Met Gala: Everything you have to know about the most important fashion event
Por Andrea Ochoa
The Met Gala has become, over the years on the most important night in the fashion industry, thanks to its hosts, guests and extravagant attire, which agree with the theme of each year.
Chaired by Anna Wintour, director of Vogue Us, to raise funds for Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York, the edition of this year has had to be postponed due to the international crisis of COVID-19.
Next, we present everything you should know about the most important fashion event, although this year is not held on the expected dates.
What is the Met Gala?
Not only is the most anticipated event in the fashion industry;It is a party, whose objective is, as we said before, to raise funds for the annual exhibition of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Which raises fashion to an artistic, anthropological and historical connotation.
Led and organized by Anna Wintour, this gala is held on the first Monday of May every year.It is one of the most anticipated events thanks to invited celebrities, who show extremely extravagant and elegant creations on the red carpet.
The first edition
The first edition of the Met Gala, was held in 1979 when Eleanor Lambert, famous fashion publicist, organized the gala to raise funds for New York Society.
Since then, this tradition has been maintained and has improved over the years, being chaired by the most recognized fashion editors.That is why Anna Wintour is in charge of the organization.
The theme
One of the most anticipated and controversial aspects of the event is the theme that the organizers of the Met Gala choose.This changes every year and, therefore, defines the guest dress code.
Some of the themes of previous years have been the relationship between faith and fashion, with "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and The Catholic Imagination"; Technology and fashion with "Manus X Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology";As "Notes on Camp" inspired by a Susan Sontag essay.
The guests
If something attracts the attention of the Met Gala is the guest list, which is revealed a few weeks before the event.Every year, the celebration receives around 600 assistant, among them to the most important and current celebrities of the show.
Beyoncé, Rihanna, Sarah Jessica Parker, among others, are some of the celebrities who have hit the carpet.Sometimes, the most important designers arrive accompanied by their great muses, such as Brandon Maxwell who has arrived with Lady Gaga.
After the red carpet, the guests visit the exhibition and then enjoy dinner and special performances by guest artists.Among the favorites to liven up the night are Rihanna, Madonna or Cher, in the last edition.
It is worth mentioning that, if you are not inside the guest list, it is possible to attend the gala.However, you can buy a ticket of $ 30,000 or complete tables of approximately $ 275,000.
2021, the great return of the met gala
Unfortunately, in 2020 the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York issued a statement in which it announced the cancellation of its events, as well as the closure of its doors to the public, as a measure of prevention against the expansion of COVID-19.
When it will be?
This 2021 will mark the triumphal return of the Met Gala at the Anna Wintour Costume Center and will consist of two events.It will take place on September 13 at an intimate event, and it is aocated by a husband that will begin on September 18.This, in turn, will have a second part that will open on May 5, 2022.It should be noted that the event will be face -to -face, subject to the saints restrictions imposed by New York.
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What will be the theme?
Both the MET Gala 2021 and the exhibitions will revolve around American fashion, thanks to the fact that for 75 years, since the beginning of the Costume Institute has always been present worldwide, then it is a kind of tribute to the country and, of course,to your contributions in fashion, design and art.
Who will be the hosts?
This year, the Met Gala coanfitations will be the actor Timothée Chalamet, singer Billie Eilish, the poet Amanda Gorman and tennis player Naomi Osaka.On the other hand, Tom Ford, Anna Wintour and Adam Mosseri will be honorary hosts.
As you can see, the event is held around an issue and from there a large number of milestones to consider, such as trends, fashion, design and, of course, art, art, art.Thanks to this wonderful event we can understand the relationship between fashion and art, as well as with other disciplines such as design, architecture and, even science.
