The 2023 ‘Karl Lagerfeld’ Met Gala’s celebrity co-chairs, revealed: Dua Lipa, Roger Federer, Penelope Cruz and Michaela Coel will present the prestigious event alongside Anna Wintour this May
- Dubbed the ‘Oscars of fashion’, the Met Gala is the event of the year for celebrities who want to dress up, and this year the theme honours Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld, who died in 2019
- Host Anna Wintour just announced that pop phenom Dua Lipa, I May Destroy You writer Michaela Coel, actress Penelope Cruz and tennis star Roger Federer will co-host with her
The Met Gala, the annual benefit for the museum’s Costume Institute that gathers fashion and pop culture’s most famous and powerful people, will take place May 1 – following its usual calendar placement on the first Monday in May. The theme, which corresponds with the changing fashion exhibit, will honour late designer Karl Lagerfeld.
Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour announced the 2023 theme during Paris Fashion Week in September. Vogue announced the date, the famous names who will co-chair the annual fundraiser alongside Wintour, and the official dress code via Instagram.
“Paying tribute to Mr. Lagerfeld is not solely a task for the museum’s curators: the 2023 dress code is ‘In honour of Karl’,” the publication wrote.
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When is the Met Gala in 2023?
The 2023 Met Gala will take place on May 1.