Met Gala 2023 Met Gala Cat People For one split second I thought someone was having fun at the Met Gala, dressing up in a full-blown costume as Karl Lagerfeld’s famous cat, Choupette. Was someone gate crashing? Was this an unusual moment of levity at the Met Gala? Did Anna Wintour hobnobbing with Pete Davidson finally By Sarah • May 02, 2023 12:37 pm
Met Gala 2023 Met Gala Violins and Strands of Pearls It’s a fashion scandal…and a mystery! Olivia Wilde was at the Met Gala with Gabriela Hearst, creative director of Chloé, which of course is a fashion house that also has ties to Karl Lagerfeld. Both Olivia and Gabriela were wearing pieces inspired by Karl’s 1983 Chloé collection. By Lainey • May 02, 2023 12:06 pm
Met Gala 2023 The Met Gala Oscar Club They are all Oscar winners, and they were all at the Met Gala last night. Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain, Michelle Yeoh, and Nicole Kidman all stepped out, and they all looked amazing. Viola wore a hot pink be-plumed Valentino, which I like by virtue of being my favorite color. Also, By Sarah • May 02, 2023 11:25 am
Met Gala 2023 Met Gala Misses: Ariana Debose, Ice Spice, and Kim Petras Ariana DeBose did not do the thing at this year’s Met Gala. The dress code was “in honour of Karl Lagerfeld” and I think Chanel’s sportswear meets high fashion ethos is felt here in the puffer jacket, over-the-shoulder top by Joseph Alturazza. Her hair looks great and the By Cody • May 02, 2023 10:40 am
Met Gala 2023 Team Valentino at the Met Gala I last posted about Florence Pugh last week when she attended the Tiffany & Co event and what I said was that for sure she’d be in Valentino given her close relationship with the house. So it wasn’t a surprise that she wore Valentino. The surprise was that By Lainey • May 02, 2023 10:13 am
Met Gala 2023 Met Gala: Jackets and Gloves Karl Lagerfeld for some people meant wedding dresses and bows. There were a lot of feathers too. That was the uber-feminine side of Karl. But he was also known to mix some menswear in with the femme. That’s what Kerry Washington was serving last night. Kerry is wearing custom By Lainey • May 02, 2023 09:40 am
Met Gala 2023 The Pink Ladies at the Met Gala Pink is one of Chanel’s marquee colors, so there was a LOT of pink to go with the black and white at the Met Gala, referencing Karl Lagerfeld’s history of working with the color. Ashley Graham, for instance, wore a pink and black Harris Reed gown that is By Sarah • May 02, 2023 09:16 am
Baby, this is Keke Palmer (at the Met Gala) After welcoming her first child in February, Keke Palmer made a surprise appearance on the Met Gala red carpet and she looked AMAZING. I’m always excited to see Keke anywhere, but her inclusion reminded me of one of the most infamous quotes from the subject of this year’s By Cody • May 02, 2023 07:41 am
Met Gala 2023 Intro for May 2, 2023 Dear Gossips, The theme of the Met Gala last night felt like Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball in 1966. Even with the cats that showed up. Did you know that Oscar De La Renta and Francoise de Langlade actually wore furry cat masks to the Black and White By Lainey • May 02, 2023 07:12 am
What Else What Else? If you haven’t yet, watch Roy Wood Jr’s excellent and hilarious speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The way he started in on Kamala Harris…and then pivoted… it’s so smart and so well-written. (Pajiba) Pedro Pascal IS dressed like a Jedi. And I’m not By Lainey • May 01, 2023 04:15 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, May 1, 2023 Leonardo DiCaprio’s Instagram is as dusty as Coachella but I get the sense that he maybe personally OK’d this Martin Scorsese post. Say what you will about Derek Blasberg but he probably knew and understood Karl Lagerfeld as much as Karl could be understood. And I can’t By Maria • May 01, 2023 03:28 pm
Kristen Stewart Jennie, Kristen, Margot: Chanel Girls Since Karl Lagerfeld is the theme of the Met Gala tonight, obviously Chanel is going to have a big presence. Karl didn’t just design with Chanel – Fendi, Chloe, Balmain, his own label, are other brands with Karl affiliation – but he is of course best known in the culture for By Lainey • May 01, 2023 02:40 pm
Gossip Nostalgia Gisele, Cardi, Benito: Met Gala Single and Couples The first Met Gala I ever covered, in person, was in 2008. The theme was Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy. It was a wild year, a wild time in celebrity gossip. Just to give you an idea of what was happening back then… Tom Cruise was there, with Katie Holmes. It By Lainey • May 01, 2023 01:28 pm
Penelope Cruz The Co-Chairs at Dinner Anna Wintour hosts a pre-Met Gala dinner every year with the event’s co-chairs. The co-chairs this year are Michaela Coel, Penelope Cruz, Dua Lipa, and Roger Federer. Anna’s favourite sport is tennis; her favourite player is Roger. As for Penelope, given that the theme this year is Karl By Lainey • May 01, 2023 12:46 pm
Rihanna Rihanna posts the backup There are so many reasons to appreciate Rihanna. We could do a whole week’s worth of content about this. But today I appreciate Rihanna because yesterday she pretty much confirmed it – she’ll be at the Met Gala tonight. Here’s what she posted on Instagram: “not even Monday” By Lainey • May 01, 2023 11:19 am
Orlando Bloom Katy and Orlando's privileged love Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom recently shared some relationship inspiration on social media. Katy posted this photo of the couple all dressed up with the following caption: “Orlando and I’s initials are O.K. We continuously put in the work to make sure they aren’t 🚨K.O.🚨 Find By Stephanie • May 01, 2023 11:07 am
