Anna Wintour paid tribute to the late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld by wearing a gown designed by the former Chanel creative director to the Met Gala 2019.
On Monday, the US Vogue editor-in-chief arrived at the gala, which was inspired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s latest exhibition “Camp: Notes on Fashion”, to walk the pink-coloured carpet with her daughter, Bee Shaffer.
Posing for photographers in a custom Chanel feathered pink and black cape with a floral beaded gown, Wintour later revealed that her ensemble was designed by Lagerfeld before his untimely death earlier this year.
"Karl made (it) for me, and Virginie finished," she told reporters at the event, according to USA Today, referring to Virginie Viard, Lagerfeld's longtime studio director and collaborator who succeeded him as the French brand’s creative director.
The look was similar to a gown shown at the Chanel's SS19 collection last October which featured a near identical beaded motif.
Lagerfeld’s design has been praised on social media, most notably by singer Rihanna who posted a photograph of Wintour’s dress on Instagram with the caption “best dressed”.
"#AnnaWintour ALWAYS so smooth," commented one Twitter fan.
"Supreme," described another of the star's outfit.
Lagerfeld passed away on 19 February aged 85.
The news was confirmed by Chanel hours after his death with an official statement that read: "An extraordinary creative individual, Karl Lagerfeld reinvented the brand’s codes created by Gabrielle [Coco] Chanel: the Chanel jacket and suit, the little black dress, the precious tweeds, the two-tone shoes, the quilted handbags, the pearls and costume jewellery."
Last month, Wintour revealed she “bawled” after finding out about the designer’s death.
“I was in an airport reading all of the papers, the obituaries, sitting next to a very unfashionable man, in a checkered shirt, you know, and I just started to bawl,” Wintour recalled during an interview at the Women in the World Summit 2019.
