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Karlie Kloss expecting second child with husband Joshua Kushner, debuts baby bump at the Met Gala

The model showed off her baby bump for the first time on the steps of the Met Gala red carpet

Joshua Kushner and Karlie Kloss attend The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023
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Beatriz Colon - New York
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Karlie Kloss is expecting baby number two! The model debuted her baby bump on the steps of the Met Gala red carpet.

The star already shares son Levi with her husband Joshua Kushner, who she married in 2018.

Karlie opened up for the first time about her pregnancy on the red carpet with YouTuber Emma Chamberlain, who is a co-host for Vogue's coverage of the event.

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"You are the only one who got to sneak in a baby," Emma joked to her upon realizing Karlie was pregnant, who responded with: "I know I got a plus one, shhh, don't tell anybody."

"I'm so happy," the soon to be mother-of-two then exclaimed, noting that it was the very first time she was sharing the news publicly. "It's so special," she said."

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Discussing "her and baby's look," Karlie revealed that Jonathan Anderson, the creative director for Loewe, was behind the look, a figure-hugging, long sleeve black gown with a subtle mermaid train, and a trompe l'oeil effect – a signature of the designer – emulating gold chains, which were layered under pearl chains draped from her neck and hips, reminiscent of many Chanel ensembles.

"He and I kind of collaborated on this vision," she said, adding that it was inspired by the "1983 Karl [Lagerfeld] trompe l'oeil dress that Anna [Wintour] has worn."

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When asked for tips on dressing a baby bump, Karlie explained that her first pregnancy was during the pandemic, meaning this is her first go dressing her baby bump for red carpet events.

Karlie Kloss attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City© Getty
The dress' silhouette is perfect to debut a bump

The theme of 2023's Met Gala is Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty. It honors the late designer's decades of work, highlighting his long-standing relationship with brands such as Chloé, Fendi, his eponymous label, and most notably Chanel, which he helmed since 1983.

Famously on the first Monday in May, the first Met Gala was in 1948, and each year it intends to raise funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, which was its own entity from 1937 until it merged with The Met in 1946. In 2014, it reopened as the Anna Wintour Costume Center with the exhibition Charles James: Beyond Fashion. The Vogue editor-in-chief has been co-chair since 1995, and Andrew Bolton is the head curator of the institute. Alongside Wintour, this year's co-chairs are Penélope Cruz, Dua Lipa, Michaela Coel and Roger Federer.

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