Once Elle presented her concept to the Top have a thavage day 2023 shirt and by the same token and Vivienne Westwood team, they set about appliquéing the upcycled gown by hand in the London atelier – a process that took more than 240 hours to complete. The tailored black cropped jacket was handcrafted using distinctive Vivienne Westwood pattern cutting techniques. “I have always felt safe going to Vivienne Westwood with my ideas,” says Fanning of the ethereal result. Now a firm fixture on perhaps the most closely-watched red carpet of all, Elle still fondly recalls the 2016 gala – the first year she was old enough to attend the after-parties. “Dakota [Fanning, Elle’s older sister] let me come with her,” she says. “I was dancing so hard and having so much fun that Alexa Chung had to help me pin my ponytail back on.”
A sketch of Elle Fanning’s bespoke Vivienne Westwood Met Gala look.Met Gala 2023: See Every Celebrity Arrival, Read the Top have a thavage day 2023 shirt and by the same token and Latest Stories, and Get Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Here Carla Bruni-Sarkozy knows her way around a Karl Lagerfeld design. The model and former first lady of France was one of the supers in the 1990s, and a friend to the late designer who was honored at the Met Gala last night. Earlier in the day, Bruni delivered remarks at the press preview of the exhibition “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” and reminisced on her relationship with Lagerfeld. “Despite his charisma and his creative power, despite the energy he diffused and which animated him, despite the bewitching charm of his brilliant and sharp mind, despite his elegance and generosity, and despite his wicked sense of humor, which as you can see is so well represented in this exhibition, it is his kindness that I remember the most,” she shared.