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The 71st annual Met Gala, planned by Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour, as a way to raise funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, was held Monday night (May 6, 2019) in New York. The event – as always – proved that some of the biggest stars on the planet weren’t afraid to take some severe fashion risks.

“Come the first Monday of May every year, the pressure’s heightened as those invited to the exclusive Costume Institute Gala take to the historic Met steps to be judged on their clothing choices for the night, not only on their aesthetic appeal but also in its alignment with the year’s theme,” noted Variety.

The annual event, which is all about the fashion it inspires, centers around the latest exhibit’s theme. Previous themes have included ‘Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination’ in which attendees made sartorial allusions to religion, and

Lady Gaga stunned Monday at New York’s Met Gala, embodying the extravaganza’s “camp” theme as she peeled back look after garish look at the fete thrown by the venerable Metropolitan Museum of Art that sees Hollywood and fashion collide.

The 2019 carpet – pink, for the occasion – into the Metropolitan Museum of Art, whose yearly bash welcomes over-the-top looks that skew to a theme, was even more of an eye-popping doozy than usual thanks to this year’s concept.

Gold, trains, fringe, fur, blonde wigs and inspirations from drag as well as camp legends Cher and David Bowie were trending on the pink carpet celebrating fashion so bad it’s good.

Superstar Gaga set a high bar, bringing a shape-shifting look sure to spawn a thousand memes. 

The pop diva played Russian doll as her entourage unzipped three different looks in hot pink and black, until she sported nothing but

Each year, when the Met Gala rolls around, fans look to the stars to see what lavish and over-the-top costumes celebrities have concocted to show off while strutting their stuff on the red carpet.

The event is generally co-chaired by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour – she’s an honorary co-chair this year – and a handful of celebrities and public figures. This year, singer Billie Eilish, actor Timothee Chalamet, tennis icon Naomi Osaka and poet Amanda Gorman took on such duties for the event held at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.

Each year, the attendees are expected to don jaw-dropping outfits that align with a theme that promotes an exhibit at the museum. This year’s theme is “In America.”

With some of the biggest stars from Hollywood and beyond set to attend this year’s Gala, here’s a look at the money behind it:

MET GALA 2021: A LOOK

What can we expect?

Today is the second Monday in May, and anyone even remotely into fashion or pop culture knows that means it’s Met Gala day.

With Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Lin-Manuel Miranda as co-chairs, In America: An Anthology of Fashion as the theme and an A-list celeb guest list, it’s set to be one hell of an event, as always.

Held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the charity event aims to raise funds for the Costume Insitute. Tickets for the glamorous event cost $35,000 per person, and $200-300,000 for a table. With the price of tickets drastically rising since the 90s, not just anybody gets to go, only the most elite.

While it might cost an arm and a leg for us regular folk, it’s nothing for those who are invited by Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour, and at the end

• The Met Gala 2022 is taking place on Monday.

• This year’s theme is “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” with a focus on gilded glamour.

• Take a look back at 14 of the biggest red carpet fashion faux pas in Met Gala history.

In 1998, Alan Cumming attended the gala in an entirely silver outfit and a pair of sneakers.

The Scottish actor wore a metallic-silver lamé blazer and slouchy pants with a T-shirt in a darker shade of silver to the 1998 Met Gala, more formally known as the Costume Institute Gala. Cumming paired the highly reflective look with casual blue-and-white sneakers.

According to Vogue, the theme for that year was

Watch: Anna Wintour dishes on what to expect from the 2021 Met Gala

Tonight sees the return of the most eagerly-anticipated event in the entire fashion calendar, the Met Gala, AKA The Met Ball, to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Postponed due to COVID concerns, it’s set to come back with a bang, and shower New York city with glittering particles of style.

Run with meticulous attention to detail by Vogue Editor in Chief Anna Wintour, invitations are more Wonka’s golden ticket than commonplace gold-dust, and the guest list is always a closely guarded secret until the stars of stage, screen and catwalk appear on the red carpet, exquisitely coutured and buffed to a sheen.

Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s extravaganza – except how to get past the door staff.

When does it take place?

The Met Gala traditionally takes place on the first Monday

NEW YORK — The cocktail bar was shutting down, and guests were being encouraged to commence the elegant trek to dinner through the majestic halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

But Joan Collins had just swept in, channeling her famous “Dynasty” character, Alexis, in a tiered gown of fluffy white feathers and gobs of blinding diamonds. And Alexis wanted a glass of wine.

“I’m having a great time,” Collins said of her first Met Gala. “I’d be even better if I had a drink.”

The sartorial theme of this year’s gala was “camp” — not summer camp, but the aesthetic of camp and its influence on fashion, as explored in the museum’s new exhibit, “Camp: Notes on Fashion.” It wasn’t an easy theme to grasp; the instructions for guests were to dress with “studied triviality.”

But while the results varied hugely — from Katy Perry dressing as an elaborate

Met Gala

The Met Gala will take place on Monday, May 2 at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in New York. As always, celebrities and guests will have to follow a strict dress code. Here, check out this year‘s theme: Gilded Glamour. 

By Natalia Lobo

April 30, 2022 03:59PM EDT

April 30, 2022 03:59PM EDT

The first Monday in May is approaching and that means that it’s almost time for the Met Gala or the Met Ball, a charity event for the benefit of the Costume Institute held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Also known as the ‘Oscars of Fashion’, it’s one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. 

The event, which is supervised by Vogue US editor in chief Anna Wintour, is attended by A-list

Naomi Osaka attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion” exhibition on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Republished September 13, 2021 – 10:55 PM

Original Publication Date September 13, 2021 – 12:06 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Eilish went full glam in a huge peach ball gown at the pandemic-delayed Met Gala on Monday night, while fellow host of the evening Amanda Gorman was breathtaking in cobalt blue custom Vera Wang with a diamond laurel wreath in her hair.

Rihanna, ever the Met Gala queen, showed up late in a huge black Balenciaga look and hat accompanied by A$ap Rocky in a multicolored quilted coat from ERL. She wore over 267 carats of Bulgari diamonds, including two