TOfixed appointment in the calendar of stars and celebrities, ipreparations for the 2023 Met Gala are already underway. Like every first Monday in May from 1948 to today, the most prominent personalities of the fashion world gather for the inauguration of the annual exhibition which, next year, will it will be dedicated to Karl Lagerfeld. One of the most creative designers ever, he worked for Chanel, Fendi, BalmainPatou and Chloé, as well as for its namesake brand. Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty is the theme of the exhibition, through which the career of the designer who passed away in 2019 will be retraced. Visionary, talented, but also frank and sometimes controversial. Among those who can’t wait to attend the exhibition, there are also those who criticize the protagonist.
Recap: who is Karl Lagerfeld
Mostly known for his creative guidance from Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld was one of the most loved and celebrated designs of this century. His aesthetic was imbued with historical and cultural references. He made his debut as a stylist in 1955 from Balmainto then pass, after three years, from Jean Patou, where he took care of the haute couture collection. And then Chloéin 1964, Fendiand that big bet (in retrospect, won) of Chanel. Maison considered at the time to be at sunset, but which with a modern but respectful approach to DNA managed to revive it, bringing it back to its ancient splendor. A career studded with great successes and triumphs that in 2023, four years after her death, will be celebrated thanks to the exhibition of 150 looks.
Met Gala 2023: Karl Lagerfeld will be the protagonist.
Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty
The news regarding the next theme of the exhibition, and therefore also of the Met Gala 2023, was released by Vogue. To whom the curator in charge of the institute Wendy YuAndrew Bolton, he confided “Karl never tired of telling me that fashion didn’t belong in a museum. When we worked together on the Chanel show, he was incredibly generous in what he lent, but he was completely uninterested in the show itself! ”. But, given the quality and quantity of material that he has produced over the years, it was impossible not to pay homage to him with something powerful, avant-garde and certainly not traditional at all.
Karl Lagerfeld in the Chanel era. (Photo by Pool SIMON / STEVENS / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
The web does not forget and criticizes the choice of the Met Gala 2023
Between those who are enthusiastic and those who are curious to find out how celebrities will interpret the theme, on web the first criticisms were bornlinked to some declarations, outspoken and outspoken, by the designer. Like when she criticized Brigitte magazine in 2009, guilty of choosing to include “normal and realistic” women in its reports. Then that interview in which she claimed to be “fed up with Me Too“, And the one, in 2017, in which he defined the Muslims as the“ worst enemies ”of the Jews. Phrases that, extrapolated from the context, resulting in stark contrast to today’s fashion values.
Karl Lagerfeld greets the audience after the Fendi Haute Couture Fall / Winter 2017-2018 show. (Photo by Victor VIRGILE / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Despite the criticisms, the Met Gala 2023 is already highly anticipated. With one question above all: which dresses will parade on the red carpet? We will have to wait until May 1st to find out.
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