The Most Jaw-Dropping Red Carpet Looks From the 2023 Met Gala
The first Monday in May has arrived, and with it comes one of the most talked-about nights in fashion: the Met Gala. This star-studded fundraising benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City features an exhibition theme that pays homage to the late fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld. The 2023 Met Gala's theme, Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty, requires attendees to dress "in honor of Karl." Though we'll be keeping a close eye on the arrivals, we already know that Penélope Cruz, Michaela Coel, Roger Federer, Dua Lipa, and Vogue's Anna Wintour will co-host the event and attend as well.
The ensembles you're about to explore draw inspiration from Lagerfeld's iconic designs across various fashion houses, including Balmain, Patou, Chloé, Fendi, Chanel, and his eponymous brand. While some attendees have deviated from the theme, breaking the rules and creating buzz, we have included them in this collection. Scroll down to view the best looks from the 2023 Met Gala red carpet, and be sure to check back throughout the night as we continue to update this gallery in real time.
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Getty Images/Dimitrios KambourisWHO: Dua Lipa
WEAR: Chanel Haute Couture F/W 92 dress; Tiffany & Co. jewelry
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Getty Images/John ShearerWHO: Rihanna
WEAR: Custom Valentino Haute Couture dress
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Anne Hathaway
WEAR: custom Atelier Versace dress
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Maya Hawke
WEAR: Prada dress
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Paloma Elsesser
WEAR: Luar dress; Arielle Baron shoes; Swarovski jewelry
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Getty Images/Dimitrios KambourisWHO: Lily Aldridge
WEAR: Oscar de la Renta dress; Bucherer fine jewelry
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Getty Images/John ShearerWHO: Whitney Peak
WEAR: Chanel dress
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Getty Images/John ShearerWHO: Jodie Comer
WEAR: Custom Burberry dress and shoes
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Getty Images/John ShearerWHO: Jennifer Lopez
WEAR: Ralph Lauren dress; Piferi shoes; Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
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Getty Images/Theo WargoWHO: Michaela Coel
WEAR: Schiaparelli Couture dress; Emefa Cole GMO Gold jewelry
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Getty ImagesWHO: Amber Valletta
WEAR: Brilliant Earth Garbo Diamond Necklace ($79,950), Garbo Diamond Bracelet ($37,950), Fontana Diamond Earrings ($4995), and Primavera Lab Diamond Earrings ($6,000)
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Irina Shayk
WEAR: Yohji Yamamoto S/S 98 dress
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Getty Images/Dimitrios KambourisWHO: Imaan Hammam
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Getty Images/Kevin Mazur/MG23WHO: Camila Morrone
WEAR: Rodarte dress; Jennifer Behr jewerly; Fred Leighton jewelry
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Getty Images/Dimitrios KambourisWHO: Tems
WEAR: Robert Wun dress; Melissa Kaye jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Pedro Pascal
WEAR: Valentino outfit
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Charlotte Casiraghi
WEAR: Chanel dress
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Getty Images/Dimitrios KambourisWHO: Penélope Cruz
WEAR: Chanel Couture dress and high jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Anok Yai
WEAR: Prabal Gurung dress; Jimmy Choo shoes; Piers Atkinson mask
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Kristen Stewart
WEAR: Chanel suit
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Getty Images/Dimitrios KambourisWHO: Carolyn Murphy
WEAR: Chanel dress
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Julia Garner
WEAR: Gucci dress
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Getty Images/Dimitrios KambourisWHO: Naomi Campbell
WEAR: Chanel Couture S/S 10 dress
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Getty Images/Dimitrios KambourisWHO: Priyanka Chopra Jonas
WEAR: Custom Valentino dress; Bulgari jewelry
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Getty Images/Dimitrios KambourisWHO: Jenna Ortega
WEAR: Thom Browne dress
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Getty Images/Kevin Mazur/MG23WHO: Paris Hilton
WEAR: Marc Jacobs dress embellished with Swarovski crystals
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Elle Fanning
WEAR: Vivienne Westwood dress; Cartier jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Liu Wen
WEAR: Tory Burch dress
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Getty Images/John ShearerWHO: Emily Ratajkowski
WEAR: Tory Burch dress; Jimmy Choo bag; Stuart Weitzman shoes; Fred Leighton jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Adut Akech
WEAR: Carolina Herrera dress; Jimmy Choo shoes
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Getty Images/Kevin Mazur/MG23WHO: Jennie
WEAR: Chanel dress
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Getty Images/Mike CoppolaWHO: Kate Moss
WEAR: Fendi Couture S/S 23 bespoke look by Kim Jones; Aquazzura shoes; Tiffany & Co. jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Lizzo
WEAR: Chanel dress; Jimmy Choo shoes
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Billie Eilish
WEAR: Simone Rocha dress; Piferi shoes; Roger Vivier bag; Cartier jewelry; Agent Provocateur corset
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Getty Images/Mike CoppolaWHO: Kerry Washington
WEAR: Michael Kors Collection dress; D'Accori shoes; Mikimoto jewelry; Jennifer Behr jewelry
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Getty Images/Mike CoppolaWHO: Kim Kardashian
WEAR: Schiaparelli Couture dress; Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
