Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty exhibition at The MetKarl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty exhibition at The Met

Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty exhibition at The Met

With the Met Gala that took place this week, the 2023 theme ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’ honoured the long-time Chanel artistic director following his death in 2019.

Following this, The Costume Institute’s spring 2023 exhibition, taking place from May 5th until July 16th, 2023 will examine the work of Karl Lagerfeld (1933–2019). Focusing on the designer’s stylistic vocabulary as expressed in aesthetic themes that appear time and again in his fashions from the 1950s to his final collection in 2019, the show will spotlight the German-born designer’s unique working methodology. Most of the approximately 150 pieces on display will be accompanied by Lagerfeld’s sketches, which underscore his complex creative process and the collaborative relationships with his premières, or head seamstresses. Lagerfeld’s fluid lines united his designs for Balmain, Patou, Chloé, Fendi, Chanel, and his eponymous label, Karl Lagerfeld, creating a diverse and prolific body of work unparalleled in the history of fashion.