Vogue US May 2023 Tributes Karl Lagerfeld with 10 Top Models and 10 Luxury Brands AOC Fashion

American Vogue’s May 2023 issue pays tribute to Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld, one of fashion’s greatest talents. Lagerfeld is the focus of the upcoming retrospective at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute and annual fundraiser hosted by Anna Wintour and referred to as The Met Gala 2023, scheduled for Monday May 1, 2023.

Andrew Bolton, the Costume Institute’s brilliant curator has titled the new exhibition “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” a reference to the painter William Hogarth. The artist believed that an ever-turning, ever-changing line captures more energy and life than a straight one. This idea was conceptually embedded in nature by Hogarth and other artists and intellectuals discuss this concept. More than one of them referenced the serpeant as an ideal symbol.

Lagerfeld’s career spanned appointments at Balmain, Patou, Chloé, Fendi, Chanel, and his eponymous brand.

For the cover, Vogue photographer Annie Leibovitz [IG] photographed 10 muses, women who are part of a larger group of models adored by Karl Lagerfeld.

A notable absence of models like Claudia Schiffer and Cara Delevigne carries no conspiracy-laden, hidden statement from the Vogue underground. Words on IG were poorly chosen, probably based on a lack of experience, aka youth.

In this fashion story photographed at the Grand Palais in Paris, emerging from a massive renovation in advance of the Paris Olympics 2024. Fencing and taekwondo events are scheduled for the location.

Models include Adut Akech, Amber Valletta, Anok Yai, Devon Aoki, Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Liu Wen, Naomi Campbell, Natalia Vodianova and Shalom Harlow, pose in the creations of other designers paying tribute to Karl Lagerfeld with the fashion itself and also words.

Vogue has produced a huge amount of supporting material around this Met Gala event and the fashion life of Karl Lagerfeld. Follow the rollout on Vogue and Vogue IG.