The Best Dressed Men At The 2023 Met Gala And One Bad One
It was a night of diamonds and pearls and that was just the men
Pedro Pascal gave us bare knees, Lil Nas X gave us bare ass and Bad Bunny gave us bare back – these are the best dressed men from this year’s Met Gala. And one bad one because we believe in balanced coverage.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Lil Nas X attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage)
Considering that the theme of the this year’s Met Gala was centred around none other than the late Karl Lagerfeld,”Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” to give it its official title, it was guaranteed that tonight was going to give us more camp moments than the year the theme was officially camp.
Pedro Pascal at the 2023 Met Gala: Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023 in New York, New York. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
For all his flaws, Lagerfeld was the master of making and stealing the moment. His contribution to the world of fashion, vast. His entire purpose behind designing was to create a fantasy. Tapping into this latter detail was what marked the best dressed men of the Met Gala. Rosettes, tweed, diamonds and pearls – the ingredients for something great was there.
There were grades of fantasy, however. There was Lil Nas X fully realised fantasy wearing nothing but a silver thong some body paint and a whole lotta diamonds glued to his body and face. There was Jeremy Pope’s scene stealing train with Lagerfeld’s face printed on it.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Bad Bunny attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Just the mere sight of Pedro Pascal’s knees (in Valentino) sent half the internet into meltdown while Bryan Tyree Henry did the perfect take on Lagerfeld’s personal black tie uniform. But it was A$AP Rocky, arriving fashionably late with Rihanna, who nailed the brief with a tweaked update of Largerfeld’s own look as he walked the runway post show in 2004 wearing a kilt.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: A$AP Rocky attends the 2023 Costume Institute Benefit celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
But leave it to one person to let the team down and I’m not even talking about Jared Leto’s Choupette suit. Succession’s Jeremy Strong might be stealth wealthing his way towards the series’ finale but in reality he’s still a theatre kid at heart and tonight’s outfit – mismatched colours, decorative shirt front – was straight out of the costume box.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Jeremy Strong attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Check out the rest of our best dressed below.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Brian Tyree Henry attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage)NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Eddie Redmayne attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Maluma attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Robert Pattinson attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs at the 2023 Met Gala: Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023 in New York, New York. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)Brooklyn Beckham at the 2023 Met Gala: Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023 in New York, New York. (Photo by Christopher Polk/WWD via Getty Images)NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Robert Pattinson attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
