A look back at the top Karl Lagerfeld designs that were shown during fashion's biggest night.

No one can ever truly predict what the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/every-met-gala-theme-ever" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Met Gala theme</a> will be each year, but this year's theme in particular caused a special amount of shockwaves. Last year it was announced that the theme of the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/met-gala-2023-details-karl-lagerfeld-theme-hosts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2023 Met Gala</a> is "In Honor of Karl," a commemorative sentiment to celebrate the visionary works and mass impact of the late designer. Of course, the unveiled theme begged the question, what should the attendees wear?
Fortunately, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/cara-delevingne-claudia-schiffer-karl-lagerfeld-muses-fashion-legacy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lagerfeld's</a> extensive fashion career leaves decades of inspiration to pull from. For some, we may have the opportunity to witness celebrities decked in archival <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/disney-tv-series-karl-lagerfeld-karl-kaiser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lagerfeld</a> designs. For others, we'll likely see designers reference various Lagerfeld works for their own creations for the evening. The late designer has quite the resume working with labels (including <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/chloe-fall-winter-2023-collection-looks-runway-photos-gabriela-hearst" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chlo&eacute;</a> and his eponymous brand), though he is best known for helming <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/fendi-fall-winter-2023-collection-runway-looks-photos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fendi</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/nazanin-boniadi-chanel-2023-academy-awards">Chanel</a>. Having begun his <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/fendi-spring-summer-2023-haute-couture-show-runway-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fendi</a> journey in 1965 and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/chanel-fall-winter-2023-collection-looks-runway-photos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chanel</a> in 1983, there is certainly no shortage of vintage pieces to pull from.&nbsp;
With that, Lagerfeld has had quite the fashion impact on the Met Gala red carpet through the years. From his Chanel haute couture gown for <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/every-look-chanel-spring-summer-2023-runway-photos-pfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kristen Stewart</a> at the 2010 Met Gala to his bright pink Chanel dress for <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/lily-rose-depp-french-girl-style-parisian-fashion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lily-Rose Depp</a> in 2017, Lagerfeld's muses never failed to make the best-dressed list of the night.&nbsp;
In preparation for the 2023 Met Gala, L'OFFICIEL looks back at Lagerfeld's best Met Gala looks of all time.

Claudia Schiffer in Chanel at the 1995 Met Gala "Haute Couture."

Kate Bosworth in Chanel at the 2008 Met Gala "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy."

Kristen Stewart in Chanel Haute Couture at the 2010 Met Gala "American Woman: Fashioning A National Identity."

Blake Lively in Chanel at the 2011 Met Gala "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty."

Freida Pinto in Chanel at the 2011 Met Gala "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty."

Mary Kate Olsen in vintage Chanel Haute Couture at the 2013 Met Gala "Punk: Chaos of Couture."

Bella Heathcote in Chanel at the 2013 Met Gala "Punk: Chaos to Couture."

Chloe Grace Moretz in Chanel at the 2014 Met Gala "Charles James: Beyond Fashion."

Dakota Johnson in Chanel at the 2015 Met Gala "China: Through The Looking Glass."

Cara Delevigne in custom Chanel at the 2017 Met Gala "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between."

Lily Rose Depp in Chanel at the 2017 Met Gala "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between."

Yara Shahidi in Chanel at the 2018 Met Gala "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination."

Karl Lagerfeld's Best Met Gala Looks of All Time

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