Ahead of the Met Gala 2023, which will honor the work of the late designer, revisit the best beauty moments on Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel runways, from Devon Aoki’s punk pink rinse to Cara Delevingne’s tweed-laced ponytail.
Karl Lagerfeld once said that “beauty—or the desire to be beautiful—is in itself a dangerous motivation. It is the sum of our experiences that makes us interesting.” And yet, here was a man who knew how to use beauty to create some truly breathtaking moments—particularly during his tenure at Chanel. Ahead of the Met Gala 2023, which will honor the work of the late designer, revisit the best beauty moments on Karl’s runways, from Devon Aoki’s punk pink rinse to Cara Delevingne’s tweed-laced ponytail.