All the secret meanings and tributes to Karl Lagerfeld in the stars' Met Gala manicures
This year's Met Gala theme, as always, links to the spring fashion exhibition at the Museum. For 2023 that's 'Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty', and as stars walked the red carpet this first Monday in May, some found a novel way to honour the late designer in their red carpet looks.
It was the year of the secret mani message, with lots of little tributes to be found on A-lister nails – if you know where to look.
Luckily for you... we do. And we've been keeping tabs on them. Here see all the manicure tributes you might have missed.
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Hailey Bieber's manicurist brought glazed donut nails back to the trend's birth place – the Met Gala – for this simple, chic and elegant mani on Madelyn Cline.
Sticking with the very-much trending simple nude bases and natural looks, the pair added a Fleur De Lis charm to honour Karl Lagerfeld, matching his tie pin.
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One of Tom Bachik's three prepped options for Jennifer Lopez's Met Gala mani, the winning set feature a diagonal sweep of black patent leather effect over a nude base, finished with hand placed black diamonds to create the signature CC logo.
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Kim Truong created this simple natural nude mani for Miranda Kerr but with a special touch painted on: "An ode to Karl, the iconic Chanel Camellia".
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Mary Soul and Elle Fanning created “lace nail gloves” inspired by Karl Lagerfeld's infamous accessory.
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Once again using the Chanel Camellia emblem, Rihanna went for a clear white nude with long square tips, embellished with perfect 3D white Camellias, just like on the iconic packaging. A look created by Maria Salandra .
(Taylor Hill - Getty Images)From JLo to Elle Fanning, guests were adding tributes to Karl Lagerfeld to their nails on the 2023 Met Gala red carpet, with the late designer being the theme.