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This Year’s Met Gala Was a Vintage Lover’s Dream
Some of the best looks from the 2023 Met Gala came straight from the fashion archives.
If there was ever a year to expect vintage Met Gala garments, it was this one. The theme was honoring Karl Lagerfeld, one of the fashion industry's most decorated designers (who most recently before his passing helmed Chanel since 1983), so there were plenty of archival vintage gems to pull from. Thankfully, many of the stars gave us the vintage reworks of our dreams, bringing back old favorite designs and even re-wearing their own Lagerfeld-designed gowns.
Opting for a vintage Met Gala outfit is becoming increasingly popular on the First Monday of May — who can forget Kim Kardashian wearing Marilyn Monroe’s 1962 dress last year? From Nicole Kidman in her Chanel No. 5 Commercial Dress from 2004 to Rihanna's Vintage Fall 1997 Fendi coat, this year was a true blast from the past. Below, we rounded up the best vintage looks from the 2023 Met Gala (and after-parties).
Naomi Campbell in Chanel Couture, 2010
Nicole Kidman in her Chanel No. 5 Commercial Dress, 2004
Penelope Cruz in Chanel Couture, 1988
Yara Shahidi in a custom version of Jean Paul Gaultier, 2008
Jennie Kim in Chanel, 1990
Dua Lipa in Chanel Haute Couture, 1992
Gisele Bundchen in Chanel Couture, 2007
Margot Robbie in Chanel, 1993
Rihanna in Fendi, Fall 1997
Margaret Zhang in replica Chloé, 1983
Dua Lipa in Chanel Couture, Spring 1995
Kendall Jenner in replica Chanel, 1994
Vanessa Kirby in Chloé, 1983
Olivia Wilde in Chloé, 1983
Maude Apatow in Vintage Chloé
Kristen Stewart in Chanel, 2016
Lauren Santo Domingo in Chanel Couture, Fall 1988
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