Met Gala 2023: The best looks of the most awaited ‘red carpet’ of the year
We review the best outfits of the annual event held at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. This edition pays tribute to the figure of Karl Lagerfeld, with a large exhibition and the gala dedicated to his legacy as a designer
![Actress Penelope Cruz, muse of Karl Lagerfeld and one of the hosts of the gala, in a striking Chanel wedding dress from 1988.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/4PZJXNWFDXAO76W52AZUWFBOLQ.jpg?auth=342a2b5f0268b9eb304ee0106177e585f33e537bd6208d95816749572307a143&width=414)
![Anna Wintour, the main hostess of the gala, with her partner, actor Bill Nighy. Wintour is wearing a coat from Chanel's latest spring summer 2023 couture collection, designed by Virginie Viard.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/N44IYYMB76DTRX25L4YXF46DT4.jpg?auth=23d618beccb61f05f2772e561bdf6dd4be58242f904d51da63839c21edb9e073&width=414)
![Nicole Kidman, wearing the iconic 2004 Chanel dress she wore for the Baz Luhrmann-directed No. 5 perfume ad.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ZMXFPRXFWBW2TX5R7ND2BSVCI4.jpg?auth=79ae0b302408322677b40c9f475a0c141b4d10514847513f5bd9e4e41ea14b92&width=414)
![Singer Dua Lipa, another hostess, in an 18th century-inspired dress from Chanel's 1992 couture collection.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/UDLQWGCNWCEAYCNELBZ4FEQCDU.jpg?auth=80b4ccb238483a23a407ed863936835929b4b0277a8bd38c7dd8e358bf862b91&width=414)
![Tennis player Roger Federer, a close friend of Anna Wintour's and another host of the gala, in sunglasses and a Dior tuxedo.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/76OU7V2Z5JBDSUSVQ5O6AZBUNU.jpg?auth=238598ddf2c30bd408221684e435e232d4c4dc756684f3cc2f3f397b9ba75988&width=414)
![Model Gisele Bündchen chose a feather-layered wedding dress from Chanel's 2007 couture collection.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/SZS5U5W3BY3BHC3RYLTZZGC5S4.jpg?auth=ed65672142ef89a24147c890e4c721f9af6f6774f18968bfc8bb85252f58ac7a&width=414)
![Emily Ratajkowski, in a 1920s-inspired dress by Tory Burch.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/6BWHWIBIIZB533B2EO7AVCWJYY.jpg?auth=902067704cc3837250a5f5ed85819a6c4aab3ca5f56d820c5480778274800f24&width=414)
![Actress and producer La la Anthony, one of the hosts of the gala, in a white dress decorated with gold chains by Sergio Hudson.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/GSJUUS2GJYQ7DPLJCQHWEICKGE.jpg?auth=271d48361b8a856cd395567cfb0d73274f0341cea7a022ba281cc399f03ba29d&width=414)
![Vogue and Teen Vogue editor Lisa Love in sunglasses, a sober black dress and vintage Chanel jewelry.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/QKR736MFZ525S3XW2UPVGTFWHY.jpg?auth=1327468677246a6c62627bc24ef23cfb3e58dcce0bc49e05144f1e05ff4966d4&width=414)
![Two more of the gala's hosts, journalist Derek Blasberg and comedian Chloe Fineman, in a custom gown by New York-based Wiederhoeft.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/X5HNQ74WIDETTJFSQ5ZEMLNVSA.jpg?auth=74762e7133f538debe997c1accc22a75fab5a71448ea2e3fb8bfbefe8b382caf&width=414)
![The 'market editor' of the American edition of Vogue, Alexandra Michler Kopelman, in a two-tone Chanel dress.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/SVQSOFFTU32JWKB7JLZAAEBCXE.jpg?auth=1cf68fda26d8bba4b405adfe800fe69af95d428a435409e1f853c9e8d217cbbf&width=414)
