The Met Gala, or Met Ball, formally called the Costume Institute Gala or the Costume Institute Benefit, is an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts Costume Institute in New York City. The Met Gala is popularly regarded as the world’s most prestigious and glamorous fashion event and is known as “fashion’s biggest night”; an invitation is highly sought after. Personalities who are perceived to be contemporaneously relevant to society amongst various professional spheres, including fashion, fil, television, music, theater, business, sports, social media and politics, are invited to attend the Met Gala, organized by the fashion magazine Vogue.
The Met Gala is an event held annually on the first Monday of May, which marks the opening of the Costume Institute’s annual fashion exhibit hosted on the Upper east Side of Manhattan.
Many of the attendees are depicted on the covers and pages of Vogue. Each year’s event celebrates the specific theme of that year’s Costume Institute exhibition, which sets the tone for the formal attire of the night.
Over time, the Met Gala has evolved from the New York epicenter to become increasingly global in its perspective. For instance, the 2023 Gala’s theme was titled “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty”, which honored the artistic contributions of the late German designer to the world of fashion and traced his evolution; and all four co-chairs hailed from Europe.
In 2022, the theme was titled “Gilded Glamour”, which honored the Gilded Age in New York. The fashion worn by guests is expected to match the theme of the exhibit, generally in haute couture. Global fashion icon Anna Wintour, who is the editor-in-chief of Vogue, has chaired or co-chaired the Met Gala since 1995, except for the 1996 Met Gala, which was chaired by Wintour’s successor at British Vogue, Liz Tilberis.
Lets take a look at the glamorous Met Gala Costumes, and see how creative Hollywood designers and celebrities were this year.
