There are just a few days to go until fashion's most hotly anticipated night of the calendar and we seriously cannot wait. Trust last year's headline stealer, Kim Kardashian, to hint that her 2023 Met Gala outfit is going to be truly legendary (although frankly, we'd expect nothing less at this point).
Topping her Marilyn Monroe moment from 2022 was always going to be a tall order, but it seems that the entrepreneur is pulling out all the stops to ensure that this year's look lives up to expectation
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In a recent Instagram post shared with her 353m followers, Kim hinted that she would be sticking to the theme to the utmost degree.
"Had a date with @choupetteofficiel in Paris," Kim revealed in the caption. "We then spent some time at @karllagerfeld's office to get a little inspiration for the Met."
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We're thrilled that fashion's favourite feline is getting a look in ahead of Monday's event which is dedicated to her late owner. Global design luminary Karl Lagerfeld was utterly devoted to Choupette, his blue-cream tortie Birman cat, until his death in 2019. She even provided him some major inspiration – to this day Karl's eponymous label still sells graphic T-shirts featuring Choupette's likeness.
Kim posed on the bed in a lavish hotel room alongside the fashion-forward feline and also shared some snaps of her admiring some sketches from the designer's archive.
So, will the reality star be honouring Karl's beloved pet in her Met Gala outfit? Only time will tell, but we reckon if Kim does go down the Choupette route, it will be totally purrfect.
What is the theme of the 2023 Met Gala?
This year, the ball marks the opening of the Costume Institute's 'Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty' exhibition. On Monday May 1, New York's iconic Metropolitan Museum of Art will welcome an onslaught of looks inspired by the late Karl Lagerfeld's career.
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The dress code of the Met Gala is always linked to the theme of the Costume Institute's spring exhibition, meaning that this year, attendees have been invited to honour the German-born designer's unique creative vision and illustrious back catalogue which included tenures at Fendi, Chloé and, of course, Chanel.
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