Advertisement
Home FASHION

Every Outfit From The Met Gala 2023, And The Meaning Behind It

The most beautiful tribute to the esteemed designer, Karl Lagerfeld.
Loading the player...

It’s Met Gala day 2023, (or fashion’s biggest night, if you’re in the US) and we can’t believe some of the looks coming down the red carpet to celebrate late Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld.

Advertisement

Hosted by Vogue, the gala has been serving some of the most beautiful and outlandish looks since 1948, and this year is no different. Having finally reached the ‘first Monday of May’, we bring you everything you need to know about who is walking up the Metropolitan Museum of Art steps, and what all the outfits mean.

Will we see a life-size Choupette come up the carpet? We will just have to wait and see.

anna-wintour-bill-nye-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Anna Wintour in Chanel SS 2023 Couture, with Bill Nighy

Advertisement
dua lipa met gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Dua Lipa in Chanel FW92 Couture with Tiffany jewellery. “This dress is a very special dress. It’s a 1992 fall bride dress, Chanel by Karl. It’s been on my moodboards forever. It’s a big come true for me,” Lipa explained on the Gala live stream. “The necklace is a very special Tiffany necklace that hasn’t been seen before.”

emma-chamberlain-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Emma Chamberlain in Miu Miu and Cartier jewelry

Advertisement
penelope-cruz-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Penélope Cruz in Chanel Haute Couture, SS1988. The dress was remade from the archives for Cruz to wear at the Met Gala.

“I met Karl in 1999. I am probably one of the biggest fans of Chanel and Karl in this world. I know a lot about every collection he ever did,” she told the event live stream.

“We started to spend more time together [after becoming an ambassador] and became good friends and I loved him so much…everyone who knew him loved him.”

Advertisement
Rita Ora and Taika Waititi -met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Rita Ora in Prabal Gurung, with husband Taika Waititi 

chloe-fineman-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Chloe Fineman in custom Wiederhoeft with a bag inspired by Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette. The dress was inspired by Chanel 2004 couture collection. She is wearing Bulgari jewellery.

Advertisement
roger-federer-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Roger Federer and Mirka Federer

phoebe-bridgers-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Phoebe Bridgers in Tory Burch

Advertisement
la-la-antony-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

La La Anthony in Sergio Hudson. The dress was designed in honour of Karl, featuring a neutral colour palette and pearls. 

Liu Wen-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Liu Wen in Tory Burch

Advertisement
emily-ratajowski-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Emily Ratajkowski in Tory Burch and Stuart Weitzman shoes

nicole-kidman-keith-urban-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Nicole Kidman in Chanel and Keith Urban. This is the same dress that Nicole wore in a Chanel No. 5 commercial produced with Baz Luhrmann. Kidman says she remembers attending repeated fittings for the dress and that she still has the sketches from when Lagerfeld was drawing it. 

Advertisement

“My deep, deep love of Karl came from this time together. So to be able to honour him and wear this now for Chanel…and show how these couture gowns last…if you take care of them and love them, they are timeless.”

olivia-wilde-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Olivia Wilde in custom Chloé, inspired by a vintage Karl Lagerfeld look.

Elizabeth Cordry Shaffer
Elizabeth Cordry Shaffer (Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Elizabeth Cordry Shaffer

Bee Shaffer-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Bee Shaffer

Quannah Chasinghorse-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Quannah Chasinghorse in Prabal Gurung

Anok Yai-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Anok Yai in Prabal Gurung inspired by Chanel SS93 Couture collection

baz lurhmann-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Baz Luhrmann in Thom Browne with, Catherine Martin

irina-shayk-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Irina Shayk in Yohji Yamamoto

eva-chen-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Eva Chen in Fendi haute couture by Kim Jones, reimagining a Lagerfeld SS 2000 dress.

Karen Elson met gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Karen Elson in Christian Siriano

Gisele bundchen met gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Gisele Bündchen in vintage Chanel SS 2007. Speaking to La La Anthony on the carpet, she explained that her fondest memory with Karl was running around Paris barefoot while shooting for a campaign. She is re-wearing the dress from an editorial shoot she did with Lagerfeld back in 2007. 

hugh-jackman-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Hugh Jackman in Zegna with his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness

kate-lila-moss
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Kate and Lila Moss in Fendi

naomi-cambell-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Naomi Campbell in Chanel SS 2010 Couture

margaret-qualley
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Margaret Qualley in vintage Chanel

maude-apatow
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Maude Apatow in Chloé

vanessa kirby
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Vanessa Kirby in vintage Chloé

ice spice
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Ice Spice in Balmain

Michaela Coel
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Michaela Coel in custom Schiaparelli. The dress features over 130,000 crystals.

james corden
(Credit: Image: Getty)

James Corden and his wife, Julia Carey

maya hawke
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Maya Hawke in Prada

margot-robbie
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Margot Robbie in a vintage Chanel 1993. 

