A 6ft cat and a surprise appearance by Bill Nighy in his signature dark suit outshone a legion of supermodels in haute couture to be the belles of the ball at the Met Gala celebrating the late Karl Lagerfeld.
The tone of a night full of red-carpet curveballs was set by the host, Anna Wintour, who appeared to confirm longstanding romance rumours by making her entrance arm in arm with Nighy.
