{"id":34588,"date":"2023-04-12T10:29:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T00:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=231270"},"modified":"2023-04-12T10:48:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T00:48:51","slug":"choupette-met-gala","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/choupette-met-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Praise Be: Karl Lagerfeld\u2019s Iconic Cat, Choupette, Is Confirmed To Be Attending The 2023 Met Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_231272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231272\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-231272 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Choupette-Met-Gala.jpeg\" alt=\"Choupette-Met-Gala\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Choupette is reported to be attending the 2023 Met Gala, which honours her late-owner, Karl Lagerfeld, under the theme &#8216;Karl: A Line Of Beauty&#8217;. Choupette via Instagram.com\/choupetteofficiel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the theme for the 2023 Met Gala as \u2018Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty\u2019, we had only one question: will Karl\u2019s iconic cat, Choupette, make the guest list? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know that questioning a feline\u2019s attendance at a hallowed ball may seem frivolous to some, but with Choupette practically Karl\u2019s daughter, her attendance on the Met steps on the first Monday in May seems like a prerequisite for honouring the late-fashion maven.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, we seemingly have our answer, with Choupette reportedly confirmed to attend this year\u2019s star-studded soiree. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only question that remains is which luxury maison she\u2019ll be choosing her ensemble from? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given that Choupette is arguably <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most famous Birman alive, we have no doubts that the 12-year-old cat may even play an important role in the evening\u2019s proceedings.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231271\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-231271 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Karl-Lagerfeld-Cat-Choupette.jpeg\" alt=\"Karl-Lagerfeld-Choupette\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1488\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld stands at the vernissage &#8220;Corsa Karl und Choupette&#8221; for his photo calendar in the Palazzo Italia at a drawing of his Burmin cat. (Photo by Jens Kalaene\/picture alliance via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fashion-forward feline hasn\u2019t taken to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/choupetteofficiel\/\" target=\"_blank\">133,000 Instagram followers<\/a> to divulge her Met Gala RSVP status, but given she\u2019s the animal acme of Lagerfeld\u2019s legacy\u2014with a <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/celebrity-pets-net-worth\/\">reported net worth of $13 million<\/a> accumulated from her modelling contracts, endorsement deals and of course, her inheritance left after the creative director\u2019s passing\u2014her attendance is certainly befitting for the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, we\u2019d go as far to argue that Choupette could be the most spoiled \u2018nepo baby\u2019 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/met-gala-2023-guests-banned\/\">2023 guest list.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Given her gilded lifestyle included travelling with Lagerfeld on his private jet, dining off of custom-made Goyard plates and making rare appearances in fashion editorials, Choupette\u2019s Met Gala debut is bound to make <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/biggest-fashion-moments-in-2023\/\">fashion history.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the roles of <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/2023-met-gala-theme-hosts\/\">Met Gala co-chairs have already been allocated<\/a> to Dua Lipa, Michaela Coel, Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, and Roger Federer, but we\u2019re sure event planners will sartorially pay homage Choupette and Lagerfeld\u2019s relationship in some form.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s only one King Karl, but it\u2019s time to let the queen conquer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42674,"featured_media":34589,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[260,35],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Choupette, Karl Lagerfeld&#039;s Cat, Will Attend The 2023 Met Gala<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Karl Lagerfeld&#039;s iconic cat, Choupette, will reportedly attend the 2023 Met Gala. 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