![Presenter Seth Meyers and his partner Alexi Ashe.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/D53MRP2Y6USKE42DA34AUWVDDE.jpg?auth=174601ac73974adf91c422ea36e56f010a714443f80c67561f5a4a6e817c230c&width=414)
![Model Anok Yai, in a golden dress with tulle and fringed beading by Prabal Gurung.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/UCYPQZBNABEEEXOH6LA5MOUP74.jpg?auth=7cec0fd84c88337e4083473d9378be38afd821fcbd12a3d38de6a8a3531b8971&width=414)
![The musician David Byrne attended the gala with his inseparable bicycle, a way of protesting the lack of safety for cyclists in New York.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/33BSG462AEIDJFVXJMWFFUOLKU.jpg?auth=eb5d0568e3b83502883bd9192078685721f1e162bb0bfc7a3c80ea2c0852bb5b&width=414)
![Kim Kardashian arrives at the 2023 Met Gala.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/HQBVQMNG4TGFFYMP332Y7QAFK4.jpg?auth=76327966630b2df547e37c6e9b8ac442ed674cdeac0c90dbe88f0cf4a1d11048&width=414)
![Jared Leto inside a cat suit on the carpet for the 2023 Met Gala.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/EALHJVPJN6OYDM424SUORAWRBA.jpg?auth=2d77dc3d8471d5edcc27da4b2d42fb2949470d7130b8748e4852cca2af9b1623&width=414)
![Kendall Jenner arrives wearing a Marc Jacobs outfit.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/VMGS2G4MHE5SLTOQC3OKRSFXHI.jpg?auth=c766a7db0a33d35859eab69da411e637ee750a61d5840be672fc58eb7ac3ca50&width=414)
![Salma Hayek attends Gala celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" wearing with a red Gucci dress.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/K3C334BUWP2R2ZV6OXUKJXDLZ4.jpg?auth=7921a776ecc51ef0b51c2254ebfbb5547571aea7da76e5429c780cb07c13566c&width=414)
![British supermodel and actress Naomi Campbell at the 2023 Met Gala.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/G4NEWHH3UYXYJPJYWUNC2GQHYY.jpg?auth=e87daca2541a7b54a23ee635369cbbfdc204c2af0e8fcf27ff397827c0458f7e&width=414)
![Jennifer Lopez climbs the stairs for the 2023 Met Gala.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/M6H3FLUUE6INZCBPUE5IR2IKMI.jpg?auth=845808c303dda4c20044c5211508c8a7e384d41f68b8dda68846842c1cb4e7b9&width=414)
![The 27 year old British actress Florence Pugh arrives on the carpet for the annual benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/DRYXAB32WGZPFRFQ77HR4TIP5I.jpg?auth=4f7c25c19ad2201b77282db7cb62781aa9bcb3f909880787ec21a475bb7ff50a&width=414)
![Olivia Wilde departs The Mark Hotel on her way to the Met Gala wearing a tailored copy of a Chloé dress designed by Lagerfeld in the late seventies.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/R3QBHKV4P7BSDSPV4FTREB4APU.jpg?auth=5ac05324c16e59242631c90244dc520566a12a93e65a198f09acbf0d062fe1fa&width=414)
![Bad Bunny attends the Gala wearing a white suit and a cape full of roses by Simon Porte Jacquemus.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/XHNDWWUZEOF4AA6UJNBMHFIPQI.jpg?auth=f6e2b487131e93a54d6ed839aaab557c49e663a3c131eca4cdf574f41fdae0e1&width=414)
![The Chilean-US actor Pedro Pascal arrives at the Gala.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/BOUEO635VAROSAFTKAFXXJKWEQ.jpg?auth=1e6c8cdfe883033f39562112a82b94bb0327ea26762b547bbed2d97913e909ec&width=414)
![Lil Nas X at the Met Gala wearing body paint and a pearl emblazoned mask.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PLND2SKVZQ3K7IUWOAMORTVX4E.jpg?auth=c0e6dfe9d58ba70f01cb14d3be6baf58028d3e7bd424a2e26c7c240a6d2804a9&width=414)