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Greetings, fashionistas everywhere: Time for the Met Gala has arrived. Yes, we are approaching May’s first Monday.
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That is difficult. The exclusive livestream is hosted by Vogue and begins at Vogue.com at 6 p.m. Eastern. Additionally, the feed will be accessible on YouTube and TikTok, two of Vogue’s digital channels.
There will also be a ton of additional media available. Watch the action live on X, TikTok, Instagram, Peacock, and E!, which begins at 6 p.m.
When many celebrities get ready to stroll up the grand staircase of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, they gather outside the Mark Hotel. The Associated Press will be live there. The broadcast will start at 4:45 p.m. Eastern time and be accessible on APNews.com and YouTube.
It is only possible to observe the event’s packed red carpet; the gala’s dinner and cocktail hour are renowned to be private affairs.
Yes, it’s a party, with dinner and beverages for around 400 guests who have been invited, but it’s also a major fundraiser for the Costume Institute at the Met, the only branch of the museum that has to pay for itself. The gala raised almost $22 million the year before. The entire thing is coordinated by Anna Wintour, a Met trustee for whom a section of the institute bears her name. To add to the enchantment, phones are not permitted.
Every year, there’s a dress code related to the spring display at the museum. Not every attendee responds to Wintour’s plea; others do not. Inspired by the same-titled short tale published in 1962 by J.G. Ballard, this year’s subject is “The Garden of Time.” Considering how particular last year’s topic was—all things Karl Lagerfeld—it’s a softball-style question. Expect flowers, flowers, and more flowers this time. And vintage will probably be huge.
“Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” is the title of the book. We’re not discussing Disney princesses or fairytales, though. There are 250 pieces from The Costume Institute’s permanent collection in all, some of which are extremely rare public pieces and so delicate that they must be protected by glass. Smell was one of the senses that curators aimed to appeal to. Their collaborator was a “smell artist.” Additionally, one garment truly increases. Honoring nature is one aspect of the concept. The public can view the exhibit from Friday through September 2.
It’s a big deal to be asked up by Wintour to co-chair. Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, and Zendaya are the members of this year’s class. It’s the first Met Gala for Hemsworth. Jonathan Anderson, creative director of Loewe, and Shou Chew, CEO of TikTok, serve as honorary chairs. The businesses also fund exhibitions and galas.
Although who goes is kept a mystery, Rihanna has revealed that she will. She’ll probably have her partner A$AP Rocky with her. Ben Affleck and Tom Holland, two more well-known couples whose significant others are hosting, are probably going to be there as well. Lily Gladstone has indicated that she will go. Ayo Edebiri is the one we want to see. It appears that Taylor Swift won’t be attending, and her boyfriend Travis Kelce won’t be either. Dua Lipa is departing.
