The first Monday in May is almost upon us, with fashion’s biggest event, the Met Gala, set to take place in New York next week.
What to know ahead of the red carpet and party, with the theme honouring the late (and controversial) designer Karl Lagerfeld? Here’s your cheat sheet.
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Aside from that big red carpet, what actually is the Met Gala?
More accurately the Met Gala is actually the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Institute Benefit, a black-tie fundraiser for the museum’s self-funded Costume Institute. Last year the evening raised US$17.4 million
Hosted by Vogue and its editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, the gala also marks the official opening of the annual fashion exhibition at the Costume Institute and is attended by patrons, designers and celebrities who dress up to a very specific dress code.
Dubbed the ‘Oscars of fashion’, the event sees the who’s who of the fashion and entertainment worlds dress to impress in usually bespoke constructions from the world’s leading fashion designers with a focus on cutting edge design, creativity, and more recently, provocation.
It has brought us some of the most iconic fashion moments of recent decades, from Rihanna’s many looks to Lady Gaga’s arrival/performance in 2019.
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Come May 1, Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy will be on display at the Met Gala and the starry fundraising party’s companion exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.
What is this year’s theme then?
The Met’s spring 2023 exhibition, titled Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty, pays tribute to the designer who died in 2019. The dress code for the corresponding gala…
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