When is the MET Gala and what is the MET Gala 2023 Theme?

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What is the Met Gala 2023 theme?
When is the Met Gala 2023?

By Penny Goldstone

last updated 1 May 2023

in News

The Met Gala 2023 promises to be the fashion extravaganza we've come to know and love this evening.

Both the theme and the hosts have been revealed, and it's an understatement to say it's going to be fabulous. Here's everything we know so far.

What is the Met Gala 2023 theme?

And this year's theme is...Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty, it's a continuation of the 'A Line of Beauty' exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The theme centers on the late designer Karl Lagerfeld, who made an indelible mark on luxury fashion in his long career at Chanel, Fendi and elsewhere. It is a theme not without controversy—Lagerfeld was known for contentious remarks about everything from #MeToo to curvy bodies.

In September, we saw an ode to American designers and trends - let us not forget Kim Kardashian's all-in-one t-shirt—and we're expecting more of this on the Met Gala red carpet this May, and perhaps even some vintage-inspired looks..

When is the Met Gala 2023?

The Met Gala always takes place on the first Monday of May. This year, this falls on Monday 1st May 2023 and starts at 11pm UK time.

Who will host the Met Gala 2023?

Expect a ceremony full of sass and incredible fashion, because it has been announced that the 2023 MET Gala will be co-hosted by Dua Lipa, Penelope Cruz, Roger Federer and Michaela Coel.

They join Vogue’s Anna Wintour who always hosts the best night in fashion.

How to watch the Met Gala 2023 in UK?

The Met Gala 2023 red carpet will air via the Vogue live stream from 11 pm UK time.

For those wishing to stay up to check out the fabulous outfits and celebrity guests, you can live stream the red carpet through Vogue's social channels too, and we will be updating you every hour on the best Met 2023 red carpet looks here.

Can you watch the Met Gala in person?

If you're in NYC you can attempt to see the action from the red carpet (read: huddled in crowds across the street with A LOT of people in front of you) but honestly when you can stream directly to your phone from the comfort of your sofa, why would want to?

It used to be called the Costume Institute Gala

Fun fashion fact for you there. The gala’s been going since 1946, which makes this year’s party the 72nd annual event. How will the fashion elite celebrate? With bolder hairdos, flashier jewels and even more enormous couture ensembles than ever before, we’d guess.

Met Gala themes over the years

1995: Haute Couture
1996: Christian Dior
1997: Gianni Versace
1998: Cubism and Fashion
1999: Rock Style
2000: No gala presented
2001: Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years
2003: Goddess: The Classical Mode
2004: Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century
2005: The House of Chanel
2006: AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion
2007: Poiret: King of Fashion
2008: Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy
2009: The Model As Muse: Embodying Fashion
2010: American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity
2011: Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
2012: Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations
2013: Punk: Chaos to Couture
2014: Charles James: Beyond Fashion
2015: China: Through the Looking Glass
2016: Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology
2017: Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between
2018: Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination
2019: Camp: Notes on Fashion
2022: In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Penny Goldstone is the Contributing Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK. She writes about catwalk trends and the latest high street and Instagram sartorial must-haves. She also helms the Women Who Win franchise.

She has worked in fashion for over 10 years, contributing to publications such as Cosmopolitan, Red, Good Housekeeping, and Stylist.