10 Iconic Chanel Looks You Won't See at the Met Gala This Year

The 2023 Met Gala theme is Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty, a reference to Lagerfeld's famous sketches. The exhibition will feature Lagerfeld's work from Chanel, Fendi, Balmain, Patou, Chloé, and his eponymous brand. Of course, Lagerfeld is most closely associated with his 36-year tenure at Chanel, so we can expect to see plenty of archival looks and outfits inspired by the French fashion house.
But I predict we won't see these 10 specific Chanel looks on the red carpet for the 2023 Met Gala. Why? Because they've already been worn to previous Met Galas and are not likely to be repeated at the exact same event. After all, fashion has an undying obsession with newness. Scroll down to revisit the 10 iconic Chanel looks we've seen at previous Met Galas.
10 Iconic Chanel Looks From Past Met Galas
On Lily-Rose Depp in 2019: Chanel Haute Couture S/S 92 dress
On Kate Bosworth in 2008: Chanel Haute Couture F/W 92 dress
On Selma Blair in 2005: Chanel Haute Couture dress
On Vanessa Paradis in 2005: Chanel Ready-to-Wear S/S 05 dress
On Yara Shahidi in 2018: Chanel Haute Couture S/S 18 dress
On Brie Larson in 2017: Chanel pre-fall 17 dress
On Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh in 2021: Chanel pre-fall 14 outfits
On Lily-Rose Depp in 2021: Chanel Haute Couture S/S 15 outfit
On Anna Wintour in 2018: Chanel Haute Couture S/S 18 dress
On Whitney Peak in 2021: Chanel Haute Couture F/W 20 dress
Next, French women always wear this jeans-and-flats outfit formula.

Erin got her start as a Who What Wear intern in 2011—back when the site only published a single story per day. (We have since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC and lives in Los Angeles. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2015, where she is now the Associate Director of Fashion News. From the Oscars to the Met Gala, she leads the site's entire red carpet coverage strategy. She specializes in celebrity and fashion news but also enjoys writing travel features and runway reports. She frequently contributes to WWW's social accounts and has a sizable following on her personal TikTok.
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