Alia Bhatt Debuts at Met Gala 2023 Donning a White Bridal Dress Shimmering in 1 Lakh Pearls

Alia Bhat shines out in a white bridal dress covered in 1 lakh pearls, designed by Prabal Gurung, as a homage to Karl Lagerfeld at the Met Gala 2023.

Written by: Arjita Gupta

Edited by: Krutarth Ghosalkar

Last Updated: May 03, 2023

Karl Lagerfeld-inspired dress code was all that fired up the fashion event of Met Gala 2023 with Alia Bhatt debuting on the red carpet portraying a white bridal dress designed by Prabal Gurung clad in pearls. This was not the first time when Gurung had approached Alia for the event. Alia Bhatt’s Met Gala look was nothing less than sparkling stars as she was draped in a white bridal dress with 1 lakh pearls a homage to the infamous bridal collection of Karl Lagerfeld.

The dress was an inspiration from 1992’s Chanel bridal look for the supermodel Claudia Schiffer, which was worn on the red carpet by Dua Lipa. It was made in New York at Atelier Prabal Gurung. With a touch of Indian aesthetics, Prabal reflected Karl’s work on the hand-embroidered dress on silk tulle. And to give the dress the right finish, the actress wore a pearl-embellished bow to go with her hairdo. Alia also wore Kajal on the inside of the smudgy eyes.

Prabal said that he had previously invited Alia to the Met Gala. And they had also talked about the moment for a good amount of time. But the actress had always wanted to wait for the right moment. This time, Alia said yes, and the right moment had arrived, so they both went to their wildest imaginations. Gurung also shared that he had met Alia at the 40^th birthday party of Karan Johar and had heard a lot about her from his brother.

On Instagram as well, he revealed how the debut of the actress finally saw the light of day. He said that when he had first met Alia, he was taken by her and that she was palpable to every one of them with a simmering fire personality and petite ingénue. He appreciated her for surpassing expectations after delivering good performances in one after the other films through her creative genius characters. He terms Alia as one of the finest actors in the world currently and a powerhouse performer.