The Met Gala was formerly known as the Costume Institute Gala or the Costume Institute Benefit and is also referred to as the Met Ball. It is an annual fundraising gala for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. Every year’s event commemorates the theme of that specific year’s Costume Institute exhibition, and therefore the exhibition sets the tone for the formal dress of the night, with guests expected to choose their costumes as per the theme of the exhibit.
Podcast: The Met Gala Goes Global
In 1995, Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour became the chair of the Met Gala and changed it forever. Former Vogue International editor Suzy Menkes remembers that time....duration 9 minutes.