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Image source, Getty ImagesThanks for joining us for the biggest night of the year in fashion.
- This year's Met Gala theme honoured Karl Lagerfeld and his decades-longcareer, which saw him at the helm of some of the biggest-name fashion houses inthe world, including Chanel and Fendi
- Guests seemed to abide more strictly to the theme than usual. Karl waseverywhere this evening - inspiring lots of pearls, high collars, and black and white garments
- Attendees were effusive in their praise of Karl, most avoiding any mention of his controversial life
- We had two pregnancy reveals - Karlie Kloss and Serena Williams
- And we had several cat references, honouring Karl's beloved feline, Choupette
- But we had no Rihanna. After much speculation, and a reported late-night fitting this weekend, the star never arrived. If she does arrive after we've ended our coverage, she puts a new meaning to the term fashionably late!
Tonight's coverage was brought to you by Holly Honderich, Brandon Livesay, Ellie Violet Bramley, Steven McIntosh, Marianna Brady, Nada Tawfik, Pratiksha Ghildial and Grace Conley.
Read more about this year's Met Gala here.
A (subdued) homage to Karlpublished at 02:35 British Summer Time 2 May 2023
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Nada Tawfik
Met Gala red carpetThe night started off with looks that screamed Karl Lagerfeld from his signature black blazers to his Chanel white wedding dresses and couture gowns. The carpet was awash with hues of white, black and red and accessories adorned with tweed, pearls and black flowers.
A few celebrities including Penelope Cruz and Margot Robbie even wore outfits from the archives.
It took awhile but eventually there were a few moments of drama that many have come to expect from this red carpet.
From Jared Leto and Doja Cat dressed as cats in homage to Lagerfeld’s pet Choupette, to Lil Nas X and Janelle Monae’s elaborate and outrageous choices, there was still a bit of theatre.
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Ellie Violet Bramley
Fashion criticFrompearls to little black dresses and starched collars, the red carpet tonight was a treasure trove of references to Karl Lagerfeld's work, as well ashis personal style.
Thetheatricality has felt fitting both in terms of Lagerfeld and in terms of thetone of the Met Gala itself, which is an annual magnet for stunts. But ithas been the more understated archival moments that have provided the biggestfashion thrills.
From seeing Nicole Kidman rewear the dress from that infamous ChanelNo 5 advert, to Dua Lipa in a design originally worn by Claudia Schiffer on thecatwalk, the theme was an opportunity for revisiting vintage gems.
GivenLagerfeld was relentlessly forward-facing, though,it was maybe the more innovative looks that Lagerfeld would have found mostinteresting.
Who knows, maybe he would have loved Leto's giant Choupettetribute.
A splash of Bollywoodpublished at 02:29 British Summer Time 2 May 2023
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Pratiksha Ghildial
Met Gala red carpetImage source, Getty ImagesBollywood mega star Alia Bhatt made her debut at the Met Gala earlier this evening while this was Priyanka Chopra Jonas' fourth appearance.
Apart from being a huge star in India, the former Miss World is a well known face in Hollywood as well.
Despite being one of the world's biggest film industries and known for its elaborate costumes, songs and dances - Bollywood is relatively new to the Met Gala.
It's only in recent years that mega stars like Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone made an appearance here.
Bollywood has long had a broad reach outside of India in the Middle East and Africa. But now Bollywood is growing and attracting attention in the west, too.
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Kim Kardashian told media on the red carpet she wanted to be "dripping in pearls" because, "what is more Karl?"
Her gown lived up to the brief, with Vogue reporting some 50,000 freshwater pearls were used in the design.
Karl Lagerfeld's signature pearls were absolutely everywhere on the Met Gala red carpet tonight.
Gigi Hadid, Serena Williams, Lizzo and Karlie Kloss all highlighted their looks with strings of pearls as jewellery or weaved into their gowns.
And in the case of Lil Nas X, they were even glued all over his face and body in an intricate design.
Image source, Getty ImagesImage source, Getty ImagesImage source, Getty ImagesCats, cats, catspublished at 02:25 British Summer Time 2 May 2023
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Let's look at a few popular themes that stood out tonight on the red carpet.
Karl Lagerfeld's cat, Choupette, did not make an appearance tonight as we had hoped. However, several of the Met Gala guests made up for it, adding a feline element to their outfits in the cat's honour.
Image source, Getty ImagesImage source, Getty ImagesImage source, Getty ImagesThe carpet is quiet...published at 02:17 British Summer Time 2 May 2023
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The red carpet is quiet, with most of the stars inside for the event, but we're still waiting on a few celebrities who are expected tonight (Rihanna and Zendaya).
Will they show up or have they ghosted the Met Gala this year?
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Ellie Violet Bramley
Fashion criticImage source, Getty ImagesThe so-called head girl of fashion, Gigi Hadid, was always going to havedone her homework on the designer for whom she walked several times over theyears, not least at his final Fendi collection at Milan Fashion Week justdays after his death.
The corset and the pearls she is wearing are very much a part ofhis design vernacular.
Plus, while black is reportedly frowned upon by Anna Wintour,it is a smart choice this year to honour a designer who spent decades ascreative director of the French fashion house that is home to the little blackdress.
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Actor and singer Jeremy Pope has taken the theme of Karl Lagerfeld quite literally, wearing an enormous cape featuring the designer's face.
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Ellie Violet Bramley
Fashion criticIn the strongtradition of Met Gala outfits that transform, Janelle Monáe has brought some livelinesswith her metamorphosing get up.
The silhouette is oversized and cartoonish butthe palette is chic.
It is just the kind of fun that befits a night in tributeto a designer who once transformed the Grand Palais into a Chanel-themedairport terminal.
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Ellie Violet Bramley
Fashion criticJeremy Strong (known to many as Kendall Roy for the role he plays in Succession) takes his fashion, as his acting, incredibly seriously.
Pourover each of his fashion choices tonight and there will undoubtedly be a lengthythought process behind each and every one of them.
For my two cents, the browncoat and sugarsnap green feels like a refreshingly unusual combination.
Side note: the green pendant he wore isapparently from Frank Ocean's jewellery brand, Homer.
Image source, Getty ImagesFashionably late but still fashionablepublished at 01:40 British Summer Time 2 May 2023
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The red carpet is meant to be closed, but we still have many stars to go.
Here's the next bunch of fabulously dressed A-listers.
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Ellie Violet Bramley
Fashion criticTheMet Gala wouldn't be the Met Gala without a dress train so long that it puts aking-sized duvet to shame, and this year is no different.
While Emily in Parisstar Lily Collins had a go with a train that had emblazoned on it the singleword "KARL", Glenn Close also wore an incredible, and very large,blue cape by Erdem.
But, from an unscientific study, it seems like Pugh's mightbe the biggest of the night so far.
She told The New York Times a few days ago that she would beattending the event for the first time in something “big”.
And while she is notwrong, the look is more than its train alone – from the cutout, architecturalgown to the feathery sculpture on her head, this is an outfit from someoneunafraid to run with a brief.
Image source, Getty ImagesSerena Williams and Brooklyn Beckhampublished at 01:16 British Summer Time 2 May 2023
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