Everything to Know About the Met Gala 2023: Theme, How to Watch and More

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Fashion’s biggest night! The 2023 Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala will honor an icon.Organizers of the annual event — commonly called the Met Gala — announced its theme on Friday, September 30.

Officially titled, “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” the festivity will highlight the legacy of the famed German fashion designer who died in 2019 at age 85.“Every design starts with a sketch,” the official Met Museum account tweeted alongside a video of Lagerfeld at work.Like every year, the gala’s theme coincides with an exhibition at the museum. “Coming May 2023 — explore the artistic methodology and stylistic vocabulary of Karl Lagerfeld’s designs in ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beaty’ at the Met’s #CostumeInstitute,” the historic institution shared.The showcase will open to the public on Thursday, May 5, and will be celebrated at the invite-only Met Gala on Monday, May 1.

The exhibition will end on Sunday, July 16.Every design starts with a sketch.✨Coming May 2023—explore the artistic methodology and stylistic vocabulary of Karl Lagerfeld's designs in “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” at The Met’s #CostumeInstitute.

pic.twitter.com/8KpP591WGn— The Metropolitan Museum of Art (@metmuseum) September 30, 2022Event coordinators shared further details on the special presentation via the Met Museum website.“Focusing on the designer’s stylistic vocabulary as expressed in aesthetic themes that appear time and again in his fashions from the 1950s to his final collection in 2019, the show will spotlight the German-born designer’s unique working methodology,” a statement on the website read. “Most of the approximately 150 pieces on display will be accompanied by Lagerfeld’s sketches, which underscore his complex