

And Cardi B went big in pink, complete with a feathery head piece. Kim Kardashian, meanwhile, went with loops and loops of pearls all over her Schiaparelli look. It was a lovely statement about sustainability, proving that beautifully hand-crafted pieces never go out of style,” Cohn said. Typically stars wear new couture straight off the runway or have a custom look commissioned. “My favorite look was Nicole Kidman’s ethereal feathered sequin Chanel gown. Kidman topped off her look with Harry Winston diamonds. He was the one really sort of shepherded me … in terms of my love of fashion.” “He was so much a part of my life, as were his whole team. “I’m very grateful to wear it,” she told The Associated Press. Also adorned in camellias were Emily Blunt in a Michael Kors blouse and Adut Akech in a Carolina Herrera gown. Many used boucle fabric (Teyana Taylor’s Thom Browne suit and Anne Hathaway’s Versace safety pin number). “They referenced the many signatures Karl Lagerfeld developed over his six-decade plus career.” “The Met Gala dress code was ‘in honor of Karl’ and guests definitely understood the assignment,” said Alison Cohn, deputy fashion news editor for Harper’s Bazaar. The outfit in honor of Lagerfeld was done by an up-and-coming British design house, Chenpeng Studio. Up top, she said, “is giving Karl, the house of Chanel and Karl at the same time.” It was a men’s white collar shirt accent with a black men’s tie. Monáe’s look, with a black sparkly leotard underneath, was made by Thom Browne.Ĭardi B first donned pink then switched to a full black ballgown with, you guessed it, camellias. Bad Bunny showed up late in bright white from head to toe with a long cape also adorned with camellias, a Coco Chanel motif embraced by Lagerfeld.
