The Met Gala is one of the most anticipated events in the fashion industry, and the May 1st, 2023 event did not disappoint. Hosted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Met Gala brings together the biggest names in fashion, entertainment, and art to showcase their creative and extravagant looks.
The theme for the 2023 Met Gala was “Reflections of the Future,” inviting guests to explore what the future might hold in terms of fashion and style. This theme provided ample opportunities for attendees to showcase their creativity and individuality, resulting in a wide range of stunning and innovative outfits.
As the event kicked off, the red carpet was buzzing with excitement as celebrities made their way into the museum. Many of the guests interpreted the “Reflections of the Future” theme in their own unique ways. Some opted for futuristic metallic looks, while others took inspiration from sci-fi movies and wore outfits that seemed to have come straight out of a space odyssey.
One standout look came from singer and actress Zendaya, who stunned in a metallic silver gown that was reminiscent of a sleek robot. The dress featured intricate metallic details and a high neckline that added to the futuristic feel of the ensemble. Her hair and makeup also added to the overall aesthetic, with her sleek, high ponytail and metallic eyeshadow.
Another notable look came from model and entrepreneur, Kendall Jenner, who opted for a more understated but still futuristic look. She wore a simple white jumpsuit with exaggerated shoulders and paired it with a pair of silver thigh-high boots. Her hair was styled in a slicked-back, futuristic bob that added to the overall look.
But it wasn’t just the women who turned heads at the event. Actor and musician, Donald Glover, wore an eye-catching silver suit with a metallic sheen that perfectly fit the futuristic theme. He paired it with a black turtleneck and silver boots to complete the look.
In addition to the standout fashion, the 2023 Met Gala also featured several performances throughout the evening. Musicians such as Beyoncé and Taylor Swift took to the stage to perform, adding to the excitement and energy of the event.
Overall, the 2023 Met Gala was a night to remember. The “Reflections of the Future” theme allowed for a wide range of creative interpretations, resulting in some truly unforgettable looks. As always, the event showcased the best of the fashion industry and provided a platform for celebrities and designers to push the boundaries of style and creativity.
Met Gala 2023: See all the looks from the star-studded carpet
The 2023 Met Gala was a star-studded affair.
Some of the most famous faces in Hollywood, notable designers and fashion insiders gathered at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute Benefit in New York City Monday evening for one of fashion’s biggest nights.
The Met announced previously that the dress code for the benefit would be “In Honor of Karl,” paying tribute to the late famed and often controversial fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who died in February 2019.
The fundraiser celebrated the opening of the Costume Institute’s spring 2023 exhibition, “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.”
The co-chairs for this year’s star-studded gala included Dua Lipa, Penélope Cruz, Roger Federer and Michaela Coel, along with Vogue’s own Anna Wintour.
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See the looks from the star-studded carpet below.
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna attend The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Tems
Tems attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 01, 2023 in New York City.
Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre Elba
Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre Elba attend The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 01, 2023 in New York City.
Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 01, 2023 in New York City.
Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Seyfried attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 01, 2023 in New York City.
Michaela Coel
Michaela Coel attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 01, 2023 in New York City.
Yara Shahidi
Actress Yara Shahidi attend The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 01, 2023 in New York City.
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian attend The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City.
Lizzo
Lizzo poses at the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute with this year’s theme “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty”, in New York, May 1, 2023.
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Cara Delevingne
Cara Delevingne attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Viola Davis
Viola Davis attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Michelle Yeoh
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Michelle Yeoh attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Bad Bunny
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Bad Bunny attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek Pinault attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Gigi Hadid
Gigi Hadid attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City.
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” exhibition on May 1, 2023, in New York.
Cardi B
Cardi B attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Brittney Griner and Cherelle Griner
Brittney Griner and Cherelle Griner attend The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Vanessa Hudgens
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Vanessa Hudgens attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monaie attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City.
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Jared Leto
Jared Leto, dressed as Choupette, attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Lily Collins
Lily Collins attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Glenn Close
Glenn Close attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Halle Bailey
Halle Bailey attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Doja Cat
Doja Cat attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Sydney Sweeney
Sydney Sweeney attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Margot Robbie
Margot Robbie attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson
Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson attend The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Karlie Kloss
Karlie Kloss attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City.
Lila Moss and Kate Moss
Lila Moss and Kate Moss attend The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Ariana DeBose
Ariana DeBose attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” exhibition on May 1, 2023, in New York.
Gisele Bündchen
Gisele Bundchen attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City.
Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City.
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman attend The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City.
Phoebe Bridgers
Phoebe Bridgers attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City.
Emily Ratajkowski
Emily Ratajkowski attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Rita Ora
Rita Ora attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Jeremy Pope
Jeremy Pope attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Penélope Cruz
Penelope Cruz attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.
Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy
Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy attend The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023.
La La Anthony
La La Anthony attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 1, 2023, in New York.