Nicole Kidman Revives One Very Famous Chanel Look for the 2023 Met Gala

2023 Met Gala was a star-studded evening, but some major A-listers sat the night out. Katy Perry, Kris Jenner, Blake Lively and more Met Gala mainstays did not walk the iconic steps on Monday night.This year's Met Gala theme was «Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty» and celebrated the full work and life of the late designer, who died in February 2019 at age 85.

Anna Wintour certainly did not approve this Met Gala guest. A cockroach has gone viral for crashing fashion's biggest night on Monday, scurrying down the red carpet before falling victim to death by stomping. The whole saga was captured by reporters on the scene and shared on social media. In a video and Twitter thread by, photographer Kevin Mazur is seen snapping a pic of the bug before attempting to squish it with his shoe.

Met Gala on Monday. Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, Jimmy Fallon, Jared Leto and many, many more were among the celebs in attendance for the high-profile New York event. After walking the red carpet at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, guests were treated to drinking, dancing and general merriment — including a performance by Lizzo.

They came, they saw, they slayed! Hollywood’s biggest names dressed to impress at the 2023 Met Gala. 

look proved as much. The paid tribute to the man whose legacy inspired this year's theme—"Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty"—by resurrecting a Chanel design he sent down the spring/summer runway thirty years ago. Robbie's one-shouldered gown, which centers on a transparent corset with gold chain boning, is a recreation of the 1993 original famously worn by . But the archival design draws a direct line between Lagerfeld's work and the current trend cycle, where exposed panties, sheer textiles, and lingerie-inspired details continue to dominate. “I'm wearing Chanel, this dress was worn by Cindy Crawford in 1993," Robbie told La La Anthony during Vogue's live coverage of the carpet.

Honoring a legend. The stars hit the red carpet for the 2023 Met Gala in New York on May 1 wearing wild beauty and fashion style inspired by Karl Lagerfeld’s ideology. Who wore it best?

If looks could kill! Kendall Jenner commanded attention at the 2023 Met Gala.

 editor-in-chief Anna Wintour named Michaela Coel, Penélope Cruz, Dua Lipa, tennis pro Roger Federer as her co-chairs for this year's gala. The annual celebration is a fundraiser for New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute. The Met's exhibit, «Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,» honors the work and life of the late designer, featuring 150 of Lagerfeld's designs from Chanel, Balmain, Patou, Fendi, Chloe, as well as his own personal line.

Janelle Monáe made her appearance on the 2023 Met Gala ivory carpet a moment to remember.The singer and star hit the carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday in a large, ornate, conical black-and-white coat, which gave off chic Tim Burton vibes — and was accompanied by two men in suits.While walking up the museum's iconic steps, Monáe stopped for what would be one of the most elaborate costume transformations of the year.As she stood, arms outstretched, the suit-clad entourage began to pull back layers of Monáe's ensemble, piece by piece, until eventually, she was wearing essentially a sheer wireframe gown evoking the original look.Monáe was not shy about the revealing look, as she rocked chic, somewhat risqué black undergarments and lifted the dress in the sky as she walked up the rest of the stairs.The remarkable ensemble comes one year after Monáe stunned in a timeless look at the 2022 Met Gala with a gorgeous, retro-chic Ralph Lauren outfit.She spoke with ET last year and opened up about her show-stealing style, sharing, «Gilded glamour is the theme for this year's Met Gala, and I would say that [my outfit] is gilded glamour, but in the future… Once you look, there is going to be a lot of things dancing… glistening, a lot of just diamonds from the earth. Black diamonds.»The theme of this year's Met Gala is «Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty» and celebrates the full work and life of the late designer.

model and actor delivered one of the evening's most literal interpretations of the theme, “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.” Clad in a crisp, collared dress reminiscent of a white button down, a pair of black fingerless gloves, and a shock of silvery-white hair, the British supermodel patterned her look after the late designer's personal style for the Finished with jewelry courtesy of Chrome Hearts, the ensemble was a fitting tribute to Lagerfeld's signature look and his legacy more broadly. Over the course of their collaborative, decade-long friendship, Lagerfeld made Delevingne a fixture on Chanel's runways.

on Monday, May 1 dripping in Chanel, but of course she would. The actor has long been for the luxury fashion house and regularly wears it on red carpets—often with a cheeky twist, like pairing . Stewart may be committed to wearing high fashion, but she always mixes it with her signature edge. And honestly, who better to rep Chanel at this year's Met Gala? The theme was "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty," a celebration of the life and work of the designer who served as the French fashion house's creative director from 1983 until his death.

