Doja Cat’s very first Met Gala look is just perfect.
The “Woman” rapper is among the A-list attendees at the 2023 Met Gala tonight, as guests honor the late legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld with a dress code theme. Doja nailed the theme by impersonating Lagerfeld’s beloved white Burmese cat, Choupette.
Her Oscar de la Renta hooded gown featured cat ears on the hood as well as silver sequins, a backless feature and a mermaid silhouette that extended into a white feathered train. Over 5,000 man-hours went into creating the dazzling piece, which includes 350,000 silver and white bugle beads
As an accessory she wore a diamond headdress under the hood and a delicate arm cuff with diamond chains. Doja’s glamor was also equally categorized; The Grammy winner wore appropriately dramatic black cat eyeliner and polished her nose to resemble that of a cat.
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Although Doja is attending the Met Gala for the first time, she has long been known for her experimental style on the red carpet.
Last January, for example, she sat front row at Schiaparelli’s spring couture runway show, where she appeared completely covered in 30,000 red Swarovski crystals. The intense beauty look was coordinated with her monochromatic red ensemble, which consisted of a crimson, knee-length, strapless dress with a fully beaded skirt and matching shawl.
Doja’s creative director, Brett Alan Nelson, previously spoke to BAZAAR.com about her groundbreaking style.
“When it comes to fashion week, sometimes people want to be direct and just wear the designer for the show. They want to look good,” he says. “But we wanted to tell stories, and we wanted to do things a little bit editorially and theatrically — to, you know, break the internet and make headlines.”
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This year’s gala theme, “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” pays homage to the life and legacy of the late Chanel Creative Director.
The Costume Institute describes the Spring 2023 show as an exploration of “the work of Karl Lagerfeld.” The exhibition focuses on the designer’s stylistic vocabulary, expressed in aesthetic themes that have recurred in his fashion from the 1950s through his final collection in 2019, highlighting the German-born designer’s unique way of working.”
The exhibition also features around 150 of Lagerfeld’s designs, as well as some of his sketches, both of which “underscore his complex creative process and collaboration with his premieres or top seamstresses. Lagerfeld’s flowing lines brought together his designs for Balmain, Patou, Chloé, Fendi, Chanel and his eponymous label Karl Lagerfeld to create a diverse and prolific body of work unparalleled in the history of fashion.”
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