The glitz and glam of this year’s Met Gala also doubled up as the perfect place for expectant celebrity mums to showcase their baby bumps.
Serena Williams and Karlie Kloss attended the 2023 Met Gala in New York on Monday night sporting baby bumps as they walked the cream, red and blue carpet — both confirmed they are pregnant.
The dress code of the evening, hosted at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, was ‘In honour of Karl’, meaning celebrities were inspired by late Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld.
The retired tennis player wore a black mermaid gown, with silver edging designed by Gucci. It featured pleated sleeves, crisp white cuffs and diamanté trim around the skirt and neckline.
Footage from the red-carpet show Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian, an entrepreneur and the co-founder of Reddit, gently resting his hand on her midsection.
Speaking to reporters, Williams said there are ‘three of us’ on the carpet. This would be the Tennis star’s second child.
American model Kloss, 30, also revealed that she is expecting her second child with businessman husband Joshua Kushner.
Wearing a Loewe outfit designed by Northern Irish fashion designer Jonathan Anderson, Kloss wore a black long-sleeve Loewe dress with a trompe l’oeil effect with the image of bangles on each sleeve, an image of gold necklaces on the neckline and gold necklaces as a belt on the waist.
‘I’m so happy, this is the first time I’m sharing my news, so it’s very special,’ she told Vogue.
She continued: ‘I was pregnant last time during the pandemic so I didn’t leave my sweatpants. So this is the first time I’m on a red carpet pregnant and it’s a super special moment, also kind of vulnerable – so I don’t know how to style a belly. I can’t imagine a more special moment.’
Tapping into the red-carpet maternity fashion trend for sleek, skintight designs, Kloss’ dress had long sleeves and a tight silhouette to show off her growing bump.
The Met Gala is a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and coincides with the Costume Institute’s annual exhibit.
This year’s theme, ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,’ honors designer Karl Lagerfeld. Dua Lipa, Roger Federer, Michaela Coel, Penélope Cruz and Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour are co-chairs for the 2023 fete.
