The Met Gala 2023

Talk about a dramatic entrance: Rihanna, a Met Gala mainstay, and her beau A$AP Rocky made it to the Met Gala about two hours after most attendees walked the cream carpet.

Rihanna first concealed her look under an opulent fur coat while Rocky paired a red tartan kilt with jeans, a suit jacket and a skinny tie (not to mention, a pair of opaque black sunglasses, which were an essential component of Lagerfeld's daily uniform).

And then finally, after the carpet had cleared, she appeared: In a silky white gown and hooded puffer jacket, Rihanna closed out the Met Gala.

In an homage to the models dressed as brides who often closed out Lagerfeld's Chanel shows, Rihanna floated up the Met steps, her voluminous train flowing behind her. And ever the effortless cool girl, she completed the look with fingerless gloves and sunglasses with their own wispy lashes.

It was a fitting end to an event meant to honor one of the industry's great provocateurs who often leaned into the high drama of fashion.

Supermodel Ashley Graham brought exaggerated silhouettes, velvet and satin to the Met Gala carpet in honor of Karl Lagerfeld, this year’s theme.

The dress was designed by Harris Reed and was inspired by Lagerfeld’s work at Chanel in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the brand said. Reed specifically pointed to Lagerfeld’s ability to “bring a new life” to the Chanel brand, according to the statement.

The custom pink and black gown kept in mind Graham’s “renowned approach to empowerment and self acceptance,” the brand said.

"The Last of Us" stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey had unique takes on formal wear at the Met Gala on Monday night.

Pascal dressed in black shorts paired with a red shirt and a long, red coat. The actor walked down the carpet in a pair of black, military-style boots and black socks.

Ramsey sported a black, decorated coat with matching pants and a skirt over top.

The hit HBO drama, based on the critically acclaimed video game of the same name, has been renewed for a second season.

For Cardi B's second Met Gala look, the star paid tribute to Karl Lagerfeld's distinctive style with an elaborate black gown decorated with large rose details. She accessorized with a silver wig, pearl earrings and long black gloves.

The rapper's first outfit of the night was a festive custom Miss Sohee gown, which featured a pink pleated tulle piece fanning out behind her head.

Though she's been a Chanel muse since the 2000s, actress and model Devon Aoki attended the Met Gala for the first time tonight in a custom look designed by Jeremy Scott. An off-the-shoulder black and white gown features wing detailing on the décolletage.

"(Lagerfeld's) color palette is often restrained in black and white," Scott said on Vogue's livestream of the event.

The Met Gala is an evening of style, glamour and… baby news.

In a pair of stylish debuts, tennis world champ Serena Williams and supermodel and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss both stepped on to the red carpet on Monday sporting very special accessories: babies on the way.

“There’s three of us here,” Wiliams told La La Anthony during Vogue’s live red carpet show. The 23-time Grand Slam-winner went on to say “I’m good, I feel good now” and shared her relief that her secret was out. “I can stop hiding now,” she added.

Williams wed husband Alexis Ohanian in New Orleans in 2017 and they share one daughter together, 5-year-old Olympia Ohanian.

Adding to the family was always the plan for Williams, who shared in a 2022 essay for Vogue that she planned to grow her family as she “evolved away from tennis.”

It seems as though that time has come nearly a year after her last tennis match.

Kloss, who shares one child with husband Joshua Kushner, had earlier told Emma Chamberlain of her bump reveal that, “I’m so happy. This is the first time I am sharing my news. So, it’s very special.”

Chamberlain, who was also serving as one of the cohosts for Vogue's red carpet livestream joked that Kloss was the “only one who got to sneak in a baby” to the notoriously exclusive event. “I know, I got a plus one. Don’t tell anybody!” Kloss responded.

The model donned a fitted black gown by Loewe adorned with draped strands of pearls.

Kushner, who is former White House aide Jared Kushner’s brother, and Kloss wed in 2018 and welcomed their son in March of 2021.

Puerto Rico’s own Bad Bunny stopped the show in a tweed Jacquemus suit with a stole made of white roses draped around his elbows. The Grammy winner’s stole was longer than many of the trains on attendees’ gowns. 

Bad Bunny’s outfit appeared relatively reserved from the front – until he turned around and revealed that the suit was backless. Label founder Simon Porte Jacquemus wore a similar suit in black, also backless. 

Last year, the risk-taking musician made his Met Gala debut in a puffy-sleeved khaki Burberry dress that resembled the house’s famous trench coat.

Instead of a typical celebrity, an environmental activist will be sporting a custom Coachtopia look designed by Coach creative director Stuart Vevers at the Met Gala red carpet this year.

Maya Penn founded a sustainable fashion brand, Maya's Ideas, focused on creating "artisan crafted, accessories and clothing made from organic, recycled, and vintage materials," according to its website.

Gabriella Karefa-Johnson will be the stylist for the look, Coach told CNN in an email.

"These two inspiring individuals, who are redefining American fashion for now, will both be the first to wear custom looks from the new circular Coachtopia brand," Coach said.

Coachtopia recycles and reuses materials that would otherwise go to a landfill, the brand said on its website.

Singer and actress Janelle Monáe added a purr-fect accessory to her Met Gala look — a purse with the likeness of Karl Lagerfeld’s beloved cat, Choupette.

She wore the white, plush cat purse as she walked the carpet.

Doja Cat's hooded dress with glittering cat ears and feline facial prosthetics was another nod to Choupette on the carpet. Jared Leto also showed up in a full cat suit.

Choupette, who has her own Instagram account, posted earlier today that she was invited to walk the Met Gala carpet, but decided to stay home.