As every year, the first Monday of May is celebrated the Met Galathe event organized by the magazine Voguewith the historical Anna Wintour as the main host, and which is based at Metropolitan Museum of New York.
Today, hundreds of celebrities chosen by the editor-in-chief of the fashion publication and the co-hosts of this edition (michaela coel, Penelope Cruz, Roger Federer and Dua Lipa) will meet at the prestigious museum located on the Upper East side of New York to attend the annual exhibition, walk the red carpet and be part of a very exclusive dinner.
Inauguration of the carpet of the event of the year –which covers E! Entertainment live–, also called the “Oscars of fashion”, we share the first images of the MET carpet.
The theme of the MET Gala 2023 exhibition: Karl Lagerfeld, A Line of Beauty
The theme of this exhibition at the MET will go through the work of karl lagerfeld (1933-2019), who was creative director of Chanel. The exhibition will focus on the concepts of the German designer: from his designs in the 50’s to his latest collection, presented in 2019.
Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty is the name of the exhibition that the museum will open to the public on May 5, 2023. There will be more than 150 pieces on display, sketches and documents that record the creative process of one of the creators who most impacted the history of fashion.
The sample includes garments that he created in firms such as Balmain, chloe, fendi, patou, Chanel and its namesake brand (karl lagerfeld).
The dress code of the Met Gala 2023
In line with this year’s theme, the dresscode for the 2023 MET Gala will be “In Honor of Karl”. From that decision, the exclusive guests will be able to pay tribute in multiple ways.
Of course, that invites celebrities to display all kinds of reinterpretations on the red carpet. Not only from the image that turned the designer into a character (from his suits, his classic white hair and his black glasses to his beloved Burmese kitten Choupettewhich were a trademark of his look) but can refer to the designs he created throughout his career.
Considering the rise of circular fashion and the reuse of garments, it will be a great opportunity for stylists. While some of them will surely resort to vintage Lagerfeld outfits to intervene and redefine them, many others will commission designs inspired by her legacy.
The cover of Vogue de Mayo, in honor of Lagerfeld
Vogue magazine decided to honor Lagerfeld in a very special way. Anna Wintour and your team convened ten designers to create ten designs in honor of the former creative director of Chanel.
Pierpaolo Piccioli (from Valentine), Donatella Versace, Thom Browne, Jun Takahashi, Christopher John Rogers, Olivier Rousteing (from Balmain), chitose abe, gucci and simon rocha they were the creators who, inspired by the legacy of Lagerfeld, designed the 10 exclusive pieces that models like kendall jenner and gigi hadid.
The cast of supermodels, who posed for the iconic cover on a set armed with scaffolding, fabric and a ladder at the iconic Grand Palais in Paris, complete it. Naomi Campbell, Anok Yai, Shalom Harlow, Liu Wen, Adut Akech, Natalia Vodianova, Amber Valletta and Devon Aoki.
Lagerfeld, “a fashion intellectual”, according to Anna Wintour
Considered one of the most influential designers and also known as “kaiser of fashion”Lagerfeld began as an artistic director at jean patou and later led the creative direction at Balmain, Chloé, Fendi, Chanel, and at his own label.
Died on February 19, 2019 at the age of 85 in Paris, the creator, according to Wintour, was “the greatest intellectual in fashion and one of the best people I have met in practically any field. His genius centered on the fact that he always managed to surpass his previous achievements.”.
For Wintour, Lagerfeld’s paradox is to have become a world-renowned figure while at the same time maintaining strict privacy in his lifewhich always gave him a certain aura of mystery.
The co-chairs of the gala and the guests who will attend
Accompanying Anna Wintour as co-chairs of the gala, the British screenwriter and actress michaela coelthe Spanish Penelope Cruzthe Swiss tennis player Roger Federer and the singer Dua Lipa.
The figures, along with the Vogue editor, are not only the hosts of the gala, but they were also in charge of deciding the names of the guests at the most anticipated event of the year. Although the hermetic list varies in each season, kim kardashian She is one of the assistants with an almost guaranteed presence.
How and where to see the Met Gala
The transmission of the MET Gala can be seen live through the website of Vogue and on their social networks.
Besides, and! Entertainment will cover live the arrival of all the stars and designers in Live from E!: Met Gala 2023starting at 7:00 p.m. Argentina time.
News that is being updated.
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