Met Gala 2023 in photos: the most daring “outfits”, the celebrities who attended and the tribute to Karl Lagerfeld

( ) – The stairs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York received the select list of guests for the 2023 edition of the Met Gala.

As every year, on the first Monday in May (which this time coincides with the first day of the month), celebrities and other personalities from the world of entertainment attended the gala to benefit the Met Costume Institute.

This year, the Costume Institute’s spring 2023 exhibition focuses on the life and career of German designer Karl Lagerfeld, widely known in the fashion world for reviving Parisian fashion house Chanel.

This exhibition will feature some 200 pieces by Lagerfeld that will be available to the public between May 5 and July 16. The first stitch in the celebration of the designer’s life is precisely the Met Gala.

A particularity of the event is that the usual red carpet changed color. The one for 2023 is cream in color with two lines, one blue and one red.

He 2023 dress code is “In honor of Karl”. How did the guests interpret this theme? These were the “outfits” that paraded on the most anticipated carpet of the year in the world of fashion.

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The hosts of the Met Gala 2023

In addition to Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of the magazine Vogue and organizer of the event, the co-chairs of the gala were actresses Michaela Coel and Penélope Cruz, tennis legend Roger Federer and singer Dua Lipa. These were her outfits:

Michaela Coel wore a Schiaparelli with 130,000 crystals and 3,800 hours of work, the actress told Vogue in the transmission of the “red” carpet of the event. According to Coel, the tribute to Lagerfeld is present in details such as the pearls that decorate her dress.

Penélope Cruz dazzled with a monochrome look, as the German designer liked to dress. The outfit – which could resemble a wedding dress – is a Chanel couture from 1988. The dress has a strapless neckline (strapless or strapless in English), from which the hood with which he covered part of his head is detached.

The dress is covered with rhinestones and pearls.

For her second Met Gala, Dua Lipa wore a vintage Chanel dress that Claudia Schiffer modeled in 1992.

The singer told Vogue that this dress has been on her “mood board” for a while and that, when she found out she would be co-hosting the event, she asked to wear the exact piece.

Tennis legend Roger Federer epitomized the classic Lagerfeld look to perfection: a monochrome ensemble, complete with a white dress shirt and black sunglasses.

Hispanics who attended the Met Gala

The Brazilian singer Anitta looked spectacular with a design by Marc Jacobs, according to what she said through her instagram account.

The Mexican actress Salma Hayek Pinault attended the Met Gala in a Gucci dress decorated with pearls that fall on her arms.

The Colombian singer Maluma also opted for a color that Karl Lagerfeld used to wear, gray, as well as sunglasses.

A tribute to Lagerfeld through accessories

It may be strange to see a bike on the “red” carpet at the Met Gala, but for Karl Lagerfeld connoisseurs, the choice of accessory isn’t so out of place. Precisely, Lagerfeld used the bicycle as inspiration in several of his designs.

This explains the choice of singer David Byrne for the event:

Lagerfeld was also a photographer and his passion was such that he captured several Chanel campaigns with his lens. That is why the American rapper Ice Spice used a vintage camera as an accessory.

Black glasses were not lacking: in addition to Usher and Roger Federer, designers Tom Ford and Michael Kors, as well as actress Jessica Chastain, walked the carpet wearing their sunglasses.

O choupette! Karl Lagerfeld’s famous and much-loved cat, who was the inspiration for several designs for his own brand, was also the muse for singer Doja Cat. At her first Met Gala, Doja decided, rather than wearing a cat or something allusive, “to become “in cat. If anyone could do it, it is precisely her.

The singer wore an Oscar de la Renta dress and the prosthetics on her face, which complete the feline look, were made by her friend Melina, Doja Cat told Vogue.

Another who took Choupette very seriously as a muse was the singer and actor Jared Leto who was literally dressed as a cat. Later, Leto changed into another black outfit with a cape of the same color, decorated with diamonds on the shoulders.

Other Outstanding Met Gala Outfits

What would the Met Gala be without a dress with a kilometric train that covers the stairs of the Metropolitan Museum? This year, the one who gave us that image was the singer Rita Ora, who attended along with her husband, the actor, director and screenwriter Taika Waititi. Both dazzled on the carpet with monochrome looks, roses, chains and pearls… very Karl.

An interesting aspect is that chains come off Ora’s nails.

User was another who perfectly understood the assignment of the night. Designer Bianca Saunders, who attended the event with the singer, curated her outfit, which featured a black suit, white dress shirt, black leather gloves and black sunglasses. Usher also wore a rhinestone and pearl brooch around his neck.