- Kim Kardashian said that pearls were falling off her 2023 Met Gala gown.
- The garment, from Schiaparelli, featured pearls as a tribute to late designer Karl Lagerfeld.
Kim Kardashian said that her 2023 Met Gala gown was shedding pearls on her way to the event – and her daughter, North West, was the one to pick them up.
Kardashian, who has become known for her memorable Met Gala looks, arrived at the event on Monday literally dripping in pearls. Her Schiaparelli gown covered her in strings of pearls that formed a cowl and extended down her legs. The pearls were a tribute to the late Karl Lagerfeld, whose fashion legacy was the theme of the evening.
While this year's look was less controversial than her 2022 Marilyn Monroe gown, Kardashian told Vogue that there were some mishaps with the dress on the way to the event.
"Some popped on the way, and I told my daughter to grab them all," Kardashian told Vogue on the red carpet, referring to 9-year-old North West. "They're real pearls, and she was putting them all in her purse."
North stepped out with her mother on her way to the event, and the pair were photographed leaving their hotel. Per Allure, Kardashian's oldest daughter wore a pastel Chanel jacket, jeans, and a pearlescent clutch.
While North didn't walk the carpet herself, Kardashian told Vogue that North had been in the room with her getting ready, and was watching her family walk the red carpet from a car. Her sisters, Kylie and Kendall Jenner, were also in attendance, and Kardashian said that they all took a shot of alcohol together before the event.
"This year, I just wanted to feel glamorous," Kardashian told Vogue. "I really didn't feel the pressure. I just wanted to have a good time."