“I’m wearing Chanel. This dress was worn by Cindy Crawford in 1993 and they remade it for me. It’s a Karl design,” she explained. Robbie was the final Chanel ambassador chosen by Karl Lagerfeld, so she has a very special connection with the man and the house.

Advertisement
keke palmer
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Keke Palmer in custom Sergio Hudson & Stuart Weitzman shoes

Adut Akech
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Adut Akech in custom Carolina Herrera

Advertisement
0
suki waterhouse
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Suki Waterhouse in Fendi

doja-cat
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Doja Cat in Oscar De La Renta, channelling Karl Lagerfeld’s beloved cat Choupette. It is also Doja’s debut on the Met steps.

Advertisement
gwendoline christie
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Gwendoline Christie in Fendi

ashley-graham
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Ashley Graham in Harris Reed

Advertisement
1
Jessica chastain
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Jessica Chastain in Gucci, with sunglasses as an homage to Karl Lagerfeld’s iconic eyewear.

daisy-edgar-jones
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Daisy Edgar-Jones in Gucci

Advertisement
Yara Shahidi
(Credit: Image: Getty)

 Yara Shahidi in Jean Paul Gaultier as a tribute to the Chanel 93 haute couture collection.

halle-bailey
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Halle Bailey in Gucci

Advertisement
2
julia garner
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Julia Garner in Gucci with custom cape

Karlie-kloss
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Karlie Kloss in Loewe, debuting her pregnancy for the first time on the Met steps.

Advertisement
amanda-seyfried
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Amanda Seyfried in custom Oscar de la Renta, Stuart Weitzman shoes, and Cartier jewelry

Bianca Saunders and Usher
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Bianca Saunders in her own design, inspired by Karl’s early work at Patou and his SS 1996 gallery collection, with Usher, also in a Bianca Saunders design.

Advertisement
3
grace-elizabeth
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Grace Elizabeth in custom Christopher John Rogers

FKA Twigs
(Credit: Image: Getty)

FKA Twigs in custom Maison Margiela

Advertisement
billie-eilish-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Billie Eilish in custom Simone Rocha

kristen-stewart
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Kristen Stewart in Chanel

Advertisement
4
carla-bruini-met-gala
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Carla Bruini

jack harlow
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Jack Harlow

Advertisement
camilla-morrone
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Camila Morrone in Rodarte

jodie comer
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Jodie Comer in custom Burberry and Fred Leighton jewellery

Advertisement
5
Lil-nas-x
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Lil Nas X

kerry washington
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Kerry Washington in custom Michael Kors

Advertisement
emily-blunt
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Emily Blunt in custom Michael Kors

anne-hathaway
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Anne Hathaway in Atelier Versace. 

Advertisement
6

Speaking to co-hosts Chloe Fineman and Derek Blasberg, who were complimenting Hathaway on her look, she said: “You’re giving me too much credit. I just do what Donatella tells me to do; very, very gratefully.”

“She sent me a sketch for this and I just said, ‘Alright!’ I work with an amazing team…I’m just a lucky girl.”

She also took the time to thank her hair stylist, Orlando Pita, who had brought a camellia (often used in Chanel designs) from a vintage Versace show in the 90s for Hathaway to wear. 

jared leto
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Jared Leto

kim-petras
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Kim Petras

sienna-miller
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement
7

Sienna Miller

whitney-peak
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Whitney Peak in Chanel FW21 Couture

Montana Cox
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Montana Cox

Ava Max
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Ava Max

alexandra-daddario
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement
8

Alexandra Daddario in Christian Dior and Boucheron jewellery

jennifer-lopez
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Jennifer Lopez in custom Ralph Lauren

pedro-pascal
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Pedro Pascal in Valentino FW23 RTW

priyanka-choprajonas
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Valentino and Bulgari jewellery

miranda-kerr
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement
9

Miranda Kerr in custom Christian Dior

kendall-jenner
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Kendall Jenner in custom Marc Jacobs. On the Met carpet Jenner explained that she had once been the ‘bride’ at one of Lagerfeld’s Chanel fashion shows. “I owe a lot to him, and what he did for me. It was such a pivotal point in my career,” she added. 

