The Best Celebrity Red Carpet Looks at the Met Gala
Happy first Monday in May!
It's the first Monday in May, or, in other words, it's Met Gala day. This year's theme is "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty," which The Met described simply as a night held "in honor of Karl." For fashion history buffs, the concept brings to mind the many iconic Chanel runway moments from the prolific designer's tenure at the fashion house (remember the itty-bitty double-C logo bikini?). Others, however, may recall Lagerfeld's personal uniform: a black suit, starched white button-down, leather gloves, dark sunglasses, and his beloved cat, Choupette, in tow. With such a vast pool of inspiration, tonight's attendees explored a gamut of directions on the Met Gala 2023 red carpet, with some celebrities donning genuine pieces from Lagerfeld's archive and others opting for custom, contemporary interpretations.
From A-list actors to Lagerfeld's longtime muses, keep scrolling to see Marie Claire's roundup of the best celebrity red carpet looks from the Met Gala 2023.
Rihanna in Valentino and A$AP Rocky in Gucci
Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Valentino and Nick Jonas
Cara Delevingne
Mindy Kaling in Simkhai
Cardi B in Chenpeng Studio
Olivia Rodrgio in Thom Browne
Madelyn Cline in Stella McCartney
Mary J. Blige in Burberry
Jodie Comer in Burberry
Aubrey Plaza in Stella McCartney
Teyana Taylor in Thom Browne
Bella Ramsey in Thom Browne
Adut Akech in custom Carolina Herrera
Alexandra Daddario in Dior
Jeremy Pope in Balmain
Viola Davis in Valentino
Stephanie Hsu
Jennifer Lopez in custom Ralph Lauren
Alton Mason
Miranda Kerr in custom Christian Dior
Jenna Ortega in Thom Browne
Elle Fanning in custom Vivienne Westwood
Paris Hilton in Marc Jacobs
Janelle Monáe in Thome Browne
Gigi Hadid in Givenchy
Kim Kardashian in Schiaparelli
Kendall Jenner in Marc Jacobs
Kylie Jenner in Jean Paul Gaultier by Haider Ackermann
Serena Williams
Florence Pugh in Valentino Haute Couture
Jared Letto
Vanessa Kirby in vintage Chloé
Rachel Brosnahan in custom Sergio Hudson
Lily James
Brittney Griner and Cherelle Griner in custom Calvin Klein
Emily Blunt in custom Michael Kors Collection
Anne Hathaway in Atelier Versace
Lizzo in vintage Chanel
Billie Eilish in custom Simone Rocha
Lil Nas X
Salma Hayek in Gucci
Lily Collins
Kerry Washington
Kristen Stewart in Chanel
Julia Garner in Gucci
FKA Twigs in Maison Margiela
Doja Cat in Oscar de la Renta
Daisy Edgar-Jones in Gucci and Bucherer Fine Jewellery
Jessica Chastain in Gucci
Keke Palmer in custom Sergio Hudson
Jennie in vintage Chanel
Halle Bailey in Gucci
Suki Waterhouse in Fendi and Robert Pattinson in Dior Men
Margot Robbie in vintage Chanel Haute Couture
Sydney Sweeney in Miu Miu and Bucherer Fine Jewellery
Devon Aoki in Jeremy Scott
Tems in Robert Wun
Precious Lee in Fendi
Ashley Graham in Harris Reed
Gwendoline Christie in Fendi Couture
Karlie Kloss in Loewe
Amanda Seyfried in Oscar de la Renta
Lila Moss and Kate Moss in Fendi
Naomi Campbell in vintage Chanel Haute Couture
Maya Hawke in Prada
Gisele Bündchen in vintage Chanel Haute Couture
Michaela Coel in Schiaparelli Haute Couture
Gabrielle Union in Prada
Ice Spice in Balmain
Margaret Qualley in vintage Chanel
Maude Apatow in Chloé
Ariana DeBose in Altuzarra and Bucherer Fine Jewellery
Olivia Wilde in custom Chloé
Alia Bhatt
Quinta Brunson in Prabal Gurung
Anok Yai in Prabal Gurung
Irina Shayk
Nicole Kidman in Chanel and Keith Urban
Liu Wen
Emily Ratajkowski in Tory Burch
Phoebe Bridgers in Tory Burch
Rita Ora in Prabal Gurung
Emma Chamberlain in Miu Miu
Dua Lipa in Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 1992
Penélope Cruz in Chanel Haute Couture
Chloe Fineman in Wiederhoeft
La La Anthony in Sergio Hudson
Rachel Smith
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Emma is the fashion features editor at Marie Claire, where she writes deep-dive trend reports, zeitgeisty fashion featurettes on what style tastemakers are wearing, long-form profiles on emerging designers and the names to know, and human interest vignette-style round-ups. Previously, she was Marie Claire's style editor, where she wrote shopping e-commerce guides and seasonal trend reports, assisted with the market for fashion photo shoots, and assigned and edited fashion celebrity news.
Emma also wrote for The Zoe Report, Editorialist, Elite Daily, Bustle, and Mission Magazine. She studied Fashion Studies and New Media at Fordham University Lincoln Center and launched her own magazine, Childs Play Magazine, in 2015 as a creative pastime. When she's not waxing poetic about niche fashion topics, you'll find her stalking eBay for designer vintage, reading literary fiction on her Kindle, and baking banana bread in her tiny NYC kitchen.
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