Parents’ night out! Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas had an epic date night on the Met Gala 2023 red carpet.

Feline fun. Jared Leto walked the red carpet at the 2023 Met Gala in one of his boundary-pushing looks: a full-body cat costume.

Jennifer Lopez is back on the floor Met Gala red carpet — this time as a married woman. The triple threat set foot on the iconic steps outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday (the first of May, of course) as a guest of the annual star-studded gala. In accordance with the year's theme — «Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty» — the fashionista sported a custom Ralph Lauren silk velvet halter gown with a draped silk satin skirt.The gown, which was entirely made by hand, was completed with artisanal details including a floral collar with petals heated and molded by hand to resemble the natural shape of a flower, and black silk evening gloves.Lopez is no stranger to the Met Gala, having attended a dozen times since 2004.

Bad Bunny is back at Met Gala! On Monday, the 29-year-old rapper stepped out for the annual event at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art in a custom suit by Jacquemus.Accompanied by the French fashion designer, the «Me Porto Bonito» singer was dressed to impress in an all-white double-breasted suit jacket in tweed, which featured an open back.The cutout revealed a silver body chain with the letter J, to represent the fashion house he was sporting. Bad Bunny completed the look with an off-white tie and a pair of custom tweed trousers and a pair of white leather paddled ballerinas.The inside of his suit jacket also featured a special ode to the late Karl Lagerfeld, with a printed picture of Casa Malaparte — also the name of one of Lagerfeld's books of photographs — photographed by the Chanel designer in 1997, sewn inside. Ever the performer, Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, completed the look with a 26-foot taffeta train with embroidered white flowers.

Florence Pugh debuted her new short 'do at this year's Met Gala, and she couldn't have looked more elegant.The star stunned in a cream-colored Valentino gown with a wildly long train that trailed behind her as she stunned at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday for the star-studded celebration of fashion.However, the chic and flowing gown couldn't steal the spotlight from her striking new hairstyle.Pugh drew attention to her buzzed look with an ornate, black feathered Valentino headpiece that towered over her and served as a perfect compliment to the brilliantly off-white gown.Pugh — who complimented the look with Tiffany & Co. jewelry — also walked the carpet alongside Italian fashion designer and Valentino creative director Pier Paolo Piccioli.At one point in the evening, Pugh appeared to struggle momentarily with the elaborate headpiece, but managed to keep her look together and laughed at the situation inside the Met.The theme of this year's Met Gala is «Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty» and celebrates the full work and life of the late designer.

Kim Kardashian has arrived!Despite conflicting reports that no members of the Kardashian-Jenner family were invited to this year's Met Gala, the 42-year-old reality star made an appearance on Monday night on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.Kim was dripping in jewels and pearls on the red carpet, sporting a dramatic updo with her hair and elegant white train behind her. The theme this year is "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" and celebrates the full work and life of the late designer.Kim teased her appearance last Wednesday, posing with Lagerfeld's cat, Choupette, on Instagram.«Had a date with @choupetteofficiel in Paris. We then spent some time at @karllagerfeld’s office to get a little inspiration for the Met,» she captioned the pic.A post shared by Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian)Kim first attended the Met Gala in 2013 while pregnant with her daughter, North.

Looking good as hell! Lizzo looked as perfect as a pearl at the 2023 Met Gala with a head-to-toe Chanel look.

Doja Cat looked absolutely purrfect at fashion’s biggest night.

Watch Below: 2023 Met Gala: What The Theme 'Karl Lagerfeld' MeansThis year's theme is Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty and the co-chairs are Penélope Cruz, Michaela Coel, Roger Federer, and Dua Lipa.Karl, who passed away in 2019 following an ongoing battle with pancreatic cancer worked with a number of iconic brands including Chanel, Chloe, Fendi, Balmain and his own eponymous fashion label. Despite the solemn undertone of the gala, the night will remember and celebrate the life and legacy of the late fashion icon. And don’t expect to see a traditional approach to the exhibition, The Met’s custom curator Andrew Bolton spoke to Vogue about what one can expect. "At its heart, the exhibition will look at the evolution of Karl’s two-dimensional drawings into three-dimensional garments," he explained."We could not do a traditional retrospective. For one thing, I think Karl would have hated that.