How quickly Stella McCartney moves! Just here in New York for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala on Monday evening, last night Stella made her way to the left coast, where she hosted a screening of the classic Peter Sellers comedy The Party at her Los Angeles boutique. And yes, rest assured, famous friends followed: Charlize Theron, Emmanuelle Chirqui, Mika, Rashida Jones, Rosanna Arquette, Amber Valletta, Angie Harmon, China Chow and others. The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly, as always, is right after the jump.
The Good:
Who are you, gorgeous Anita Briem? And where can I get your flawless Grecian goddess gown?
Did you really think that Charlize Theron and Stuart Townshend were going to look bad? Seriously.
Easy, breezy, beautiful dress on Emmanuelle Chirqui.
Mika. Stripes. It's a good thing.
I really wish that Rashida Jones's dress either had both its straps or was strapless, but her looks is still a great balance between lovely and casual.
Normally, I would find it disconcerting to see a woman like Rosanna Arquette in a dress that looks made for a little girl...but damn, she looks great. Even if she's doing the pee-pee stance.
Stella McCartney: Annie Hall 2.0
The Bad:
Amber Valetta fails to shine in awkwardly cut gold...lame?
Eliza Dushku's dress: the material looks a little Charlotte Russe and the fit looks a little inadequate .
Someone did not teach January Jones the cleavage-or-leg rule.
The Ugly:
No no no no no floral chiffon jumpsuits, Angie Harmon!
No no no no no teal tents, China Chow!
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Comments
Really Stella? Shants? Come on now.
If you are 5' or less you should not wear tent dresses. End of.
Charlize's shoes...I must have them. As a fellow tall person, nice flats are my life.
Stella gets around the globe fast 'cuz she's made from Wings.
China Chow looks like she misplaced her mortarboard.
I can't help but love Stella's outfit, even though I see it every day on female business majors.
Bwahahahahahahaaaa
tthose last two were really, awe just what I needed.
Posing and pitures in front of ... a hedge? I guess that's eco-friendly.
Rashida Jones has a smokin' body. I actually think with a nice big rack, the one-shoulder thing can do a good job of making the most of it without making you look too frumpy or too slutty.
This is something I have to spend a lot of time thinking about.
Oh Angie Harmon, even in the ugliest outfit I have ever seen in the planet, I still adore you.
Abbie Carmichael....really???
Can anyone offer me any tips on where one might find Ms. Harmon's jumpsuit? I'm pretty certain I had a pair of knee high Doc Martens in that pattern in high school and I'd like to put a full outfit together.
angie harmon looks like she fought my grandparent's sofa...and lost.
Yikes at first glance I thought Angie Harmon was Ali MacGraw.
Got mixed feelings about that film with Peter Sellers playing an Indian. (ugh)
OH NO angie harmon! for the love of all things fashion....
Charlize is way too orange. Looking like a Lohan is not a good thing.
Emmanuelle C. is a goddess. One-to-watch as they say.
Re: Anita and Emmanuelle
I think at the point where clothes (I'm guessing size 0 or 00 or whatever) are hanging on you like a little girl playing dress up, you need to have a sandwich.
I saw "The Party" and thought it was a reunion concert of the Mickey Mouse Club supergroup. Color me dissappointed :(
Theron's legs are looking WAY too orange for my taste. Bad self-tanner, or bad lighting? And I think her shoes are peculiar.
But I think I like her dress. And I love me some Townshend.
I'm sorry, dudes, but Anita Briem's dress is fug, fug, fug. It looks like that sail-canvas thing that Ariel in The Little Mermaid tried to put on real quick so she wouldn't completely flash Prince Eric.
Which she totally should have done anyway.
stella is so super-cool and gorgeous, to boot. still having trouble with the rosanna et al. opaque black hose/shoe thing. it's really not working for me - or them, in my humble opinion.
Holy flowered jumpsuit! With a ruffle! So wrong. On so many levels.
@AthertonMerriweather: Gotta get up
Gotta get up
Gotta get down
Gotta go out and have some fun
Gotta break away
Gotta spend a day
Gotta something something
On the summer va-ca-tion!
I am deeply disturbed that I remembered that song. DEEPLY disturbed.
i'm over the dramatic-belt-over-loose-top trend. sorry, rashida.
Thanks, Angie Harmon. My garden just committed suicide in a fit of jealousy.
