The starting point for Aoki’s Met Gala gown – and Jeremy’s complementary tux – was the leather minidress Devon wore in Scott’s fall 2001 show in Paris. “I was thinking about Karl’s use of black and white throughout his career and decided to base our looks solely in black and white,” Scott tells Vogue. “I then thought about one iconic Chloé dress he did with black jet beaded trompe-l’oeil folds, and mixed this idea with the memory of the last time Karl, Devon and I were together, right after my Fall 2001 show in Paris. Devon wore a white winged leather minidress, so I took my iconic wing and came back to it, fusing it with these nods from Karl for both Devon’s gown and my tuxedo jacket.” The fittings proved emotional. As Devon puts it: “Trying on the dress was a cathartic moment for both of us, considering our time together in the industry from babies to now.”
Aoki describes her relationship with Lagerfeld as “undoubtedly one of my life’s greatest gifts”. “As a young teenager, he made me feel seen, loved and special,” she says now. “He plucked me from this obscure place of not being a standout to being his muse and being celebrated. It was really such an incredible thing for me as a young biracial girl, [who was] shorter than most of the other girls with untraditional looks.”
Lagerfeld’s support also dramatically impacted Scott’s profile in his early days in the industry (he once said Scott was the only person capable of taking over Chanel after his own tenure as artistic director). “I loved Karl dearly and was as bemused as everyone else that he was so vocally supportive of me and my work,” Jeremy says. “His generosity, generosity of spirit, sharing of knowledge, inspiration and wisdom were the things I admire most about him. He was curious! I truly believe that is one of the reasons he had such a long, enduring career, so my motto is to always stay curious.”
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