This may be a controversial statement, but we adored the red carpet from last night’s Met Gala. On May 1, so many beloved stars arrived in gorgeous looks for the 2023 Met Gala that honored the late designer Kal Lagerfeld. For the theme of “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” the dress code was all about honoring Lagerfeld in some way. (For those that don’t know, Lagerfeld helped create legendary fashion houses like Chanel, Fendi, and Chloé!) While there were plenty of stunning Fendi and Chloé looks, the biggest theme of the red carpet was vintage Chanel.
Now, we adore vintage looks: it’s a sustainable way to look as chic as can be, it’s a fun way to bring back older trends we don’t see much of anymore, and it’s such a fun way to play around with your typical wardrobe.
From Margaret Qualley’s 1990s LBDs to the 1980s ballgown that Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz wowed in, so many celebrities understood the assignment when they chose to arrive in vintage looks.
Check out every showstopping vintage Chanel look from last night’s Met Gala red carpet (and which year we first saw the stunning looks in action!)
Jennie
Blackpink singer Jennie Kim made her Met Gala debut in this stunning Chanel look of a white mini-dress from their 1990 collection.
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman answered fans’ prayers by rocking her ruffled, sparkling baby pink gown from her Chanel No 5 commercial in 2004.
Gisele Bündchen
Gisele Bündchen made her first solo appearance at the Met Gala in decades by wearing this white Chanel look from the Spring-Summer 2007 Couture line.
Margaret Qualley
Margaret Qualley arrived in a lacy black LBD from Chanel’s 1997 Spring Couture line.
Fabiola Beracasa Beckman
Fabiola Beracasa Beckman rocked this flowing gothic black Chanel gown that was originally seen from their Spring 1994 Couture line.
Eaddy Kiernan Bunzel
Eaddy Kiernan Bunzel wowed in this monochromatic collared gown from Chanel Haute Couture’s line from the Fall of 2006.
Whitney Peak
Okay, calling this vintage may be a stretch since it originally came out in Chanel’s Fall-Winter 2021 Couture line, but we had to talk about this ruffled white gown Whitney Peak arrived in.
Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillard stunned in this flowing, sparkling gown from Chanel’s Fall-Winter 2007 Couture line. Fun fact: she actually originally wore this to the BAFTAs in 2011.
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa looked like a princess in this woven white gown from Chanel’s Fall-Winter 1992 Couture show.
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell had a stunning Barbiecore moment in this sparkling, silk-wrapped gown from Chanel’s Spring-Summer 2010 Couture.
Margot Robbie
If Margot Robbie’s black corsetted gown looks familiar to you, it’s because it’s from the Spring 1993 couture line!
Penelope Cruz
Penelope Cruz’s princess moment was thanks to this white, hooded Chanel gown from the 1980s.
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