Jared Leto Dresses in Full-Body Cat Costume as Karl Lagerfeld’s Pet Choupette for the 2023 Met Gala: Photos

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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.The Oscar winner, 51, dressed as the late Karl Lagerfeld’s beloved cat, Choupette, for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute benefit on Monday, May 1.

His look included a giant replica of Choupette’s head, complete with her ice-blue eyes and pink nose. (Lagerfeld, who died in 2019 at age 85, is the theme of this year’s gala and accompanying exhibit at the Met.)In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesIt was initially impossible to tell who was under the suit until Leto removed his mask, revealing his signature long tresses.

After he unmasked himself, the Suicide Squad star hugged several of his fellow attendees, including Anne Hathaway and Lizzo, both of whom looked delighted by his unusual outfit.Leto has a history of going all out for the Met Gala.

In 2022, he and former Gucci designer Alessandro Michele dressed alike in matching bedazzled suits, and in 2019, he accessorized his Gucci look with a wax replica of his own head.The Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman later revealed that he lost the head in the whirlwind of the evening. “I think someone may have stolen it,” he told GQ in October 2019. “If anyone out there finds it, bring it into your nearest Gucci store in exchange for a pair of dirty sneakers.”While Leto’s cat look is sure to wind up in the annals of wildest looks the Met Gala, he wasn’t the only person who chose to dress as Choupette this year. Doja Cat wore a custom Oscar de la Renta with a cat-eared hood, going so far as to apply prosthetics to make her nose look more feline.The real Choupette, meanwhile, was not in attendance. “Many people invited