Met Gala 2023: Doja Cat and Jared Leto deliver Lagerfeld-inspired looks

We were expecting a large number of tributes to Karl Lagerfeld at Monday’s Met Gala in New York. What we weren’t expecting was to see quite so many tributes to his cat.

For this year’s theme, the A-list guests were asked to wear outfits which paid homage to the German fashion designer, who died aged 85 in 2019.

Lagerfeld served as the creative director of Chanel from 1983 until his death – and many Met Gala attendees chose to wear classic outfits from the French fashion house in his honour.

But others preferred to reference the German designer’s beloved cat Choupette, who was as synonymous with Lagerfeld’s signature look as his sunglasses and white-haired ponytail.

Choupette herself sadly did not attend the event, which is the biggest night in the fashion calendar, but sent her apologies in a post on Instagram.

“Many people invited me to walk the red carpet of the Met Gala in tribute to Daddy [Lagerfeld], but we preferred to stay peacefully and cosy at home,” said the cat.

“We pay tribute to my Daddy every day since his parting and we are very moved to see one more day dedicated to him.”

Here are 17 of the most eye-catching outfits from this year’s Met Gala.