Stars shine at Met Gala in honour of designer Karl Lagerfeld

This 12 months’s gala celebrates the life and work of German-born designer and coincides with a brand new Costume Institute exhibition.

Prime stars from the worlds of vogue, movie, politics and sport have celebrated the late king of couture, Karl Lagerfeld, on the annual Met Gala.

Among the many company was actor Jared Leto who dressed up for the pink carpet as Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette. The pampered cat had despatched her regrets earlier within the day for not attending, with the feline’s Instagram account giving thanks for the tribute.

Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Michelle Yeoh, singers Cardi B and Dangerous Bunny, basketball celebrity Brittney Griner and fashions Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss have been additionally among the many tons of invited to the occasion on Monday evening on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork in New York Metropolis.

Griner, twice an Olympic champion, has pledged to make use of her prominence after being freed in a high-profile prisoner alternate after practically 10 months of detention in Russia to marketing campaign for the discharge of different Individuals detained overseas.

“I used to be capable of come dwelling,” Griner informed Vogue on the star-studded gala. “A whole lot of households that don’t get the provision, , that I’ve with media so day-after-day simply being there, being a voice for these households in order that they’re not feeling left behind or forgotten in any respect.”

The occasion’s visitor checklist is set by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who took over the charity gala within the Nineties and reworked it into one of many vogue business’s largest extravaganzas.

The occasion is at all times held on the primary Monday of Might, and this 12 months celebrates German-born Lagerfeld, coinciding with the opening of a Costume Institute exhibition devoted to his life and work.

Lagerfeld, who died in 2019, created garments for Chanel, Fendi, and Chloe in addition to for his eponymous label, and many of the stars wore his classic designs or outfits that mirrored his aesthetic. Black and white have been the dominant colors and plenty of have been draped in pearls.

Rihanna was the final to reach, and along with her associate ASAP Rocky, had the pink carpet to herself.

Cloaked in white Valentino, ethereal camellias — the flower synonymous with Chanel — adorned the hood of her cape.

The singer, who’s anticipating her second youngster, wore white fingerless gloves mirroring these favoured by Lagerfeld, who was additionally recognized for being late.

Lagerfeld additionally triggered controversy, criticising bigger girls regardless of a public battle together with his personal weight, and deriding the #MeToo motion and those that got here ahead with claims of sexual misconduct.

“The present is admittedly specializing in Karl the designer, his works reasonably than his phrases,” Costume Institute head curator Andrew Bolton informed the AFP information company. “We haven’t included any of his extra controversial or offensive feedback.”

The ball is invitation-only, with single tickets costing $50,000 and tables beginning at $300,000.