Met Gala 2023: Karl Lagerfeld’s 16 best runway moments.

Karl Lagerfeld was a designer that ushered a revolution in fashion - his demure and love for women created supermodels in the face of Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Cindy Crawford, just to name a few. His specific sketches, and ideas of celebrating the beauty of now was witnessed across his years heading Fendi, Chanel and Chloé. Playing upon an idea of self-irony and worldly adoration, Lagerfeld’s Chanel shows became fiery spectacles - think Chanel’s rocket launch for AW17, transporting us to Cuba for Cruise 2016, putting together the Chanel supermarket for AW14, and many other grand observations, served and staged across Grand Palais in Paris.

The rich archive of ideas, personally sketched out and executed into meticulous detail, represented Lagerfeld’s constant thirst for knowledge, and his curiousity of the ever-changing world. Launching many current fashion faces like Cara Delevingne, Kristen Steward and Lily Rose-Depp into grand stardom, the designer always aimed at expressing his opinion, and exploratory vision outwards into his collections. This year’s Met Gala exhibition, co-chaired by Penélope Cruz, Dua Lipa, Michaela Coel, and Roger Federer, aims to showcase the creative beginnings, and rich archive of Lagerfeld’s life - from his formative years as a designer at Chloé, throughout the 30+ years at Fendi, and his biggest tenure at Chanel.

Ahead of this year’s Met Gala titled ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’, Perfect. has compiled the designer’s greatest fashion moments throughout the years.

Stella Tenant in the infamous ‘Chanel Bikini’ at the Spring/Summer 1996 show in Paris.

Karl Lagerfeld and his muses closing the Autumn/Winter 1995 Haute Couture show in Paris.

The Chanel rocket finale during the Autumn/Winter 2017 show in Paris.

Cindy Crawford walking the Chanel Spring/Summer 1994 show in Paris.

Models walking Fendi’s ‘Great Wall of China’ Autumn/Winter 2007 show.

Karl Lagerfeld with his muses at the Spring/Summer 2005 Haute Couture show.

Naomi Campbell at the Autumn/Winter 1997 show in Paris.

Karl Lagerfeld celebrating the 90th anniversary of Fendi in Rome in 2016.

Chanel’s Cruise 2016 show on the streets of Havana, Cuba.

Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2015 show in Paris.

Karl Lagerfeld’s very final Fendi show, shown during the Autumn/Winter 2019 schedule in Milan.

Ines de la Fressange closing the Chanel Autumn/Winter 1984 show.

Chanel’s Autumn/Winter 1992 show, inspired by boxing and the art of competition in Paris.

Chanel’s ‘Supermarket’ show for Autumn/Winter 2014.

Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel Autumn/Winter 2010 show featured an iceberg, imported from Sweden and installed into the Grand Palais in Paris.

The designer’s final Chanel show, featuring his favourite supermodels walking out into the winter chalet set design, during Autumn/Winter 2019 in Paris.