Here’s what we know about the first Monday in May, from the theme, to the guest list, to why the lead-up to this year has been cloaked in controversy.
Daniela Morera , Andy Warhol and Raquel Welch at the 1980 Met ball.It’s the nickname given to the annual charity ball for New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute – but that’s too long for an Instagram post. Over time, it has become as much a fashion show as a fundraiser.
An aerial view of the dining hall at the 2022 Met Gala. Guests are officially banned from taking photos inside.The event, which supports the fashion department at the Met, began as a late-night supper in the 1940s. But it was in the late 1990s that it cemented its place as the biggest social event of the year.Beyonce, at the 2015 gala, which became the focus of the documentary film The First Monday in May.
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