Kylie Jenner
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Kylie Jenner in Haider Ackerman

gigi-hadid
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Gigi Hadid in custom Givenchy

kim-kardashian
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement
0

Kim Kardashian in custom Schiaparelli. She said: “I wanted pearls. I thought, what is more Karl? The iconic Chanel pearls is what I thought of, so I wanted to be dripping in pearls.”

Janelle Monáe
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Janelle Monáe in Thom Browne

cara delevingne
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Cara Delevingne wearing Karl Lagerfeld. Delevingne said she cried on the way over to the Met, remembering the loss of Lagerfeld, whom she was close to. She decided to pay homage to him wearing a take on his classic white shirt and, of course, a lot of jewellery, a pair of sunglasses and gloves.

vanessa-hudgens
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Vanessa Hudgens in custom Michael Kors

aubrey plaza
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement
1

Aubrey Plaza in custom Stella McCartney

elle-fanning
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Elle Fanning in custom Vivienne Westwood and Cartier jewellery. Her necklace was inspired by the one that Grace Kelly wore in a royal portrait. 

Fanning told cohosts Chloe Fineman and Derek Blasberg that she met Karl Lagerfeld when she was 13 at her first fashion show ever; the 2004 Chanel haute couture show. 

Advertisement

She explained that after the show she was chosen for the ‘Little Black Jacket’ book that Lagerfeld was styling. During his process, she says he was allowing people’s individual style and personality to shine through. “I had on a white dress and all he did was put on a daisy crown,” she described. “I thought, this is what Karl wanted me to look like, so this is what I’m doing tonight.”

lily-aldridge
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Lily Aldridge in Oscar de la Renta

lily-collins
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement
2

Lily Collins in custom Vera Wang

viola-davis
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Viola Davis in custom Valentino

cardi-b
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Cardi B in Chenpeng Studio

florence-pugh
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Florence Pugh in Valentino

jenna ortega
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement
3

Jenna Ortega

bad bunny
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Bad Bunny in custom Jacquemus

lizzo
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Lizzo in Chanel

paris-hilton
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Paris Hilton in Marc Jacobs. On the carpet, Hilton remembered Lagerfeld. “Karl and I hung out in Paris a couple of times and he was such an inspiration to me always and we had so much fun…I’ve always looked up to him in many ways and I’m glad we’re honouring him tonight.”

Her dress was designed by Jacobs, who said: “First of all to dress Paris Hilton, how do you do that? I thought maybe it would be interesting and exciting to see her in a black gown and then we thought about leather.” 

Advertisement
4

It was Paris who had asked for a little sparkle to then be added to the final design. “She looks fantastic,” he said.

Jeremy Pope
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Jeremy Pope in custom Balmain

michelle yeoh
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Michelle Yeoh

nicola-brooklyn-peltz-beckham
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Nicola and Brooklyn Peltz Beckham in Valentino

eddie redmayne
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement
5

Eddie Redmayne and Hannah Bagshawe in Alexander McQueen

mindy-kaling
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Mindy Kaling in Simkhai

pete davidson
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Pete Davidson

serena-williams
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Serena Williams in Gucci, with a serious serve of pearls to honour Karl. Williams also debuted her new pregnancy on the Met steps. 

olivia-rodrigo
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement
6

Olivia Rodrigo in custom Thom Browne looking like Coco Chanel herself. 

Alton Mason
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Alton Mason honoured Karl Lagerfeld at the Met, as the first black male model to walk for Chanel.

lily-james
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Lily James

Sora Choi
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Sora Choi 

rihanna asap rocky
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement
7

Rihanna in Valentino and A$AP Rocky in Gucci

madelyn cline
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Madelyn Cline in Stella McCartney

sydney-sweeney
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement

Sydney Sweeney in Miu Miu

salma-hayek
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Salma Hayek in Gucci

lea-michele-met
(Credit: Image: Getty)
Advertisement
8

Lea Michele in custom Michael Kors

conan-gray-met
(Credit: Image: Getty)

Conan Gray in Balmain

Related stories