Back in September, Conde Nast and the Metropolitan Museum of Art announce that Fashion InstituteThe 2023 show—and, by extension, the accompanying Met Gala—will honor the legacy Karl Lagerfeld. Now, we’re getting more details on the annual opening feature, scheduled for May 1st.
Hu Yan. 18, Vogue magazine She revealed that the dress code for the 2023 Met Gala will be “in honor of Karl,” and that the co-chairs of the event will be Michaela CoyleAnd Penelope CruzAnd Roger Federer And Dua Lipaside by side Anna Wintour.
Lagerfeld passed away in 2019. Throughout his prolific career that has seen him work for brands such as renal BalmainAnd Fendi and most famous, Chanelhas left an indelible mark on fashion – although designer the left behind a Complex legacy.
Entitled “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” the exhibition will bring together nearly 150 looks and sketches that will “explore the German designer’s stylistic vocabulary as expressed through lines—aesthetic themes that appear again and again—in his fashions from the 1950s to his latest collection in 2019 and highlighted his unique methodology for his work,” according to a press release from the Met.
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As always, the Met Gala will take place on the first Monday in May. Both the party and the show are supported by brands with which Lagerfeld has been most involved: Chanel, Fendi, and his eponymous label, Karl Lagerfeld.
