Met Gala
Met Gala or Met Ball is an annual festival for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City. It's also about annual fashion exhibit where the celebrities take part in. The Met Gala was established in 1948. Since 1973 this event has become "a jewel in New York City’s social crown".[3] This is also called as the Super Bowl of fashion.[4]
| Met Gala | |
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| Genre | Fundraising gala, contribution of $30,000 per seat to enter the 2019 Met Gala |
| Frequency | Annual, held on the first Monday of May[1] |
| Venue | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Costume Institute |
| Location(s) | Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City |
| Years active | 1948–present[2] |
| Founder | Eleanor Lambert |
| Most recent | May 2, 2022 |
| Next event | May 1, 2023 |
| Organized by | Vogue |
| Website | |
| Costume Institute Gala | |
Katy Perry at Met Gala in 2018
History
The Costume Institute at the Met has been existed since 1959. Firstly the gala was annual benefit for New York charities. The attendees were members of New York high society. Then fashion designer Diana Vreeland bring it into the spotlight from 1973.[3]
Met Gala Media
Guo Pei gown displayed at "China: Through the Looking Glass" in 2015
Balenciaga dress with a Chinese floral motif
References
- ↑ Friedman, Vanessa (May 3, 2018). "What Is the Met Gala, and Who Gets to Go?" (in en). New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/03/fashion/what-is-the-met-gala-and-who-gets-to-go.html. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ↑ Hardie, Beth (May 7, 2018). "What is the Met Gala 2018 theme – and what it means". Mirror (UK). https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/when-met-gala-2018-where-12460938. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stolman, Steven (2021-09-13). "The Met Ball Was So Much Better Before All the Celebrities Showed Up". Town & Country. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ↑ Nast, Condé (2017-04-27). "What Is the Met Gala? Everything You Need to Know". Vogue. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
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