very McQueen-esque! The top of the dress makes me think of a butterfly ready to leave its cocoon,This is unbelievable.
Savage Beasts- check! Nod to McQueen- check! hands down best dressed of the night! Christina shut it down!
I hate Zac Posen but i love this dress, it’s so appropriate to the event. She is my favorite of all the night. Christina Ricci, Liv Tyler, SJP, Karolina Kurkova, Liu Wen and Daphne are by far the best dressed of the event and the only ones who get the memo that it was a Mcqueen night…
THIS is what I was expecting from everyone. So fab!
I did not like this dress at all. Bringing the drama is one thing, wearing a dress that is a parody of a McQueen gown (and executed without the finesse and precision of the master himself in my opinion) is an entirely different matter.
Why do you say that? The dress was so well fitted to Ricci body and f you see larger images you can see how much attentation was taken to every detail of the dress.
BDOT – Event. BDOT – week. BDOT- possibly year. I was so, so dismayed to see people get it SO wrong. Some of the women I knew I could rely on let me down so badly. Rihanna….I can’t believe you. How could so few pay tribute to Alexander McQueen like they knew he should? Dahpne doesn’t count – this is the ONLY McQueen esque and on theme hit the nail on the head stunning look of the night. So, so sad. Thank you Zac Posen or this would have been an utter wash! FC maybe you can do a post just dedicated to the overall disaster this year and maybe adress why so few paid attention to the theme of ‘Alexander McQueen – Savage Beauty’
Agreed. Christina looks A-freakin-mazing and totally owns this
That picture of her on the stairs – aaahhhhmazing! The fact that she is so tiny and actually pulled this off is also amazing….
Amazing!!!
LOVE!
Oh this is IT! Spectacular and so intelligently, subversively seductive. I normally don’t like Posen gowns, but he absolutely nailed the theme. And tiny little Christina is carrying it off with aplomb. This is what I expect of the met gala. Bravo.
Best dressed of this event
Impressive, considering how short she is! I objectively know that she is tiny, but she doesn’t look tiny here! It fits her perfecting and she is working it.
This might be my best dressed at the event– you are right that she really captured the McQueen spirit! Were you at the event? You said that you saw the dress when she arrived and the pictures don’t do the dress justice!!
I didn’t attend I arrived with a friend who was attending and saw a few of the stars arrive. I will blog about it later.
I’m pretty sure you will attend next year as a Atelier Versace girl!
I could not love this look more. For someone as tiny as she is, she can work the hell out of a big gown.
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT.
You said it perfectly, she totally captured the essence of not only McQueen but the event itself.
I enjoy drama but I’m I the only one who thinks the dress overwhelms her?
If only the neckline was different…
I don’t know why, but I ALWAYS underestimate nad forget about Christina Ricci. She alway sbrings glamour and rama and incredibly iconic looks, anyone else remember that incredible Givenchy look a few years back? GORGEOUS. Definitely in my best dressed of the night. If this photo does it no justice, I cannot even fathom how incredlbe it was live.
Wow….she looks amazing and the dress is drama,one of the best from Zac Posen
Love it, love her. Go Christina!
Flawless.
Love the gown. Love the drama and glamour. One of the best dressed.
high drama and impact. WIN!
Thank you FC for featuring this dress! I was afraid it might get lost in the shuffle but it was definitely the stand-out look for me. BDOTW and possible BDOTY candidate IMO!
THIS is how you dress for a gala that’s all about mcqueen
I like it but I don’t love it.
Respect! Love it!
Beetlejuice, beetlejuice, beetlejuice!
Just kidding… I actually like this a lot- I went through a goth/neo-victorian phase when I was a teenager, and this is making me think of that sooo much.
Definitely one of my favorites of the night.
Wow she looks amazing! I am super impressed by this. never knew she had it in her! and one of the few dresses that actually fits the theme (as you said) since a lot of these dresses were pretty/fun but didn’t seem to capture the theme at all.
OK, I am officially, floored, knocked out, mouth agape. Someone finally brought the drama and worked it. Beware this very elegant black widow, lol. I’ve been kinda meh about the looks until now. Love it.
This is my BDOTW!!
so McQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and just beyond the world,
BDOTW!! So amazing she pulls this off while being so petite!
This look is EVERYTHING. I am getting so much LIFE from this.
SO FAB!
I actually said OH MY GODDDDDD out loud while i was in my office cubicle this morning looking at this dress. STUNNING!!!!!!!!
FINALLY! Christina Ricci I take my hat off to you
She stepped up to the plate of the event theme
Yep, this looks good.
Seriously good.
Gorgeous dress. At least one person understood the theme.
This is another of my favorite looks from the night. she really stood out for all the right reasons.
Zac Posen and Christina Ricci paid tribute to McQueen in the best possible way!
incredible. The wider pic shows a little bit of what it looked like at the event…the color grading in the skirt and the torso drapings are amazing. She has such a presence!
THE most beautiful dress everrrrr!!!!!!!
SEXY! STUNNING! She looked like she owned this red carpet!
Love this — I would want to wear this one!
Fabulous! It looks great on her, and appeals to the Steampunk sensibilities.
I bet she could walk in it unlike Beyonce
I saw her in this dress and she had not problem walking in it.
The dress wasn’t as restrictive as Beyonce’s
amazing
WIN. WIN. WIN.
The best dressed at the event without a doubt. THe instant I saw it I was like… WOW. This is drama and fashion with attitude. Loooooove it