Met Gala 2023: Everything we know about the theme, hosts, and guests

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Met Gala 2023: Everything we know about the theme, hosts, and guests

Met Gala 2023: Everything we know about the theme, hosts, and guests

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written by Jackie Palumbo, CNN

The Met Gala is fast approaching. A mainstay on the calendars of celebrities, the fashion elite, and New York high society, this extravagant event, officially called the Costume Institute Benefit, takes place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the first Monday in May, with guests dressed to match the celebration. topic (or ignore it entirely).
This year, the dress code is “in honor of Karl,” a tribute to Karl Lagerfeld, the late fashion pioneer who had an indelible influence but a controversial reputation. All eyes will be on the red carpet to see how guests interpret Lagerfeld’s complex legacy — as well as whether his beloved cat Choupette will hop in front of the museum. steps.

Lagerfeld with his cat and muse, Choupette, at an exhibition dedicated to his feline companion in 2015. credit: Franziska Krug/German Select/Getty Images

This year’s event is co-chaired by actors Michaela Cowell and Penelope Cruz, tennis giants Roger Federer, singer Dua Lipa and, as always, Vogue managing editor Anna Wintour.

Lagerfeld’s career will also be explored at the Fashion Institute’s spring exhibition, “Karl Lagerfeld: The Beauty Line,” which opens to the public the following day.

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long legacy

He served as the creative director of the famous French fashion house Chanel from 1983 until his death in February 2019, as well as the Italian luxury fashion house Fendi. From 1965, the German fashion designer loomed large in the fashion industry. He’s left his mark on Chloé, Patou, and Balmain, too, during his long career, working with every fashion house in various capacities (in addition to his eponymous label), and has influenced countless others.

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His latest Fendi collection was shown at Milan Fashion Week just days after his death, with models including Gigi, Bella Hadid, and Kaia Gerber. The following month, Cruz made her runway debut at Chanel’s latest show.

Anna Wintour and Karl Lagerfeld at the Met Gala after-party in 2008. credit: David X Brotting/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images

Vintage throwbacks to Lagerfeld’s Monday ensembles will likely prevail — as well as nods to his personal fit and glove style. Lagerfeld’s collections weren’t known for any distinguishing feature—besides luxury; He was respected for the transformative power he had in every home he worked in. Its repeated often but obnoxious A quote about taking over the House of Chanel was: “Chanel is an institution, and you have to treat an institution like wh**e—and then get something out of it.”

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He has had some of the biggest names in fashion and entertainment in his orbit, including Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Pharrell, Keira Knightley, Naomi Campbell and Cara Delevingne, some of whom will no doubt walk the red carpet this year. Younger models who have carried the Chanel torch, passed down from their mothers, include Gerber (daughter of Cindy Crawford) and Lily-Rose Depp (daughter of Vanessa Paradis).

Controversial personality

Lagerfeld’s influence and star-making power is undeniable, but over the years he has made a number of disparaging statements that endorsed ideals or directed criticisms of the #MeToo movement at a time when the fashion industry was facing a reckoning. Whether or not all of the Met Gala guests will emphasize Lagerfeld positively, or choose to make more subversive statements remains to be seen. Last year, as many showed up in opulent Gilded Age-appropriate attire for the Gilded Glamor theme, some celebrities, including Gabrielle Union and Riz Ahmed, chose to pay homage to communities marginalized during America’s time of runaway wealth.

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Lizzo’s signature “Gilded Glamor” look included her flute performance. credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images

This past October, actress and body positivity advocate Jameela Jamil named The subject of “disappointing double standards” in the industry, stating on social media that Lagerfeld’s comments were recent. “It’s really weird when someone gets a pass completely free and I don’t want to be a part of that.”

The themes for the ceremony are chosen based on the Costume Institute’s new exhibitions. While previous themes have explored highly conceptual or region-specific motifs, from “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” in 2018 to “China: Through the Looking-Glass” in 2015, individual designers were also honored. They include Rei Kawakubo, who is still alive, in 2017, and Alexander McQueen, the year after his death, in 2011.

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“A Line of Beauty” arrives more than two decades after a controversially failed collaboration between Lagerfeld and the museum, in which the designer’s retrospective exhibition for Coco Chanel has been put on hold — officially due to the death of its chief curator, though the New York Times reports. a report He hinted at creative struggles with Lagerfeld, too.

Top photo: Lagerfeld and Blake Lively at the Met Gala in 2011, which was dedicated to Alexander McQueen posthumously.

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