Watch: From an uninvited guest to celebs in the same dress (the horror!), here’s the Met’s unmissable moments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
By Steven McIntosh<\/p>\n
Entertainment reporter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
We were expecting a large number of tributes to Karl Lagerfeld at Monday’s Met Gala in New York. What we weren’t expecting was to see quite so many tributes to his cat. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n For this year’s theme, the A-list guests were asked to wear outfits which paid homage to the German fashion designer, who died aged 85 in 2019.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Lagerfeld served as the creative director of Chanel from 1983 until his death – and many Met Gala attendees chose to wear classic outfits from the French fashion house in his honour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n But others preferred to reference the German designer’s beloved cat Choupette, who was as synonymous with Lagerfeld’s signature look as his sunglasses and white-haired ponytail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Karl Lagerfeld’s sunglasses, white ponytail, and beloved cat Choupette were all part of his signature look<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n Choupette herself sadly did not attend the event, which is the biggest night in the fashion calendar, but sent her apologies in a post on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “Many people invited me to walk the red carpet of the Met Gala in tribute to Daddy [Lagerfeld], but we preferred to stay peacefully and cosy at home,” said the cat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “We pay tribute to my Daddy every day since his parting and we are very moved to see one more day dedicated to him.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Here are 17 of the most eye-catching outfits from this year’s Met Gala.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n When your stage name is Doja Cat, and you’re asked to pay tribute to a man who loved his cat, your red carpet look really takes care of itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The US rapper did not disappoint, wearing a gown which featured cat ears, while sporting facial prosthetics to give herself more cat-like features. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Her glittering silver dress was designed by Oscar de la Renta and featured a dramatic ruffled train, which she accessorised with some equally dazzling jewellery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n We’ve all experienced one of those awkward moments where you turn up at work and find you’re wearing an identical outfit to one of your colleagues. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n So we sympathise with Irish actor Barry Keoghan and Nigerian singer Burna Boy, who wore strikingly similar chequered blue Burberry outfits to the Met Gala.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n To be fair, both of them looked brilliant, and we applaud male stars who shun the standard black tuxedo on a red carpet in favour of a splash of colour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The rapper turned up covered in sparkling silver body paint and Swarovski crystals and wearing a matching metallic thong, in one of the most ambitious and unusual outfits of the night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Upon closer inspection, fans spotted that his bejewelled eye mask also featured beaded whiskers – another likely reference to Lagerfeld’s cat. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n To hammer home the point, when Lil Nas X was interviewed by reporters on the red carpet, he answered their questions by simply meowing<\/a> and waving his claws.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n While Ortega wore a bright pink Valentino dress to last year’s Met Gala, this time around she went with a distinctly spookier and more gothic vibe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Her dark ensemble fitted the Lagerfeld aesthetic, but also reflected Ortega’s starring role in Wednesday, Netflix’s hugely successful Addams family spin-off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Ortega recently told InStyle<\/a> that playing the character had influenced her personal style. “I do think that Wednesday changed my taste a lot,” she said. “I have a hard time getting her off of me, at least clothing-wise.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Actor Jared Leto can always be relied upon to deliver some of the craziest looks at the Met Gala – but he really outdid himself this year. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Oscar winner turned up literally dressed as a cat. That’s it. There really isn’t much more we can say. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n We’re lucky he decided to remove his giant cat head while posing for photographs – or we may never have even known it was him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The hottest rising star in music was making her Met Gala debut this year, so she understandably wanted to remember every moment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Perhaps unaware of the invention of the smartphone, the 23-year-old instead brought her own jewel-encrusted camera to take photos (and complement her custom Balmain outfit).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n According to TMZ,<\/a> the New York rapper was personally invited to the Met Gala by Anna Wintour, who asked her to attend as a guest of Vogue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The singer and actress looked frankly stunning in her mismatched black-and-white Thom Browne coat, which she later took off to reveal a shuttlecock-shaped sheer dress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “My first Met Gala was in 2011, and I went with Karl [Lagerfeld]. So this is sort of full circle for us to be honouring him,” Mon\u00e1e told People.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Mon\u00e1e accessorised with a white leather quilted cat bag – yet another reference to Choupette.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The outfit which perhaps most explicitly referenced Lagerfeld was worn by actor Jeremy Pope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Hollywood star lit up the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s grand staircase in a huge embroidered Balmain cape emblazoned with the recognisable face of the designer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"short](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/FB9C\/production\/_90021446_grey_line_new.jpg.webp)
<\/picture><\/noscript><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n1. Doja Cat understood the assignment<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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<\/picture><\/noscript><\/span><\/span>Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n2. Barry Keoghan and Burna Boy matched up<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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<\/picture><\/noscript><\/span><\/span>Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n3. Lil Nas X won the night by a whisker<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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<\/picture><\/noscript><\/span><\/span>Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n4. Jenna Ortega hit peak Wednesday<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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<\/picture><\/noscript><\/span><\/span>Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n5. Jared Leto gave everyone paws<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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<\/picture><\/noscript><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n6. Ice Spice didn’t want to forget her first Met<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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<\/picture><\/noscript><\/span><\/span>Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n7. Janelle Mon\u00e1e is up for a game of badminton<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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<\/picture><\/noscript><\/span><\/span>Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n8. Jeremy Pope wore Karl on a cape<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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