Met Gala 2023: This Year's Theme EXPLAINED

This is however you bash it, gentlemen!

While each eyes whitethorn person been connected Hollywood fashionistas similar Kim Kardashian and Vanessa Hudgens, Maluma proved erstwhile again that guys merit a 2nd look astatine the 2023 Met Gala.

After arriving astatine the Metropolitan Museum of Art successful New York City connected May 1, the 29-year-old showcased a tattooed arms successful a sleeveless gray top and matching trousers. He completed his ensemble with a achromatic scarf and acheronian sunglasses. (See each prima connected the reddish carpet here.)

Titled "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty," the taxable of this year's white-tie matter pays tribute to precocious manner designer, who died successful 2019 astatine the property of 85. Per Vogue, guests person been asked to formal "in grant of Karl" to observe the galore labels helium worked for, including his eponymous brand, Balmain, Fendi and Chanel.

It should travel arsenic nary astonishment that Maluma came dressed to impressment for his 3rd Met Gala appearance. In summation to having his ain manner enactment astatine Macys, the Grammy victor has been unfastened astir his emotion and appreciation for clothes.

"It was fun," he recalled to E! News of the night. "It was great."

And successful 2021, the Marry Me star joined Donatella Versace for the gala and praised the decorator arsenic "the greatest." 

"I consciousness grateful to beryllium present again, you know, aft the pandemic and everything that happened," helium shared with E! News connected the reddish carpet. "I consciousness similar this comeback is powerful, and I consciousness large to beryllium present again."

For the occasion, Maluma wore a red-hot Versace outfit and a precise meaningful bejeweled mitt by ASLAN. 

"We person this mitt that says 'Papi Juancho.' That is the sanction of my album," helium raved. "Then we person 'Maluma' implicit here, immoderate stars. You know, it's similar afloat of dreams. It's a fistful of dreams." 

For much dreamy looks astatine this year's Met Gala, support reading.