Stars celebrate Karl Lagerfeld at the “Met Ball” in New York

Stars such as the actresses Penélope Cruz and Nicole Kidman and former tennis pro Roger Federer celebrated the German star designer Karl Lagerfeld posthumously with elegant gala outfits at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. For about five hours on Monday evening (local time), she walked with other stars on a beige, red and blue carpet laid in front of the steps of Manhattan’s famous Central Park Museum. The dress code included fashion designed by or reminiscent of Lagerfeld. The supreme hostess of the benefit gala was again Anna Wintour, head of the American fashion magazine “Vogue”.

The event, peppered with star guests, traditionally takes place on the first Monday of May. Often referred to as the “Party of the Year,” the Met Ball is an annual fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute. the on multi-million dollar sales make up the annual budget of the institute, which is now named after Wintour.

This year, the gala opened an exhibition about fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who died in 2019. About 150 works by the Hamburg-born designer can be seen in the show “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty”.

Roger Federer was also there this year – as a co-host. Together with the actresses Penélope Cruz, Michaela Coel and singer Dua Lipa, he will entertain the top class guests this evening.

Together with his wife Mirka, he looked more elegant than ever and sported a James Bond look. His sunglasses also made an appearance on the red carpet. Last Thursday, Federer revealed a collaboration between the American eyewear brand and its “RF” line. The co-designed pieces will be launched next year, but it was a great idea to use fashion’s premier celebration to give us a taste of the collection.

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