In my opinion, there was more chaos than couture at the Met Gala last night. Maybe couture isn’t obviously sononomous with punk, but some people just completely missed the mark. Very few even knew one punk song, or band for that matter! When I think punk music I think The Ramones, Dead Kennedys, Rancid, Misfits, Black Flag, and The Sex Pistols. When I think punk fashion I think flannel (you were right, SJP), mohawks, leather, studs, and an attitude like no other. Nothing mattered but the music. Last night, the fact that the Goo Goo Dolls and Avril Levigne were brought up in reference to punk made me cringe, but I digress. My best dressed this year are purely based on the interpretation of the theme. Last night wasn’t about who wore it best, it was about who wore it punk. Before I get started, here’s my vision of punk:

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 And now, here are the few people last night I think got it, sort of, right.

Images via Huffington Post

Now just a quick note on who got it wrong: Uma Thurman and Kate Upton… really? Green floor length gowns and updos? Where did you think you were going? Kim Kardashian didn’t get the memo to not wear skin tight small prints when you have curves (much less a preggo belly). Ugh. Heidi Klum got lost on the way to a white party and Kate Beckinsale was missing about 4 feet of dress.

I have a confession to make. I never, and I mean never, wear appropriate footwear. It all went downhill when my Catholic high school told me I couldn’t wear backless shoes. Well you know what, I want to wear Birkenstocks, damnit! From then on, I was on a mission to choose the opposite shoe of what would be suitable. Going snow tubing? Converse. Twenty degrees? Ballet flats. Walking miles around the city? Five inch heels. Duh.

One of my new year’s resolutions is to start wearing appropriate footwear and this begins with embracing the boot. My feet are freezing, and it’s time to release the flats and pumps for the winter. Shouldn’t be too hard to transition if I pick up a pair or two of these…

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I stumbled across this image on pinterest yesterday and fell in love with this look. As a proponent of mixing feminine and masculine pieces in each and every outfit, I thought this was the perfect combination.

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For me, a full blown girly lace dress wouldn’t work. Plus, its frigid in NYC. So this is how I would wear her look. Leather and lace is always an amazing combination and you can’t go wrong with a pom pom beanie in my book. As for the beauty portion, her look just to happens to be my winter go to. You can’t live without Bobbi Brown tinted moisturizer. It’s the easiest way to keep your skin from getting dry from the winter weather while still providing coverage. Lip stains are perfect for winter because glosses can’t hold up to the wind situation always happening here and I’ve learned that winter it the time to embrace messy hair. Bumble & Bumble surf hair allows for perfect wind blown hair that looks purposeful.

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Have you all heard about this crazy hurricane headed pretty much directly towards the NY/NJ area? Yeah, that’s comin’ my way! I’ve gotten all sorts of e-mails about how I should be preparing… go buy batteries, groceries, a battery powered radio, etc. Hoboken floods pretty severely, so I have a feeling I’ll be treking through crazy flood waters to get to work. So what do you wear out in a hurricane? This is what you’ll find me in, the parka with the leather sleeves? Oh. My. God. PS: Sandy, you are SO RUDE.

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I’m officially obsessed with studs. I blame Pinterest. I now have crazy DIYs running through my head at all times… all of which involve studding everything I own.

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I’ve been so busy lately and I’ve been neglecting my Twitter and Pinterest pretty seriously. I’ve kept up with blog posts luckily, thanks so some serious insomnia that hits at approximately 3am every morning. The good thing about said insomnia is that 3am New York time is 9am Paris time and my Twitter feed is filled with photos of croissants, Parisian architecture, and of course outfit photos via Instagram as everyone makes their way to the shows. I wonder if you guys can guess my four favorites. Probably, I’m super predictable when it comes to Paris, and fashion week, and colors.

Louis Vuitton

Chloe

Alexander McQueen

Chanel

{All Images Via The Telegraph}