Everything You Need to Know About the 2023 Met Gala

Who will be there?

The guest list is guarded with the obsessive secrecy of the Illuminati members’ roll until the night itself, but rumor has it Brittney Griner may attend this year. Past and present Chanel ambassadors such as Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, Marion Cotillard, Kristen Stewart, Charlotte Casiraghi and Pharrell Williams may well show up.

Designers tend to arrive with famous dates, many of whom happen to be brand ambassadors, which makes the guests walking advertisements for fashion houses as well as for the event itself. Last year, for example, Nicolas Ghesquière of Louis Vuitton women’s wear brought Emma Stone, Jung Ho-yeon, Gemma Chan, Cynthia Erivo, Phoebe Dynevor, Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas. Jeremy Scott, then of Moschino, brought Megan Thee Stallion, Iris Law and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez.

For a moment, a rumor circulated that the Kardashians had not been invited this year, but that turned out not to be true, and odds are Kim will make an entrance. Her decision last year to starve herself to fit into Marilyn Monroe’s famous “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” dress became the controversy of the night, which raises the stakes around her appearance this time around.

But will Choupette be there?

Since Mr. Lagerfeld’s death, Choupette has remained an obsession among fans and fashion insiders, and many were left wondering whether the designer’s feline companion would make an appearance at the Met Gala. But on Monday, she officially sent her regrets.

“Many people invited me to walk the red carpet of the #METGALA2023 in tribute to Daddy, but we preferred to stay peacefully & cozy at home,” the Instagram account @choupetteofficiel said. “We pay tribute to my Daddy every day since his parting and we are very moved to see one more day dedicated to him.”

Choupette was born Aug. 15, 2011, and at first belonged to Baptiste Giabiconi, a French model and muse of Mr. Lagerfeld’s. Mr. Lagerfeld developed a deep affection for the Birman while cat-sitting over Christmas that year. “When he came back, I told him that the cat was not returning to his house, and I kept it, this kind of genius creature,” Mr. Lagerfeld told The Cut in 2018.