He was the man who took Chanel to the top and the one who sowed hundreds of controversies with his lapidary phrases. Loved and hated in equal parts by critics and those who followed closely in his footsteps, after his death in 2019, Karl Lagerfeld is once again the protagonist thanks to the famous Met gala.
The designer of opaque glasses, long white hair gathered in a pristine ponytail and serious face and his famous career are the reason for the exhibition that opens the Metropolitan Museum of New York on Monday, May 1 and, therefore, the reason for the code of dress imposed by Anna Wintour.
A ‘dress code’ that could give a lot of play and that started from a clear premise: going unnoticed is not an option. This meant that discretion or boring outfits were absolutely prohibited if you didn’t want to go directly to the blacklist of the all-powerful editor-in-chief of the American edition of Vogue.
Irina Shayk chose a vintage 1988 Yohji Yamamoto gown for the 2023 Met Gala red carpet, and despite elegantly defending a design that was too simple for the occasion, the shoes ended up ruining the ensemble. “Irina, no one would have taken those ballerinas to the Met Gala,” said some comments on social networks.
The actress has been one of the most criticized by the public for a more than questionable choice. A design from Chanel’s spring-summer 1997 collection that, at first glance, lacks mysteries and that went down the steps without shame or glory.
Perhaps because no one understood the look chosen by Amanda Seyfreid or because many claimed that Taylor Swift’s spirit had taken over her, she deserves a space on the list of the most unfortunate outfits of the night. A practically transparent dress signed by Oscar de la Renta that had no link to the legacy of Karl Lagerfeld.
Chinese sports star Eileen Gu appeared at the Met Gala in Robert Wun’s famous “rugged” dress. A look that was very creative on the catwalk, where the model walked with a glass of red wine in one hand, but which at this year’s Met Gala made no sense at all.
Emily Ratajkowski also went it alone in a 1920s-inspired dress by Tory Burch. A pale pink design, with a long train and a deep neckline, in line with her daring style, the model went unnoticed by everyone.
Donatella Versace gave the note, in a bad way, with a dress with a bustier and transparencies in pastel pink from her latest collection. The design was out of tune with the theme and, in general, was not very successful.