Skip To Content
JEWISH. INDEPENDENT. NONPROFIT.
The Schmooze

The Best (And Worst) Jewish Dresses at The 2015 Met Gala

Last night’s Met Gala was kind of a yawn. Yeah Sarah Jessica Parker rocked a pretty wild headdress, and Beyonce got naked — but really, what else is new?

Unlike 2014’s “Punk” theme, “China: Through the Looking Glass” could have led to some major fashion faux-pas. But in a strange turn of celebrity cultural appropriation sensitivity, things remained relatively inoffensive. But this caution came at the cost of any really striking outfits.

For MOTs, standouts include Lizzy Caplan’s silky peach, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s cutouts and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s slinky number.

In the “what were they thinking” category: Jennifer Connelly. Really? Those shoulder pads?

Take a look at the round-up below and let us know your favorites in the comments:

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker Image by Getty Images

Rosie Huntington Whiteley

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Image by Getty Images

Michael Kors and Kate Hudson

Michael Kors and Kate Hudson Image by Getty Images

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly Image by Getty Images

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal Image by Getty Images

Diana Agron

Diana Agron Image by Getty Images

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks Image by Getty Images

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz Image by Getty Images

Donna Karan and Calvin Klein

Donna Karan and Calvin Klein Image by Getty Images

Lizzy Caplan

Lizzy Caplan Image by Getty Images

Emily Ratajkowski

Emily Ratajkowski Image by Getty Images

Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump Image by Getty Images

Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonnet

Lenny Kravitz Image by Getty Images

A message from our Publisher & CEO Rachel Fishman Feddersen

I hope you appreciated this article. Before you go, I’d like to ask you to please support the Forward’s award-winning, nonprofit journalism during this critical time.

We’ve set a goal to raise $260,000 by December 31. That’s an ambitious goal, but one that will give us the resources we need to invest in the high quality news, opinion, analysis and cultural coverage that isn’t available anywhere else.

If you feel inspired to make an impact, now is the time to give something back. Join us as a member at your most generous level.

—  Rachel Fishman Feddersen, Publisher and CEO

With your support, we’ll be ready for whatever 2025 brings.

Republish This Story

Please read before republishing

We’re happy to make this story available to republish for free, unless it originated with JTA, Haaretz or another publication (as indicated on the article) and as long as you follow our guidelines. You must credit the Forward, retain our pixel and preserve our canonical link in Google search.  See our full guidelines for more information, and this guide for detail about canonical URLs.

To republish, copy the HTML by clicking on the yellow button to the right; it includes our tracking pixel, all paragraph styles and hyperlinks, the author byline and credit to the Forward. It does not include images; to avoid copyright violations, you must add them manually, following our guidelines. Please email us at [email protected], subject line “republish,” with any questions or to let us know what stories you’re picking up.

We don't support Internet Explorer

Please use Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge to view this site.