The New York Metropolitan Museum posthumously celebrates the fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who died in 2019, with a large exhibition. Around 150 works by the Hamburg-born designer can be seen in the “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” exhibition in the Central Park Museum in Manhattan from Friday – including a replica of the desk of the long-time chief designer of the fashion brand Chanel and many of his designed garments.
“Karl Lagerfeld was one of the most compelling, prolific and recognizable forces in fashion and culture, known both for his extraordinary designs and tireless creative work and for his legendary personality,” said the Austrian director of the Metropolitan Museum, Max Hollein.
On Monday evening (local time), the exhibition was to be opened with the so-called Met Ball. Often dubbed the “Party of the Year,” the gala is an annual star-studded fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute.
The annual budget of the institute, which is now named after Vogue boss Anna Wintour (73), is estimated at several million dollars. Wintour is considered a big Chanel fan and almost always appears at the gala in the fashion brand’s robes.
Numerous fans and onlookers had already gathered in front of the museum in the morning. Stars such as actresses Penélope Cruz and Michaela Coel, musician Dua Lipa and ex-tennis professional Roger Federer were announced. (dpa)