See Karl Lagerfeld’s Muses Sartorial Tributes At The 2023 Met Gala

From Karl Lagerfeld’s first designs as Pierre Balmain’s assistant to his magnum opus Chanel Fall/Winter 2019 assortment, vogue was besotted with him.

It was a mutual attraction and one which has cultivated in Lagerfeld’s legacy being honoured by the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Spring 2023 exhibition: ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Magnificence’.

However what you gained’t see preserved behind museum glass within the exhibition is Lagerfeld’s longstanding relationships together with his muses—the prolific girls who impressed and embodied his collections whether or not that be via their innate French je ne sais quoi or ‘It lady’ statuses.

Certainly, his eponymous ‘choupettes’—the pet identify he reserved for under probably the most important of muses—like Lily-Rose, Kate, Naomi, Vittoria, Devon and Cara are a few of Lagerfeld’s most lasting relationships, together with his legacy continued by those that knew him finest.

So, for the 2023 Met Gala, it was solely pure that these legendary girls—fashions or muses, no matter you’d wish to name them—to show up in one of the best ways they knew honour their late pal: by flexing their sartorial prowess.

Lagerfeld’s final muse, Margot Robbie, seemed to a Lagerfeld-era silk chiffon corseted robe first worn by Cindy Crawford on the runway in 1993. A becoming tribute, particularly contemplating Robbie was the final muse chosen by Lagerfeld to be a Chanel home ambassador earlier than his passing.

Naomi Campbell, who cites Lagerfeld commenced her working relationship with the German designer when she was solely 16 years outdated, opted for a pink Chanel saree from 2010.

Elsewhere, Cara Delevingne opted for a deconstructed tackle Lagerfeld’s signature silhouette, whereas Elle Fanning donned the daisy chain flower crown that Lagerfeld styled her in at 13 years outdated in Chanel’s The Little Black Jacket ebook.

Persevering with Lagerfeld’s signature method to glorifying each moms and their daughters on the runway, 90s muse Kate Moss and her daughter Lila Moss opted for classic Fendi seems, paying homage to Lagerfeld’s time on the Italian mansion.

Australian actress Nicole Kidman even reprised a high fashion robe designed particularly by Lagerfeld in 2004 for her Baz Luhrmann directed No. 5 The Movie.

Whereas ‘Mannequin as Muse’ was the theme for the 2009 Met Gala, it’s clear that Lagerfeld’s celebrated relationship together with his muses makes this a motif value revisiting. Under, each certainly one of Karl’s muses who made an look on the 2023 Met Gala.