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Ben Croll If once lured for brief visits by the panoply of iconic locations, international projects now linger in France to claim a competitive tax rebate and set down roots to benefit from an ever-expanding production infrastructure. And so, fuelled by mammoth shoots like Apple TV+’s upcoming Benjamin Franklin in Paris limited series, “Franklin,” the Christian Dior-Coco Chanel bio-series “The New Look” and AMC’s “Walking Dead” spinoff “Raise the Dead,” foreign spending hit a record high last year, filling local coffers with slightly more than $1 billion and marking a 324% increase from 2019 numbers. “This is more than a post-pandemic rebound,” says France’s National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image (CNC) digital director Vincent Florant. “[The industry has undergone] rapid acceleration and exponential growth. Nowadays, we host the totality of these massive shoots, whereas before we only received a part, or even, in the most extreme cases, just a few days of postcard shooting at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.”

, just ask Serena Williams. The greatest athlete of all time showed up to the red carpet with a special surprise announcement: . "There’s three of us here,” Williams said with a smile during Vogue's Gala livestream, standing next to her husband Alexis Ohanian. Just a few weeks before Mother's Day, the 2023 Met Gala red carpet was a bevy of mother-and-child celebrity duos making the high profile fundraiser event a family affair; Williams wasn't the only star to announce her pregnancy on the red carpet.

Courtney Love has taken to Twitter to call out this year’s instalment of the Met Gala, which she described as showing “total disrespect” to the legacy of Karl Lagerfeld.The 2023 edition of the iconic fashion event took place in New York City on Monday (May 1), and the theme — entitled Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty — paid homage to the late German designer and others who shaped the fashion industry.However, according to Hole frontwoman Courtney Love, the array of outfits worn at the iconic event were not only “boring”, but also showed “disrespect” for his legacy.Taking to Twitter today (May 3), the singer-songwriter shared an image of herself and the fashion virtuoso, with a caption that suggested a conversation she would have with him if he were still around today.“KARL: ‘Courtney, WTF was that Met ball?’” she wrote. “Total disrespect for your legacy.

Javier Bardem had the best reaction to Penélope Cruz’s Met Gala look. The Spanish star revealed that her husband was incredibly excited about seeing her in the stunning Chanel gown, admitting that he “lost it” when he first saw her.“He’s such a big fan,” she said during an interview with Extra at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

North West was spotted dressed for the 2023 Met Gala, but why did the eldest daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West stay behind when her mom took the carpet?

Supermodel Kate Moss and her 20 year old daughter Lila really showed that beauty runs in the family, with the pair looking absolutely stunning in their co-ordinated outfits on the red carpet at the Met Gala on Monday 1 May. Gracing the steps of the Gala, a sophisticated annual fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City, the gorgeous mother-daughter duo wore Fendi couture gowns designed by its artistic director Kim Jones - and attended the event with him. Both Kate and Lila's gowns had been designed as a subtle nod to Karl Lagerfeld, the late creative director of Chanel and Fendi and this year's theme for the Met Gala, and showcased Lagerfeld's love of pastels and his eye for a 'feminine flourish,' as reported by British Vogue.

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?

. Anna Wintour adheres to the traditional rule that people should mix and mingle at parties. And since Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson are wearing different labels to the event, they definitely won't be attached at the hip all night.

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.

on Monday, May 1 dripping in Chanel, but of course she would. The actor has long been for the luxury fashion house and regularly wears it on red carpets—often with a cheeky twist, like pairing . Stewart may be committed to wearing high fashion, but she always mixes it with her signature edge. And honestly, who better to rep Chanel at this year's Met Gala? The theme was "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty," a celebration of the life and work of the designer who served as the French fashion house's creative director from 1983 until his death.

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.

Salma Hayek is making a statement at the 2023 Met Gala. The Mexican star decided to wear red to the highly anticipated fashion event, dedicating her look to the legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld.“For you Karl,” she wrote on Instagram, showing off her incredible Gucci gown.

Brittney Griner is attending the most fashionable event of the year. The basketball player, who was imprisoned in Russia for almost a full year, will be attending this year’s Met Gala.Karl Lagerfeld: Celebs who have worn his iconic designs at the Met GalaRihanna’s Met Gala look includes $25 million in Cartier jewels: Secret fittingMet Gala 2023 live updates: Red Carpet arrivalsPage Six was the first to break the news, claiming that the source didn’t know who would be accompanying the athlete.

for the first time last year, Daisy Edgar-Jones was thrilled to return to the star-studded event for a second time to celebrate Karl Lagerfeld’s illustrious design career. “I can’t actually believe I’m going again—there’s so much I love about the Met Gala,” she told Vogue.

wore a custom Chloé gown to the 2023 Met Gala, but the look was inspired by a vintage design. Guests were asked to celebrate the life and work of late designer Karl Lagerfeld at this year's event. Styled by , the 's look paid homage to the French fashion house's iconic , which was originally designed by Lagerfeld in 1983. “What I loved about the original design was the musical inspiration of it, and the surrealistic touch on it,” Chloé's current designer Gabriela Hearst told .

(which has become one of the singer’s signature looks), a , or out-there makeup—like the she wore to the British Fashion Awards (yes, really)—Rita’s not afraid to push the boundaries.The latest? Rita showed up to the with the most extra mani we might have ever seen. The singer embellished her XXL black stiletto nails with full-length beaded chain necklaces on every finger, which is exactly the kind of bonkers, statement-making commitment we like to see from the Met Gala.

Beyond beautiful. The stars stepped out to the 2023 Met Gala for fashion’s biggest night on May 1 and the over-the-top makeup and hair looks were just as memorable as the elaborate ensembles.

It’s the night of the 2023 Met Gala, and it’s all about the late Karl Lagerfeld, one of the most influential fashion designers of all time.

is upon us.This year, fashion's biggest night is all about honoring the legacy of Karl Lagerfeld, as well as raising money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, of course. The theme of this year's exhibit, “,” reflects on the German designer's illustrious career from 1954 to his death in 2019.

Let the countdown to the 2023 Met Gala begin! Ahead of fashion’s biggest night, the stars are in full-glam mode — and they’re pulling out all the stops to look their best for the annual fundraising gala.