At one point las year, it looked like the Met Gala could be Kardashian-less. According to reports, the famous family had been 'cut' from the guest list of fashion's biggest night, which takes place on the first Monday in May.
However, three of the five famous sisters defied the speculation, with Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner rocking up to the event in showstopping finery – not that we ever expect anything less. It's expected that the siblings will return to the Met Gala this year, which takes place on Monday 6 May and has the theme 'The Garden of Time'.
Neither Kourtney nor Khloé confirmed why they were absent from 2023's sartorial spectacle. Kourtney disregarded the event entirely on social media, while Khloé supported her siblings from afar, reposting interviews and glamorous red carpet photos.
The Kardashian's history with the Met Gala has long been the subject of speculation. After previously being banned from the exclusive event, Kim was finally invited in 2013 alongside her then-husband [Kanye West]{href='https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/in-the-news/kanye-west-and-antisemitism-im-fearful-this-is-now-our-norm/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'}. Ever since then, the family have been front and centre, with all five sisters taking to the carpet in 2022.
Last year's event honoured the late Karl Lagerfeld, who Kim remembered fondly when he passed in 2019. The designer photographed the reality star for a spread in CR Fashion Book back in 2013 when she was pregnant with North West, and she shared images from the set following the news of Karl’s death.
'We lost a true legend!' she wrote. 'You were such an inspiration to the world! You shot my first fashion shoot and I was so nervous to work with such an icon! The world is so much chicer because you existed! I am beyond honoured to have met you and had the opportunity to work with you. You are so loved and will be so missed.'
There has always been a lot of hearsay about the Kardashians (specifically Khloé) being 'banned' from the Met Gala at various times, which Khloé herself shut down on Twitter in 2021, branding them 'absolutely NOT true'.
Khloe also revealed that she'd turned down past invites on their reality show The Kardashians, saying, 'I have been invited in the past. I just opted not to go. I’m not big on red carpets. I think I’ve made that very clear.' She added that Kim ended up convincing her to go last year, explaining, 'Good old Kimberly has a way with words. And I am also sort of a pushover with some things, and I guess I allowed her to push me over.'
When Kim made her Met Gala debut, the experience was very overwhelming for her. She explained in a tweet in 2019, 'Year 1 – 2013 Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy. I was Kanye’s plus one & so nervous! I didn’t know anyone & I’m sure no one wanted me there lol.’ She added, 'I did my own lipstick & the colour is so off. I went home & cried after of insecurity.'
But since then, her appearances have taken her to new heights, featuring looks from Givenchy, Lanvin, Roberto Cavalli, Balmain, Vivienne Westwood, Versace and Balenciaga. However, Kim's outfit choice last year caused a lot of controversy after she wore a vintage Marilyn Monroe dressfrom 1962. Kim told Vogue that she lost a lot of weight to fit into the iconic outfit. The admission, which it seems Kim casually made, created a huge online stir.