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Meet Choupette, The Chic Cat Who Declined The Met Gala Invitation

This sweetheart may not have been in attendance, but she inspired many of the occasion’s show-stopping looks

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Anna Rosete

<div><br/></div><p>At the <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/a-line-of-beauty/the-met-gala-2023" target="_blank">2023 Met Gala</a>, one could not ignore the cat-inspired looks that stole the show on the runway, giving the Karl Lagerfeld-themed event an undeniable Schiaparelli-esque, surreal vibe.  Jared Leto showed up in a complete cat costume, prompting snuggles from Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek.  The outfit confirmed the House of Gucci actor’s status as a scene-stealer fashionista, punctuating a string of memorable Met Gala appearances: as Gucci creative director, Alessandro Michele’s twin at the 2022 Met Gala, <em>America: An Anthology In Fashion</em> and another carrying a replica of his own head at the 2019 Met Gala, <em>Camp: Notes On Fashion</em>.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/1509d7b8-fe2c-4ff3-8cc4-75302e46acea_344811530_1010750436574752_1726772850685245729_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Jared Leto, Kylie Jenner at the Met Gala after-party.<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> @gettyentertainment  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/26686f4d-b4f5-4a88-a3e9-c507fc590892_344023544_6034010743375297_6274935538574524403_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Anne Hathaway, Jared Leto in a Choupette costume and Salma Hayek <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> @drepubblicait  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/tips/z-giant-poodles-by-luxuri-pets/35046" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">These Giant Poodles Have Found A New Home With Their Celebrity Parents</a></div><div><br/></div><p>On the other hand, Doja Cat dressed up in an Oscar de la Renta gown covered in silver beads, flowing into a train of white feathers.  Completing her attire were cat makeup and prosthetics.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/76f04668-5b1b-4fcf-9834-6b2b929799df_344200001_238726928699734_7532112334554265722_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Wondering what all the fuss about a floof was about in the 2023 Met Gala?  Titled <em>Karl Lagerfeld: A Line In Beauty</em>, celebrities and designers alike found a trove of inspiration from the late German designer’s life, including his pet, <strong>Choupette</strong> (which means &#x27;sweetheart&#x27; in French), a Birman feline he adopted in 2011.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/68dabc5c-d9a7-4012-953f-227270c938d4_288877013_540665020877884_1149610101427484795_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>A number of people were anticipating the appearance of Lagerfeld’s beloved cat who some speculate must have even received an inheritance from him.  However, the feline declined the invitation, in favor of watching “coz[il]y at home.”</p><div><br/></div><p>&#x27;Many people invited me to walk the red carpet of the #METGALA2023 in tribute to Daddy, but we preferred to stay peacefully &amp; cozy at home,&#x27; the floof’s Instagram post said. ”We pay tribute to my Daddy every day since his parting and we are very moved to see one more day dedicated to him.”</p><div><br/></div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/99682513-9b79-41f9-8630-7adf0392f88c_choupette karl lagerfeld_landscape.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/81c21ef4-c205-4c90-bf42-aa0ad029e187_choupette karl lagerfeld 15.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/a05c7468-e6db-46bb-9a6d-e722721560a3_choupette karl lagerfeld 1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/ac0156c1-dced-490f-bafb-73c14ddb7690_choupette karl lagerfeld 2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/5f133c32-503f-418a-a683-9e500fc6ddee_choupette karl lagerfeld 3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/e138ab8d-67fa-43f5-b223-f6f25ed2a65c_choupette karl lagerfeld 4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/3f3d1857-720d-4886-9a97-ffb65b4f9129_choupette karl lagerfeld 5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img 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fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/ea54ab2a-84f3-4499-b766-62dbbf3ef872_choupette karl lagerfeld 11.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/32693616-5d27-4fff-a765-c73aa36fccf9_choupette karl lagerfeld 14.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/72290164-c5bb-4469-a1a2-fed4d6fe0d60_choupette karl lagerfeld 15.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/61754bb0-4deb-4763-b3a1-7766fb811674_choupette karl lagerfeld 16.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/b0af68fa-a0a9-4f6c-814b-d772d2c03c65_choupette karl lagerfeld 17.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/ac310209-057f-4e0e-a201-269883207fab_choupette karl lagerfeld 18.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@kimkardashian</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@choupetteofficiel</cite></div></div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><p>Despite declining the Met Gala’s invitation, Choupette still helped Kim Kardashian choose an outfit for the occasion.  In an Instagram post, the actress wrote, “Had a date with @choupetteofficiel in Paris. We then spent some time at @karllagerfeld’s office to get a little inspiration for the Met.”</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c798f5bc-4b0f-4f2b-b5f1-0ded5c1d5d20_choupette karl lagerfeld 12.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Kim Kardashian with Choupette <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> @kimkardashian  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>With some 187K followers on Instagram, the floof has received loads of love and attention, with a color named after her (Choupette Blue which figured in Emma Chamberlain’s Met Gala 2023 ensemble),  and even starring in some editorials, most memorably in 2012 with Letitia Casta for V Magazine.  </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/df83a4b4-b6e0-4788-be7c-00a55e0e07a7_choupette karl lagerfeld 18.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/tips/sam-milby-catriona-gray-pamplered-pets-episode-met/35039" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam Milby and Catriona Gray’s Cavalier King Charles Spaniels Are Certified ‘Pampered Pets’</a></div><div><br/></div><p>It will be recalled that Lagerfeld revealed his sentiments about Choupette to Numero Magazine, “I like being calm, and my cat is a presence that counts but isn&#x27;t encumbering,&#x27; the Chanel designer said.  &#x27;She is peaceful, funny, fun, and gracious, she&#x27;s pretty to look at and has good poise, but her main quality is that she doesn&#x27;t talk,” he continued.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f7734f7c-3db0-413b-a250-7e03afe45931_choupette karl lagerfeld 8.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Having dined often with Lagerfeld, Choupette’s meals were and are still very meticulously prepared, in “fabulous bowls,” as the designer revealed to Numero Magazine.  &#x27;She sits opposite me and eats what she has to eat,&#x27; he explained. &#x27;Before she might have attacked any old prawn, but now she will only touch the four different dishes prepared for her on that day, served in fabulous bowls. Everything must be very fresh, otherwise Mademoiselle sits in front of her biscuits for three quarters of an hour giving me filthy looks, without eating a thing,” he shared.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/8d7b5890-8c90-42b0-9244-ddc6bc940009_choupette karl lagerfeld 10.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Lagerfeld’s feline orphan, who he was known to call “the center of his world” has been busy honoring his memory through her own Instagram account, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/choupetteofficiel/" target="_blank">@choupetteofficiel</a>, since the designer’s death in 2019.  She is represented by My Pet Agency, and continues to live a fabulous life with two maids who keep notebooks to log her daily activities, a driver, and a social media manager.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/51fdaf72-a945-495c-8743-43ff99110834_choupette karl lagerfeld 9.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Images @choupetteofficiel.</strong></div>