Met Gala 2023 hosts

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September 30, 2022 | 10:05am

Here comes Karl.

Vogue revealed on Friday that the 2023 Met Gala theme will pay tribute to the late Karl Lagerfeld nearly four years after his death from pancreatic cancer at the age of 85.

The exhibition, called “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” will explore the illustrious designer’s career, which spanned from 1954 to 2019 across multiple high-fashion brands, including Balmain, Chloé, Fendi, Chanel and his own eponymous line.

In addition to being heavily involved in the 2015 Chanel-themed event, Lagerfeld was a fixture at the Met Gala over the years, as he was close friends with Vogue Editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and one of the industry’s most lauded names.

“Karl never tired of telling me that fashion did not belong in a museum,” the Costume Institute’s Wendy Yu Curator in Charge, Andrew Bolton, told Vogue.

Met Gala 2023 hosts

Lagerfeld and Anna Wintour were the closest of friends for many decades. They're pictured here in 1991.

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Met Gala 2023 hosts

Lagerfeld and Anna Wintour were the closest of friends for many decades. They're pictured here in 2011.

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It’s not yet known who will serve as hosts of the upcoming event, though Lagerfeld was particularly close with Naomi Campbell, Kim Kardashian, Kristen Stewart, Penelope Cruz, Diane Kruger, 2017 Met Gala host Pharrell Williams, 2022 Met Gala host Blake Lively, Cara Delevingne, who fêted her Cara Loves Karl line in Paris earlier this week, and more.

The star-studded red carpet event will take place on May 1, 2023, and the accompanying exhibition will be on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from May 5 to July 16.

Karl Lagerfeld 1960Lagerfeld started his career in the 1950s and continued to prominence through his death.Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images

Who is hosting 2023 Met Gala?

The late Karl Lagerfeld will be the subject of next year's Met Gala and corresponding Costume Institute exhibition, giving celebrity stylists seven months to scour the globe for the most off-theme, eyebrow-raising, or spooky archival looks (perhaps Kim Kardashian will find another dead person's dress?).

What is the next Met Gala theme 2023?

What is the Met Gala 2023 theme? Like previous years such as 2017's Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between and 2011's Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty themes, the Met Gala 2023 theme honors designer Karl Lagerfeld.

Where is the 2023 Met Gala?

The Met Gala returns to New York's Fifth Avenue on Monday, May 1, 2023, for a retrospective exhibition that honors the artistic brilliance of the late Karl Lagerfeld.

Who is hosting 2022 Met Gala?

Regina King, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are expected to host the 2022 Met Gala to benefit the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute.

What month is the Met Gala 2023?

On May 1, 2023, creative directors, models, actors, designers and more will take to the red carpeted steps of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute in New York City to celebrate the annual fundraising gala and pay homage to all things art, design and creativity.