James Corden also showed up in the shade.Īs for Leto, he swapped out his cat costume for a black caped look.Īssociated Press Writer John Carucci contributed to this report.The Tree Bride : A Novel eBook. She wore prosthetics that gave her a feline face and claws.Ĭhloe Fineman carried a cat-shaped bag and Emma Chamberlain wore “Choupette blue,” a light blue hue created by Lagerfeld. Doja Cat’s cat-eared hood on a sparkling white and silver-beaded dress was an ode by Oscar de la Renta. Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette, had been rumored to attend but her humans posted on Instagram earlier in the day the 11-year-old feline was staying put in Paris. Suki Waterhouse wore a 2019 Fendi design by Lagerfeld in silk tulle and delicate flowers and birds on sheer panels. Before it was always the models, the good-looking people, not the athletes.”įendi, where Lagerfeld worked for more than 20 years, was also represented. “We’re fortunate to get onto covers much more frequently nowadays. “I think the sports people have gotten more and more fashionable,” Federer told the AP. He said it makes sense for athletes to be at the gala because they’ve become a bigger part of the fashion world in recent years. This year’s five hosts include Wintour, as usual, and also Michaela Coel, longtime Chanel ambassador Penélope Cruz, and recently retired tennis superstar Roger Federer.Ĭruz looked like a bride with a sheer hood on her white Chanel belted gown with silver details from spring/summer couture collection in 1988.Īsked how he got to be a Met Gala co-chair, Federer said it helps to know Wintour.

Lagerfeld worked for Chanel, Fendi, Chloé, Jean Patou, Balmain, his own brand and more. Camp was the theme in 2019, producing what is considered one of the wackiest displays of dress by the celebrity crowd. It followed gilded glamour and white tie.

The party coincides with the Costume Institute’s blockbuster spring exhibition: “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.”Īmerican fashion was last year’s vibe. The guests from fashion, film, music, theater, sports, tech and social media were asked to dress “in honor of Karl” by gala mastermind Anna Wintour, a close Lagerfeld friend who first signed on to the event in 1995 and took over the helm in 1999.

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