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Getty Images/Dimitrios KambourisWHO: Sienna Miller
WEAR: Gucci dress; Christian Louboutin shoes
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Getty Images/Mike CoppolaWHO: Florence Pugh
WEAR: Custom Valentino Haute Couture dress; Tiffany & Co. jewelry
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Getty Images/John ShearerWHO: Nicole Kidman
WEAR: Chanel dress; Harry Winston jewelry; Omega watch
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Olivia Rodrigo
WEAR: Thom Browne dress; Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Sydney Sweeney
WEAR: Miu Miu dress; Bucherer fine jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Lila Moss
WEAR: Fendi Couture F/W 18-19 gown by Karl Lagerfeld
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Mindy Kaling
WEAR: Simkhai dress; Fred Leighton jewelry; Kwiat jewelry
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Getty Images/Noam Galai/GAWHO: Vittoria Ceretti
WEAR: Balenciaga Couture dress; Jacob & Co. jewelry
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Getty Images/Dimitrios KambourisWHO: Kylie Jenner
WEAR: Haider Ackermann for Jean Paul Gautier dress; Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Gigi Hadid
WEAR: Givenchy dress; Smiling Rocks high jewelry; Lagos jewelry; Calzedonia tights
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Margot Robbie
WEAR: Chanel 1993 dress
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Getty Images/Michael BucknerWHO: Emma Chamberlain
WEAR: Miu Miu dress; Cartier jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Cardi B
WEAR: ChenPeng dress; Christian Louboutin bag
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Michelle Yeoh
WEAR: Karl Lagerfeld Couture dress; Jimmy Choo bag; Cartier jewelry
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Getty Images/Dimitrios KambourisWHO: Kendall Jenner
WEAR: Marc Jacobs bodysuit; Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Teyana Taylor
WEAR: Thom Browne dress; Grace Lee jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Taika Waititi
WEAR: Prabal Gurung suit; Cartier jewelry
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Getty Images/Mike CoppolaWHO: Salma Hayek
WEAR: Gucci dress; Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Robert Pattinson
WEAR: Dior suit
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Getty Images/Christopher PolkWHO: FKA Twigs
WEAR: Maison Margiela dress designed by John Galliano; Pamela Love jewelry
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Getty Images/Theo WargoWHO: Serena Williams
WEAR: Gucci dress
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Getty Images/Mike CoppolaWHO: He Cong
WEAR: Sacai dress; Jimmy Choo shoes
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Getty Images/Noam Galai/GAWHO: Karlie Kloss
WEAR: Loewe dress; Jimmy Choo shoes; Garrard jewelry; Jennifer Behr jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Grace Elizabeth
WEAR: Christopher John Rogers dress
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Getty Images/Michael BucknerWHO: Roger Federer
WEAR: Dior suit
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Anna Wintour
WEAR: Chanel Couture S/S 23 dress
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Getty Images/John ShearerWHO: Cara Delevingne
WEAR: Karl Lagerfeld Couture dress; Stuart Weitzman shoes
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Getty Images/John ShearerWHO: Lily James
WEAR: De Beers jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Bad Bunny
WEAR: Jacquemus suit
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Getty Images/Dimitrios KambourisWHO: Emily Blunt
WEAR: Michael Kors Collection dress; Jimmy Choo shoes; Piaget jewelry; Else lingerie
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Getty Images/Dimitrios KambourisWHO: Ariana DeBose
WEAR: Altuzarra dress; Bucherer fine jewelry
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Getty Images/Mike CoppolaWHO: Ashley Graham
WEAR: Harris Reed dress; Mikimoto jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Allison Williams
WEAR: Patou dress; Roger Vivier shoes; Mikimoto jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Gisele Bündchen
WEAR: Chanel Couture dress
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Gabrielle Union
WEAR: Prada dress; Tiffany & Co. jewelry
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Getty Images/Kevin Mazur/MG23WHO: Phoebe Bridgers
WEAR: Tory Burch dress; Jimmy Choo shoes and bag
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Jessica Chastain
WEAR: Gucci dress
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Getty Images/Christopher PolkWHO: Alexa Chung
WEAR: Róisín Pierce dress; Jimmy Choo shoes and bag; Boucheron jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Marion Cotillard
WEAR: Chanel dress
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Getty Images/John ShearerWHO: Lily Collins
WEAR: Vera Wang dress; Christian Louboutin shoes; Cartier jewelry
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Getty Images/Theo WargoWHO: Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham
WEAR: On Brooklyn Beckham: Valentino suit; Mikomoto jewelry; On Nicola Peltz Beckham: Custom Valentino dress; Leslie Fremar jewelry
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Getty Images/Mike CoppolaWHO: Janelle Monáe
WEAR: Thom Browne dress; Reza jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Carla Bruni
WEAR: Karl Lagerfeld Couture dress; Messika jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Simu Liu
WEAR: Jacob & Co. jewelry; Vacheron watch; T+C Goutal jewelry
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Getty Images/Dimitrios KambourisWHO: Bradley Cooper
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Getty Images/Kevin Mazur/MG23WHO: Aubrey Plaza
WEAR: Stella McCartney dress; Jimmy Choo shoes; Effy jewelry
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Getty Images/Jamie McCarthyWHO: Olivia Wilde
WEAR: Chloé dress; Jimmy Choo shoes; Boucheron jewelry
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