I kind of hate that dress on Anita Briem. The color isn't right and the fit isn't too flattering on her. And I picture it on myself and shiver in terror.
I have officially lost the bead on fashion when Anita Briem's falling off saggy dress is "good" and Eliza Dushku's is called out as ill-fitted. I am going back to 1994 where I know what looks good.
@hortense:
That's why
That's why
baby baby baby
That's why I've gotta see you again!
I think we've also just learned why they have red carpets - because if you just stand on the sidewalk, you get to pose with old gum and...did someone pee next to Mika?
@AthertonMerriweather: I was kind of bummed, too!
@hortense: I'm more disturbed by the fact that I remember their names (well, first names), as well as wishing that I could find their music again.
@stacyinbean: hahaha. The sad thing is that it's a Stella jumpsuit so nobody wanted to tell her she looked like a hippie clown. It was all air kisses and OH YOU LOOK FABULOUS.
haha
@ineffable.me: i dont know why i added that extra haha at the end.
@scarletvirtue (ΣΣΣ): Chase, Damon, Tiffany...that's all I've got. Who else was there?
@ineffable.me: I believe it was pure glee.
@gerbilsoutofexile (loves a good muumuu): Yeah I think I got into it a little too much.
@hortense: Albert
Oh Amber you are still stunning - gold lame and all...
Emarrassing reveal, but I saw "Hitch" (I was on the couch, taking a "personal day" from the office) and she was really funny. Esp. in the dancing scenes.
@hortense: and DeeDee!
Angie Harmon felt neglected by the Fug girls.
That dress probably fit Eliza D. before she jumped on the Starvation Train. Come on, girl, Bring It On! ("It" being bacon, lettuce and tomato sammiches. Con mayo.)
These people sure get dressed up for movie night at a friend's.
i think rhinna also wore that jumpsuit a a month ago
@sobermonroe77: seriously. Nothing brightens a day more than ladies in floral jumpsuits!
@m4mugatu: um...I actually own that movie and saw it in the theater...
@AthertonMerriweather: I went to see Wicked about a month ago (the touring show) and DeeDee was in the cast! I was reading the program and her little blurb mentioned it! I was so disappointed I couldn't think of anyone who knew about The Party (I had 2 tapes I think!) because I really needed to tell someone.
Rashida Jones: birdie num num.
@eleanorstrousers: Shh, it's OK. You're not alone. Sometimes Jennifer has her rose-colored glasses on a little too tight. Ain't no way that shapeless sack on Anita Briem is "flawless."
Well hello, Mika. His music is my current run-into-the-ground fav.
Also, I love Eliza, but the dress looks like it was made for a shorter girl with larger breasts. Odd fit, indeed.
Charlize's legs look like she's been hitting the bottle to me.
Wasn't Rihanna walking around in that same floral jumpsuit last week?
for a second, i thought emmanuelle chirqui was shannen doherty with her act together.
Did Angie Harmon have LASIK that morning? That's the only excuse I can think of for that "outfit".
Emmanuelle looks quite waif-y. And Charlize's legs are the color of roast chicken. Good? Bad? You decide!
Is it wrong that I kind of love Stella's pants? I think I just must be predisposed to loving her.
I'm sorry, I can't concentrate on anything this article says. I can only stare at that ridiculous outfit on Ms. McCartney. Is this an ill-fated attempt to get in touch with her inner Annie Hall? Is she about to announce that she is into cross gender dressing? Is she trying to dissuade us from buying her spring line (as if the inflated price tags aren't enough....)? Is she trying to scare off Daddy's lover-du-jour? Whatever the reason - this outfit should be tossed in an incinerator asap.
I love this feature, but can not find any consistency to your judgments (other than the fact that you like stripes, which, I'm sorry, is sooo two years ago...)
Sorry if someone else mentioned it, but I think Rhianna wore the same jumpsuit as Angie a few weeks ago. At the time I remember thinking it was kind of cute. Now? Not so much.
Charlize and Stuart look lied they're fused together. I can't really tell if either of them look very good.
@ULookinAtMyJunk is the Hate Mitigator: *like...:(
@SheSez:
"Is she about to announce that she is into cross gender dressing?"
You lost me with that one. I and millions of other women dress like than that quite often (similar clothes, and minus the high-heeled pumps). Are we into "cross gender dressing" too? Is this the 1920s, where wearing pants is somehow rebell