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It's Been a Minute

The best Met Gala looks and the messy legacy of Karl Lagerfeld

It's Been a Minute

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4.68.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Yesterday was the first Monday in May, which meant we were inundated with pics of the Met Gala. The theme this year: Karl Lagerfeld, the late controversial fashion designer who led the house of Chanel for years. In this episode, host Brittany Luse sits down with fashion editor and journalist Marjon Carlos. They separate the winning looks from the losing ones, break down the Lagerfeld legacy and play a game of "Show Me The Receipts."

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR.

0:05.8

I'm Brittany Luce and I am so sorry to all of you who don't treat the first Monday in

0:10.9

May as a national holiday.

0:13.6

The day we all judge the best and worst in fashion from the comfort of our beds.

0:20.0

I'm talking of course about the Met Gala, whose theme this year was Karl Lagerfeld,

0:25.4

the late, controversial fashion designer who led the house of Chanel for years.

0:33.3

If you somehow escape the Getty Image Red carpet photos of Rihanna, Mordo Jakat, or Jared

0:38.8

Leto, honestly, kudos to you.

0:41.6

The Met looks are inescapable.

0:44.4

And my next guest, Marjan Carlos, a fashion journalist and former Vogue writer, stayed

0:49.2

up way too late at a Met Gala after party, getting the tea for me.

0:55.0

It was fun.

0:56.0

It was really fun.

0:57.0

I was like, I cannot be this lit on a Monday.

1:01.1

But all the girls were there.

1:02.6

They were, when you say the girls, we got to give the people specificity.

1:06.7

I saw Kendall Jenner.

1:08.4

I saw Kylie.

1:09.4

I saw Bad Bunny.

1:10.4

I saw Sisa.

1:13.1

I don't know if Rihanna was there because I did leave at 2 a.m. so I don't know if she

1:19.2

came after I left or such another party.

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