Jameela Jamil is calling out the Met Gala which this year was themed in honor of the late designer Karl Lagerfeld.
26.04.2023 - 17:47 / etonline.com
2023 Met Gala will take place on Monday, May 1, set this year to honor late fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld. Nicknamed «the Oscars of the East Coast» by the, the yearly event draws millions of eyes for its head-turning designs, legendary red carpet interviews and sheer magnitude of star power. But… what exactly are all those celebs celebrating?Below is everything you need to know about fashion's biggest night. Officially, the evening is the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit.
The event is held each year on the first Monday of May to raise money for the museum's fashion wing. Last year, the museum brought in $17.4 million for the exhibit. Tickets to the party start at $50,000 and the invite-only guest list is strictly controlled by 's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. The public-facing (read: red carpet) side of the evening is the event's trademark.
Guests make waves on the museum's steps with their avant-garde fashion choices before heading inside, where press, phones and social media are strictly forbidden. This year's gala will take place Monday, May 1. Guests are technically given time slots for their arrivals, which begin at 5:30 p.m. ET, but bigger celebrities tend to arrive as they please later into the evening. Fans can watch the red carpet livestream from Vogue.com, and follow along for updates at ETonline.com. Wintour chooses a set of celebrities to co-chair the evening each year (Blake Lively co-chaired in 2022, after years of impressive debuts on the carpet).
Jameela Jamil is calling out the Met Gala which this year was themed in honor of the late designer Karl Lagerfeld.
2023 Met Gala was a star-studded evening, but some major A-listers sat the night out. Katy Perry, Kris Jenner, Blake Lively and more Met Gala mainstays did not walk the iconic steps on Monday night.This year's Met Gala theme was «Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty» and celebrated the full work and life of the late designer, who died in February 2019 at age 85.
weren't expecting this year, however, was such an array of inspiration for the brides-to-be among us.Of course, with this year's theme honoring Karl Lagerfeld—who memorably cast to close the vast majority of his runway shows—we should have perhaps seen it coming… But which wedding dress looks reigned supreme at , and (crucially!) which will be influencing the wedding set over the next few months?Here are the six bridal trends we can all expect to see making their way down the aisle of our nearest and dearest this year based on the 2023 Met Gala red carpet…A-line silhouettes have been big news in the wedding industry for decades, but this fuller-skirted, Cinderella-approved ball gown look has fallen out of favor in recent years. Thanks to the likes of Penélope Cruz, , and Alia Bhatt—who all made a very convincing case for the more dramatic cinch-and-flare waistline a this year's Met Gala—the look is set for a dramatic 180 over the next few months.Penélope Cruz in ChanelDua Lipa in ChanelAlia BhattFlorals have become quite prevalent in the arena over recent years, but while they're often an intricate lace or beaded embellishment adorning a more slim-fit silhouette, the 2023 Met Gala showcased a number of looks with a much more prominent nod to the detail.
Anna Wintour certainly did not approve this Met Gala guest. A cockroach has gone viral for crashing fashion's biggest night on Monday, scurrying down the red carpet before falling victim to death by stomping. The whole saga was captured by reporters on the scene and shared on social media. In a video and Twitter thread by, photographer Kevin Mazur is seen snapping a pic of the bug before attempting to squish it with his shoe.
Met Gala on Monday. Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, Jimmy Fallon, Jared Leto and many, many more were among the celebs in attendance for the high-profile New York event. After walking the red carpet at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, guests were treated to drinking, dancing and general merriment — including a performance by Lizzo.
Bumpin’ on The Met steps! The theme of the 2023 Met Gala is “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty”— and several pregnant stars donned stylish looks for the Monday, May 1, event.
Honoring a legend. The stars hit the red carpet for the 2023 Met Gala in New York on May 1 wearing wild beauty and fashion style inspired by Karl Lagerfeld’s ideology. Who wore it best?
Lil Nas X left little to the imagination on the red carpet at the 2023 Met Gala , arriving in a thong, platform booties and silver body paint, which he flaunted from head to toe at the Monday, May 1 fashion extravaganza.
editor-in-chief Anna Wintour named Michaela Coel, Penélope Cruz, Dua Lipa, tennis pro Roger Federer as her co-chairs for this year's gala. The annual celebration is a fundraiser for New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute. The Met's exhibit, «Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,» honors the work and life of the late designer, featuring 150 of Lagerfeld's designs from Chanel, Balmain, Patou, Fendi, Chloe, as well as his own personal line.
model and actor delivered one of the evening's most literal interpretations of the theme, “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.” Clad in a crisp, collared dress reminiscent of a white button down, a pair of black fingerless gloves, and a shock of silvery-white hair, the British supermodel patterned her look after the late designer's personal style for the Finished with jewelry courtesy of Chrome Hearts, the ensemble was a fitting tribute to Lagerfeld's signature look and his legacy more broadly. Over the course of their collaborative, decade-long friendship, Lagerfeld made Delevingne a fixture on Chanel's runways.
