Coco Chanel was recognized for her lengthy strands of fake pearls — a mode code that Karl Lagerfeld reworked right into a flashy signature because the inventive director of her eponymous style home. The late Chanel designer is the main target of the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Costume Institute exhibit, and stars paid homage to his signature accent Monday night time on the Met Gala crimson carpet.
Kim Kardashian’s customized Schiaparelli nude gown (designed by Daniel Roseberry) was “dripping in pearls,” whereas expectant company Serena Williams and Karlie Kloss — who each confirmed their pregnancies on the soirée — additionally wore layers of pearl necklaces. Lil Nas X made fairly the assertion sporting silver paint, Swarovski crystals and the ocean-born objet (and never a lot else) throughout his physique, and Lizzo wore a pearl-embellished black Chanel robe from Fall/Winter 1991.
The Met Gala, held because the annual fundraiser for New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Costume Institute, has been organized and presided over by Anna Wintour since 1995. It’s timed to coincide with the revealing of the museum’s annual style exhibition and this 12 months’s is targeted on Lagerfeld. Titled Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Magnificence, the gathering honors the life and legendary profession of the late designer who died on Feb. 19, 2019, and options greater than 150 items together with sketches.
The Met Gala program options Penélope Cruz, Michaela Coel, Roger Federer, Dua Lipa, and Vogue‘s Wintour because the night time’s co-chairs.
Beneath, see the entire pearl-studded ensembles from the 2023 Met Gala, and take a look at the entire greatest appears to be like from the crimson carpet right here.
Kim Kardashian in customized Schiaparelli by Daniel Roseberry.
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Anne Hathaway wears Versace embellished with outsized security pins and pearls.
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Lizzo wears Chanel ready-to-wear from Fall/Winter 1991.
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Phoebe Bridgers in a customized Tory Burch robe with hand-stitched ivory pearls on the seams and again.
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Brian Tyree Henry wears Karl Lagerfeld’s eponymous model with layers of ruffles and pearl necklaces.
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Julia Garner wears a customized white silk Gucci robe with a pearl-embellished collar and a crystal-embellished velvet cape.
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Jenna Ortega in a customized Thom Browne corset gown.
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Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian each put on Gucci. The tennis famous person additionally wore jewellery by Tiffany & Co. and a scarf by Lenet New York.
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François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek Pinault in a customized darkish crimson Gucci robe with pearl detailing.
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