Inside most scandalous Karl Lagerfeld remarks from body-shaming to anti-Me Too as 2023 Met Gala them

KARL Lagerfeld's past controversial comments have resurfaced amid controversy over the 2023 Met Gala, which honors the late fashion icon.

"Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" is the theme for this year's glamorous and prestigious fashion event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Vogue announced the theme in September 2022 and provided additional details about it in January.

The plan to honor Lagerfeld didn't come without backlash.

Prior to his death in 2019, Lagerfeld was known for the extensive work he did for Chanel, Fendi, and his own Karl Lagerfeld label.

While his contributions to the fashion industry will be immortalized in the exhibition, the attention has also brought to mind some less-than-savory comments made by the German designer.

In 2012, as many fashion brands took a progressive step toward inclusivity, Lagerfeld remained steadfast in his choice to have thin models sport his designs.

“There are less than one percent of anorexic girls. But there are zero in France, I don’t know in England - over 30 percent of girls [are] big, big, overweight," he told Channel 4.

"And that is much more dangerous and very bad for the health. So I think today, with the junk food in front of TV, it’s something dangerous for the health of the girl. The models are skinny, but they’re not that skinny."

"All the new girls are not that skinny,” Lagerfeld said.

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He refused to back down after public disagreement, and said just one year later: "No one wants to see curvy women on the runway."

The legendary artist also sparked controversy in 2018 when he addressed the rising Me Too movement.

The social movement gained traction once women working in film and fashion came forward with stories of sexual harassment and abuse at the hands of those in power.

However, Lagerfeld questioned the validity of the stories and said in an interview with Numero magazine that he was shocked by "starlets who have taken 20 years to remember what happened."

"Not to mention the fact there are no prosecution witnesses," he said.

He went on to defend designers who stood accused of pulling around models' underwear without their permission.

"It's unbelievable. If you don't want your pants pulled about, don't become a model," he said.

"Join a nunnery, there'll always be a place for you in the convent. They're recruiting even."

Lagerfeld acknowledged the crimes committed by Harvey Weinstein and described the man as "distasteful," but said his negative opinion mainly stems from the Hollywood executive's professional decisions.

The fashion legend was also known to be critical of gay marriage and made past comments questioning if same-sex couples should be allowed to adopt.

"For me, it's difficult to imagine one of the papas at work and the other at home with the baby," he told Vice in 2010.

"How would that be for the baby? I don't know. I see more lesbians married with babies than I see boys married with babies.

"And I also believe more in the relationship between mother and child than that between father and child."

He later announced his support of gay marriage but said he was "less keen" on gay couples being allowed to adopt.

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Amidst the controversy, Lagerfeld successfully ran a billion-dollar empire which he left in part to Virginie Viard.

According to Vogue, Lagerfeld's exhibition "will examine the life—and creative legacy—of the late designer, who shaped the face of fashion for more than half a century."

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