The beauty, the splendour. Photo courtesy of AFP/Getty Images.
THIS is how you wear cocktail length to the Met Gala (
ahem, Michelle Williams). Marion Cotillard looked perfect on the red carpet last night: the dress (Dior!), the shoes (Dior again! No standard-issue pumps,
merci and
s’il vous plaît), and that great orange-y red lipstick and swoopy-chic updo. She looks so much fresher and cooler than the stars who chose the predictable, poufy gowns. (French women don’t get frou-frou?) Call it a subtle sartorial tour-de-force from one of the world’s most stylish women.
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