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Here are all the best looks from the Met Gala 2023

Dua Lipa
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Dua Lipa

In New York City, the first Monday night in May means the Met Gala — the megawatt party and fashion soiree that raises money for New York's famed Metropolitan Museum of Art.

This year's event celebrates the opening of a new show at the museum's Costume Institute: "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty." Lagerfeld, one of the most looming presences in fashion for many decades, was the creative director for both Fendi and Chanel (respectively from 1965 and 1983 until his death in 2019) as well as his own eponymous line.

This year's hosts are actress Penélope Cruz, an ambassador for Chanel since 2018, as well as actress Michaela Coel, tennis star Roger Federer, singer Dua Lipa and Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue and global chief content officer for the fashion magazine's parent company, Conde Nast. Tickets, which were available by invitation only, cost $50,000 each, with tables available beginning at $300,000.

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This year's guests have been asked to dress "in honor of Karl": a wide-ranging dictum, considering that over the decades Lagerfeld also designed for Chloé, Balmain and Patou.

Ironically, Lagerfeld was not a fan of putting fashion behind glass in museum displays; the exhibition's curator, Andrew Bolton, told Vogue last year that the designer often said, "Fashion is not art—fashion belongs on the street, on women's bodies, on men's bodies."

Michaela Coel
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Michaela Coel
Roger Federer and Mirka Federer
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Roger Federer and Mirka Federer
Penélope Cruz
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Penélope Cruz
Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy
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Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy
Jeremy Pope
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Jeremy Pope
Florence Pugh
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Florence Pugh
Lil Nas X
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Lil Nas X
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna
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A$AP Rocky and Rihanna
Brian Tyree Henry
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Brian Tyree Henry
Jared Leto
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Jared Leto
Janelle Monáe
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Janelle Monáe
Bad Bunny
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Bad Bunny
Jenna Ortega
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Jenna Ortega
Michelle Yeoh
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Michelle Yeoh
Stephanie Hsu
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Stephanie Hsu
Jennifer Lopez
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Jennifer Lopez
Halle Bailey
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Halle Bailey
Yung Miami
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Yung Miami
Anok Yai
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Anok Yai
Gigi Hadid
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Gigi Hadid
Brittney Griner and Cherelle Griner
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Brittney Griner and Cherelle Griner
Viola Davis
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Viola Davis
Kendall Jenner
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Kendall Jenner
Kylie Jenner
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Kylie Jenner
Kim Kardashian
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Kim Kardashian
Finneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish
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Finneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish
Tems
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Tems
Teyana Taylor
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Teyana Taylor
Olivia Rodrigo
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Olivia Rodrigo
Conan Gray
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Conan Gray
Lily Collins
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Lily Collins
Anitta
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Anitta
David Byrne
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David Byrne
Quinta Brunson
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Quinta Brunson
Aubrey Plaza
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Aubrey Plaza
Pedro Pascal
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Pedro Pascal
Bella Ramsey
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Bella Ramsey
Sora Choi
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Sora Choi
Stormzy
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Stormzy
Cardi B
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Cardi B
Mary J. Blige
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Mary J. Blige
François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek Pinault
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François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek Pinault
Jessica Chastain
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Jessica Chastain
Serena Williams
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Serena Williams
Daniel Ricciardo
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Daniel Ricciardo
Anne Hathaway
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Anne Hathaway
Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin
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Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin
Doja Cat
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Doja Cat
Naomi Campbell
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Naomi Campbell
Madelyn Cline
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Madelyn Cline
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade
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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade
Ice Spice
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Ice Spice
Jeremy Strong
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Jeremy Strong
Julia Garner
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Julia Garner
Camila Morrone
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Camila Morrone
Amanda Seyfried
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Amanda Seyfried
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Hannah Bagshawe and Eddie Redmayne
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Hannah Bagshawe and Eddie Redmayne
Jodie Comer
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Jodie Comer
Yara Shahidi
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Yara Shahidi
Adut Akech and Wes Gordon
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Adut Akech and Wes Gordon
Karlie Kloss
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Karlie Kloss
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
Olivia Wilde
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Olivia Wilde
Ashley Graham
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Ashley Graham
Margot Robbie
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Margot Robbie
Huma Abedin
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Huma Abedin
Gustav Witzoe
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Gustav Witzoe
Maude Apatow
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Maude Apatow
Ariana DeBose
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Ariana DeBose
Kelsey Asbille Chow
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Kelsey Asbille Chow
Tyler Mitchell
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Tyler Mitchell
Phoebe Bridgers
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Phoebe Bridgers
Amber Valletta
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Amber Valletta
Kaitlyn Dever
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Kaitlyn Dever
Gisele Bündchen
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Gisele Bündchen
Quannah Chasinghorse
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Quannah Chasinghorse
Liu Wen
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Liu Wen
Maya Hawke
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Maya Hawke
Emily Ratajkowski
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Emily Ratajkowski
Imaan Hammam
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Imaan Hammam
Taika Waititi and Rita Ora
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Taika Waititi and Rita Ora
Emma Chamberlain
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Emma Chamberlain
Chloe Fineman
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Chloe Fineman
La La Anthony
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La La Anthony

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