Feline fun. Jared Leto walked the red carpet at the 2023 Met Gala in one of his boundary-pushing looks: a full-body cat costume.
Jennifer Lopez is back on the floor Met Gala red carpet — this time as a married woman. The triple threat set foot on the iconic steps outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday (the first of May, of course) as a guest of the annual star-studded gala. In accordance with the year's theme — «Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty» — the fashionista sported a custom Ralph Lauren silk velvet halter gown with a draped silk satin skirt.The gown, which was entirely made by hand, was completed with artisanal details including a floral collar with petals heated and molded by hand to resemble the natural shape of a flower, and black silk evening gloves.Lopez is no stranger to the Met Gala, having attended a dozen times since 2004.
Bad Bunny is back at Met Gala! On Monday, the 29-year-old rapper stepped out for the annual event at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art in a custom suit by Jacquemus.Accompanied by the French fashion designer, the «Me Porto Bonito» singer was dressed to impress in an all-white double-breasted suit jacket in tweed, which featured an open back.The cutout revealed a silver body chain with the letter J, to represent the fashion house he was sporting. Bad Bunny completed the look with an off-white tie and a pair of custom tweed trousers and a pair of white leather paddled ballerinas.The inside of his suit jacket also featured a special ode to the late Karl Lagerfeld, with a printed picture of Casa Malaparte — also the name of one of Lagerfeld's books of photographs — photographed by the Chanel designer in 1997, sewn inside. Ever the performer, Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, completed the look with a 26-foot taffeta train with embroidered white flowers.
Florence Pugh debuted her new short 'do at this year's Met Gala, and she couldn't have looked more elegant.The star stunned in a cream-colored Valentino gown with a wildly long train that trailed behind her as she stunned at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday for the star-studded celebration of fashion.However, the chic and flowing gown couldn't steal the spotlight from her striking new hairstyle.Pugh drew attention to her buzzed look with an ornate, black feathered Valentino headpiece that towered over her and served as a perfect compliment to the brilliantly off-white gown.Pugh — who complimented the look with Tiffany & Co. jewelry — also walked the carpet alongside Italian fashion designer and Valentino creative director Pier Paolo Piccioli.At one point in the evening, Pugh appeared to struggle momentarily with the elaborate headpiece, but managed to keep her look together and laughed at the situation inside the Met.The theme of this year's Met Gala is «Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty» and celebrates the full work and life of the late designer.
Kim Kardashian has arrived!Despite conflicting reports that no members of the Kardashian-Jenner family were invited to this year's Met Gala, the 42-year-old reality star made an appearance on Monday night on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.Kim was dripping in jewels and pearls on the red carpet, sporting a dramatic updo with her hair and elegant white train behind her. The theme this year is "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" and celebrates the full work and life of the late designer.Kim teased her appearance last Wednesday, posing with Lagerfeld's cat, Choupette, on Instagram.«Had a date with @choupetteofficiel in Paris. We then spent some time at @karllagerfeld’s office to get a little inspiration for the Met,» she captioned the pic.A post shared by Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian)Kim first attended the Met Gala in 2013 while pregnant with her daughter, North.
Looking good as hell! Lizzo looked as perfect as a pearl at the 2023 Met Gala with a head-to-toe Chanel look.
Doja Cat looked absolutely purrfect at fashion’s biggest night.
Watch Below: 2023 Met Gala: What The Theme 'Karl Lagerfeld' MeansThis year's theme is Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty and the co-chairs are Penélope Cruz, Michaela Coel, Roger Federer, and Dua Lipa.Karl, who passed away in 2019 following an ongoing battle with pancreatic cancer worked with a number of iconic brands including Chanel, Chloe, Fendi, Balmain and his own eponymous fashion label. Despite the solemn undertone of the gala, the night will remember and celebrate the life and legacy of the late fashion icon. And don’t expect to see a traditional approach to the exhibition, The Met’s custom curator Andrew Bolton spoke to Vogue about what one can expect. "At its heart, the exhibition will look at the evolution of Karl’s two-dimensional drawings into three-dimensional garments," he explained."We could not do a traditional retrospective. For one thing, I think Karl would have hated that.
on the carpet. The Oscar winner channeled '90s supermodels at the on Monday, May 1 in a strapless custom Atelier Versace gown that blended Chanel design signatures like white tweed and pearl detailing with iconic Versace touches like the gold safety pins holding the bodice together. Hathaway finished the bombshell look with a matching set of gloves, glittering choker necklace, and beehive half updo. The theme of the is “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” in celebration of the late designer's contributions to fashion, according to , and the dress code is “in honor of Karl.” Perhaps most famous for his work as the creative director of Chanel, Lagerfeld also designed for Patou, Balmain, Chloé, Fendi, as well as his own brand—giving attendees a wide range of sources of inspiration for their looks. Of course, no one would expect other than Versace, having just been hand-picked by Donatella Versace herself to be the face of the Versace Icons collection.
After last year’s Marilyn Monroe controversy, Kim Kardashian was ready to continue to turn heads at the Met Gala this year!