With the 2023 Met Gala now come and gone, and with many celebrities from James McAvoy to Rihanna in attendance, it’s time to take a look at the some of the outfits from the ‘Oscars of fashion’.
The annual event spearheaded by Vogue’s Global Editorial Director Anna Wintour – who attended with her rumoured beau Bill Nighy – brings together some of fashion’s biggest names to benefit the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This year’s theme celebrates the late Karl Lagerfeld, who died in 2019. Stars paid homage to the designer in a variety of ways – with some imitating the late designer’s personal style and others pulling vintage pieces from the designers time at fashion houses such as Chanel – not to mention, three celebrity outfits inspired by Lagerfeld’s beloved cat Choupette.
And while there was plenty of suits and tweed on show, one thing you can also be sure of is that despite tickets costing $35,000 each, money can’t buy taste.
So in no particular order, here are 16 of the night’s weird and wonderful looks.
9. Pedro Pascal
The Last of Us star Pedro Pascal at the Met Gala 2023. Photo: ANGELA WEISS
10. Emma Wall and Jeremy Strong
Psychiatrist and filmmaker Emma Wall and her husband Succession star Jeremy Strong. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris
11. Hannah Bagshawe and Eddie Redmayne
Hannah Bagshawe, left, and Eddie Redmayne wearing Alexander McQueen at the Met Gala 2023. Photo: Evan Agostini
12. Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X spent 9 hours becoming a sparkling cat - in another look inspired by Lagerfeld's pet - by celebrity make-up artist Pat McGrath. Photo: Evan Agostini