Following the announcement of the Met Gala 2023 theme, celebrities have no doubt already started preparing for fashion’s most influential night – which always takes place on the first Monday in May. But over on social media, fans of the glamorous event aren’t happy, and it’s all to do with next year’s theme which is a tribute to fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.
What are the controversies surrounding the Met Gala?
The Met Gala’s upcoming theme has also reignited conversations about the accusations of sexual assault made against Lagerfeld. Models Naomi Campbell and Stephanie Seymour pulled out of attending the 2009 Gala at the last minute, in a show of support for designer Azzedine Alaïa.
After discovering that none of his work was included in the Costume Institute exhibit, Alaïa asked the models not to wear the dresses he had designed for them to the Gala and they chose not to attend altogether. Alaïa was well-known for having close relationships with his models, and his exclusion from the “Model as Muse” exhibit was seen as a snub.
