The co-chairs of the Met Gala Spring 2010 are Oprah Winfrey and Patrick Robinson of the Gap.  The Costume Institue’s next exhibit will be “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity”.  Okay, the topic is a little heavier than the last exhibit, “Model as Muse”, but I’m sure it will just as fashionable.  Some of the pieces for the exhibit will come from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection, as well as pieces designed by Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel, Jeanne Lanvin, Elsa Schiaparelli, Madeleine Voinnet, just to name a few.  The collection will be on display at the Costume Institute from May 5th through August 15th.  I don’t know about you, but I am looking forward to viewing this exhibit.

Oprah Winfrey and Patrick Robinson Co-chair the Next Met Gala [The Cut]

The Council of Fashion Designers of America has brought the popular vote to the masses.  They will be presenting the Popular Vote Award to your favorite designer, and you get to cast your vote.   You have the chance to reward your favorite fashion designer with an award as a special thank you for keeping you looking fabulous.  Voting is from May 27^th to June 9^th, and you can vote here.  The winner will be announced on June 15^th at the CFDA Fashion Awards.  Each time you vote, you will be entered to win an invite to a show during New York Fashion Week in September.  So vote early and often, you know the drill.

The 2009 Costume Institute Gala made our Rollcall list this week.  It was wrought with beauty, mystery, and violence.  The beauty was self evident because the theme for the evening after all was ‘Model as Muse‘.  Here we have model Anja Rubik looking gorgeous in Balmain.  The mystery was the missing Azzedine Alaia from the exhibition, and his gowns from the red carpet.  The violence, well, all I’ll say is Kiefer Sutherland.  Enough said. 

Wait, I forgot about the fashion after all that excitement.  Remember when the gala was all about the fashion?  When the question the day after was ‘who wore what’?  Sure it’s gotten a little more, um, complicated, but there were enough good and bad fashion to distract us from all the controversy.  Among the good was Blake Lively in Versace, Kate Hudson in Stella McCartney, and Rachel Weisz in Vera Wang. Fashion Rollcall’s best dress goes to Diane Kruger in Chanel Haute Couture; it was short, sweet, simple and sophisticated.  To the bad, well, they know who they are by now.  Click the link to view the photos from the gala.

Oh, I wish I had been there, even if it did turn into a rumble at the Met.  What kind of mayhem will they have in store for us next year?  I don’t know about you, but I can hardly wait.

Sir Elton John and Oscar are the ‘Perfect Fit’.  The 17^th Annual Elton John Aids Foundation Oscar Party was a major success.  It was held in Hollywood on February 22^nd after the Oscars. 

The party raised nearly $4 million dollars.  Now that’s partying for a cause.

There is nobility in helping others, and the stars came out in numbers to lend support.  The act of giving is a virtue.