NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna slammed the Met Gala carpet Monday encased in white camellias over a jacket in a long dress. Janelle Monáe dropped a bulky coat to reveal a see-through cage and Jeremy Pope walked around in a 32-foot cape adorned with Karl Lagerfeld’s Face.
In Lagerfeld’s own brain (he didn’t make it in time), Rihanna and her Valentino sewing had the rug to themselves, unless her partner, A$AP Rocky, wore a red tartan skirt over crystal jeans with an exercise of herself. . They arrived well in front of everyone.
Around her neck, a Bulgari necklace made of cultured Akoya pearls and pearl-shaped diamonds.
Lagerfeld was the winner of the A-list gala with many in the crowd of 400 other people dressed in antique looks from the fashion houses where he worked for a career of more than 60 years.
But elegance was not the hallmark of the evening. Jared Leto dressed as Choupette, Lagerfeld’s beloved fluffy cat. Lil Nas X has become a crystal-covered cat through Pat McGrath and Dior Men.
Bad Bunny gave the impression of a bright white past from head to toe with a long cape also adorned with camellias, a Coco Chanel trend followed by Lagerfeld. Monáe’s look, with a glossy black leotard underneath, made by Thom Browne.
Cardi B first dressed in pink and then changed into an all-black prom gown with, you guessed it, camellias. Upstairs, he says, “he’s giving Karl the Chanel and Karl space at the same time. “Men’s blouse accessory with collar and black tie. The outfit in honor of Lagerfeld was made through an emerging British design space, Chenpeng Studio.
“The dress code of the Met Gala is ‘in honor of Karl’ and visitors understood the project perfectly,” said Alison Cohn, deputy fashion news editor at Harper’s Bazaar. six decades. “
Many wore curly fabrics (Teyana Taylor’s Thom Browne dress and Anne Hathaway’s Versace nanny pin). Emily Blunt in a Michael Kors blouse and Adut Akech in a Carolina Herrera dress were also adorned with camellias.
Dua Lipa walked in a white Chanel coat from the fashion house’s archives and Nicole Kidman chose a look that Lagerfeld himself gave her 20 years ago.
And there were bombs: Serena Williams sported a Gucci shell look when she announced she was pregnant with her momentary child.
Gala Co-Chair Lipa wore a Tiffany diamond
Claudia Schiffer wore the dress on the catwalk for her debut, hers has a matching hat. Lipa’s platinum necklace included a central diamond of more than two hundred carats.
Nicole Kidman said Lagerfeld was the one who ignited her fashion spark. She wore a pale pink dress created by Lagerfeld for a Chanel No ad. 5 that starred. It is adorned with 3,000 silver crystals for advertising by Baz Luhrmann.
“I’m very grateful to use it,” she told The Associated Press. “He was such an important component of my life, as was his entire team. He was the one who guided me. . . As for my love for fashion.
Kidman completed her look with Harry Winston diamonds.
“My favorite look was Nicole Kidman’s airy Chanel sequined dress. Usually, stars wear a new seam directly on the catwalk or ask for a neat traditional look. He was lovely about sustainability, proving that superbly handcrafted pieces never go out of style. “Cohn said.
Kim Kardashian, meanwhile, opted for pearly curls and curls all over her Schiaparelli look. And Cardi B tall in pink, with feather headdress. Brittney Griner wore a warm stone tone in a long-jacketed suit by Calvin Klein, which was also worn by his wife, Cherelle Griner, in a sublime white onyx strapless column dress.
Many in the crowd counted Lagerfeld as a friend or worked with him at Chanel, Fendi, Chloé or one of the fashion houses where he created.
And many visitors wore black to walk on the carpet in a design of lines. It was a color Lagerfeld wore almost exclusively. Black and white combinations were also numerous.
Kristen Stewart wore the color duo in a suit with a short white jacket. And Cara Delevingne paid tribute to her old friend Lagerfeld with a white blouse with short ruffles in front with a workout on her back. Ruffled blouses were among Lagerfeld’s favorites.
The vintage colors were for Viola Davis. She walked in a gorgeous strapless neon pink dress with a long feather bodice.
Frenchye M. Harris, CEO and founder of online fashion The Black Fashion Movement, had only one word for Davis: “Beautiful!”
He called Anne Hathaway’s Chanel-inspired look but created through Versace with pins and camellias on her chest “super cool and a marriage between brands. “
Gigi Hadid wore Givenchy in black with feathers, low waist and transparent tulle tail. It took more than three hundred hours to make it. Kendall Jenner also in black, no pants. He wore a brilliant long-sleeved leotard whose pieces acted as a tail. At his feet, bold and coercive black boots, all courtesy of Marc Jacobs.
Jenner’s white collar is a nod to those Lagerfeld wore. Her hair is tied in a high ponytail.
Rita Ora also in black, a striking peekaboo glimpse through Prabal Gurung. It is silk tulle with corset tips and a sexy chiffon drapery. A slumped shoulder.
Margot Robbie, who stars in this summer’s action movie “Barbie,” wore a black 1993 Chanel dress that Cindy Crawford first wore on a runway. Robbie said she is the latest Chanel ambassador to be selected through Lagerfeld.
“I feel smart about it. It’s an honor,” he said.
The invitation-only gala raised $17. 4 million last year for the museum’s Costume Institute, a self-funded arm whose budget depends on the gala’s fortunes. Participation is worth more this year at $300,000 for a table and $50,000 for an individual ticket.
Guests from fashion, film, music, theater, sports, generation and social media were invited to dress “in honor of Karl” through gala mastermind Anna Wintour, a close friend of Lagerfeld’s who first registered for the occasion in 1995 and took over the helm in 1999.
The birthday party coincides with the Costume Institute’s successful spring exhibition: “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty. “
American fashion was all the rage last year. Gold glamor and white tie followed. He camped on the theme in 2019, spawning what is considered one of the most outrageous clothing presentations among the celebrity crowd.
Lagerfeld has worked for Chanel, Fendi, Chloé, Jean Patou, Balmain, his own logo and more.
This year’s five hosts come with Wintour, as usual, as well as Michaela Coel, Chanel’s long-time ambassador, Penelope Cruz, and recently retired tennis superstar, Roger Federer.
Cruz looked like a bride with a sheer hood over her white Chanel belted dress and silver details from the spring/summer 1988 couture collection.
When asked how he became co-president of the Met Gala, Federer said it was helpful to meet Wintour. He said it made sense for athletes to be at the gala, as they have a larger component of global fashion in recent years.
“I think athletes are more fashionable,” Federer told the AP. “We’re lucky to do canopy much more regularly on those days. Before, it was the models, the lovely people, not the athletes. “
Fendi, where Lagerfeld worked for more than 20 years, was also represented. Suki Waterhouse wore a 2019 Fendi creation through Lagerfeld in silk tulle and delicate flowers and birds in transparent panels.
Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette, is rumored to be present, but her humans posted on Instagram the day before the 11-year-old feline was staying in Paris. Doja Cat’s cat-eared hood over a bright white dress adorned with silver pearls and ode to Oscar de los Angeles Renta. He wore prosthetics that gave him a feline face and some angelesws.
Chloe Fineman wore a cat-shaped purse and Emma Chamberlain wore “Choupette blue,” a soft shade of blue created by Lagerfeld. James Corden also ran in the shadows.
As for Leto, he changed his cat look for a black cape look.
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Associated Press John Carucci contributed to this report.
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