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Doja Cat attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. Jared Leto, dressed as Karl Lagerfeld's cat Choupette, attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. Lil Nas X attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City.

One way to be called “the cat’s meow” is to show up as a literal cat at the Met Gala. That’s exactly what Doja Cat, Jared Leto, and Lil Nas X did on Monday night (May 1). The stars’ looks may have had viewers wondering why they showed up as felines, but it was actually a tribute to the late Karl Lagerfeld, whom the event’s theme was modeled after.

When the designer died at the age of 85 in 2019 due to pancreatic cancer, he left much of his estate to his beloved white Burmese cat, Choupette. The cat even has its own social media accounts and has become a social media sensation. Though the cat didn’t make a guest appearance at the 2023 Met Gala, there were plenty of shoutouts to her on the red carpet.

Jared Leto came out in a full 6-foot-tall fursuit with hyperrealistic blue eyes, terrifying Lizzo on the red carpet. No one knew it was him until he tore off the head. Then, Doja Cat arrived in an Oscar de la Renta dress with diamond hooded cat ears and cat face prosthetics, giving a whole new meaning to her name. She even replied only in “meows” when interviewed by Emma Chamberlain. Finally, Lil Nas X went avante-garde in a full-body crystallized cat look created by legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath. His bejeweled mask and long, razor-sharp claws added to his fiercely feline look. He also replied in “meows” when asked about his Met Gala look.

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