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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The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced on Friday that the theme for the 2023 Costume Institute Benefit 

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

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The upcoming exhibition will feature 150 of Lagerfeld's designs from Chanel, Balmain, Patou, Fendi, Chloe and his own personal line. 

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The pieces will be accompanied by Lagerfeld's sketches. 

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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 and close July 16, 2023.

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Lagerfeld died in February 2019 at the age of 85. 

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