Met Gala 2023 Theme Honors the Late Karl Lagerfeld

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The fashion world is honoring the late Karl Lagerfeld in a big way.

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It was announced on Friday morning that the theme for the 2023 Costume Institute Benefit, aka the Met Gala, will be Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty

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The announcement was made at Lagerfeld's photo studio in Paris, which journalist Derek Blasberg noted has remained "untouched"

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since the designer and Chanel creative director's 2019 death. 

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Blasberg said on his Instagram page that the upcoming exhibition will feature 150 of Lagerfeld's designs

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150 of Lagerfeld's designs from Chanel, Balmain, Patou, Fendi, Chloe and his own personal line. 

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The annual gala takes place on the first Monday in May and is a fundraiser for New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

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The exhibition will open to the public on May 5, 2023, according to the Met's official Twitter account.

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He revitalized the legendary French brand founded by Coco Chanel into an international phenomenon that became the epitome of elegance, luxury and glamour. 

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