If you are a fashion enthusiast, May 1 has probably been marked, bolded, and penciled in your calendars since the Met Gala 2022 wrapped; and we don't blame you. The Met Ball is the event of the year for anyone tuned into the sartorial world, and we anticipate many major looks this year too. The Met Gala 2023's theme is Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty. According to the Met, the exhibition which inspired the ball's theme explores “the artistic methodology and stylistic vocabulary of Karl Lagerfeld's designs through recurring themes across more than 65 years, from the 1950s to his final collection in 2019.”
Like every year, the theme is open to interpretation, so we'll see who nails it and who delivers despite not staying on theme once the night is over — but we're expecting some memorable moments from the Met Gala 2023 — in the form of looks and beyond.
Rihanna has been giving us a taste of what she might wear on the Met Gala 2023 red carpet in the lead-up to the event, wearing not one but two looks from Karl Lagerfeld's archive — one Chanel and one Fendi. Though there were rumors that TV's reigning family might not be invited, Kim Kardashian has also been teasing her Met Gala 2023 inspiration on Instagram. (Even North West and Penelope Disick were spotted in NYC just days before the gala decked out in Chanel.) But the real moment has just begun.
See all the looks celebrities are wearing to the Met Gala 2023 red carpet below — and don't forget to keep refreshing the page as more stars make it to the famed stairs!
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A$AP Rocky in Gucci and Rihanna in custom Valentino
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Cardi B in Chenpeng Studio
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Hannah Bagshawe and Eddie Redmayne wearing Alexander McQueen
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Sora Choi in Thom Browne
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Conan Gray in Balmain and Olivier Rousteing
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Isabelle Boemeke
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Chi Ossé
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Manu Rios in Karl Lagerfeld Couture
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Diane von Furstenberg
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Mary J. Blige in custom Burberry
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Angèle in Chanel
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Stella McCartney
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Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian, both in Gucci
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Burna Boy
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Alex Newell
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Stephanie Hsu
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Whitney Peak in Chanel
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Dr. Dre
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas, both in Valentino
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Alexandra Daddario in Dior Haute Couture by Maria Grazia Chiuri
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Olivia Rodrigo in custom Thom Browne
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Skepta
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Jeremy Pope in custom Balmain
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Erykah Badu in Marni
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Aubrey Plaza in Stella McCartney
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Teyana Taylor in Thom Browne
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Viola Davis in custom Valentino and Julius Tennon
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Bradley Cooper
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Ginevra Elkann and Alessandro Michele
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Madelyn Cline in Stella McCartney
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Lily Aldridge in Oscar de la Renta
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Miranda Kerr in Dior Haute Couture by Maria Grazia Chiuri
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Glenn Close in custom Erdem
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Sean “Diddy” Combs in custom Sean John
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Amanda Harlech
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Devon Aoki and Jeremy Scott
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Guillaume Henry and Allison Williams
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Rachel Brosnahan in Sergio Hudson
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Simu Liu
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Cara Delevingne in Karl Lagerfeld Couture
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Paris Hilton in Marc Jacobs
Paris Hilton
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Florence Pugh in Valentino and Pier Paolo Piccioli
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Janelle Monae in Thom Browne
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Aurora James in Bode
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Raul Lopez and Paloma Elsesser
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Tems in custom Robert Wun
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Yung Miami in custom Act N°1
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Jennifer Lopez in custom Ralph Lauren and Piferi shoes
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Bad Bunny in custom Jacquemus
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Pedro Pascal in Valentino
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Alton Mason in Karl Lagerfeld Couture
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Mindy Kaling in Simkhai
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Naomi Ackie
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Labrinth
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Pete Davidson in custom Fendi
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Bella Ramsey in Thom Browne
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Michelle Yeoh in Karl Lagerfeld Couture
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Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre Elba, both in Gucci
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Jenna Ortega in Thom Browne
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Dasha Zhukova
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Lily James in custom Tamara Ralph
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Elle Fanning in custom Vivienne Westwood
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Jodie Comer in custom Burberry
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Joan Smalls
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Stormzy
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Daisy Edgar-Jones in Gucci
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Julia Garner in Gucci
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Keke Palmer in Sergio Hudson
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Gigi Hadid in custom Givenchy
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Kendall Jenner in custom Marc Jacobs
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Kim Kardashian in custom Schiaparelli
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Kylie Jenner in custom Jean Paul Gaultier
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Christina Ricci in Fendi Couture
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Lil Nas X
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Ke Huy Quan in Dior Men by Kim Jones
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Brittney Griner and Cherelle Griner, both in Calvin Klein
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Sienna Miller in Gucci
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Halle Bailey in Gucci
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Jared Leto in Karl Lagerfeld Couture
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Anne Hathaway in Versace
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Ava Max in Christian Siriano
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Maluma
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Trevor Noah in Thom Browne
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Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Ocleppo
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Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham, both in Valentino
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Finneas in Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood
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Pusha T
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Ashley Park in Michael Kors
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Lizzo in Chanel
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Russell Westbrook
