Technically, you must be 18 years or older to attend the big event, with organizers confirming the age restriction ahead of the 2018 Met Gala after Maddie Ziegler revealed she was unable to attend because she was only 15.
The entire cast of "Friends" have never made Met Gala red-carpet appearances. Somehow, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, and Matthew Perry have never attended the event.
The Outer Banks star opens up to BAZAAR about her first-time nerves ahead of fashion's biggest night and collaborating with Stella McCartney. Last night, Madelyn Cline had attended her first Met Gala.
The guest list handed out to reporters was more than seven pages long — but there were some big names missing. NEW YORK — The Met Gala, known for its extravagant themes and outfits, has a highly secretive guest list exclusively picked by Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
?????, no. The Met Gala is invitation only, and Anna Wintour is in charge of the guest list…to the point where even if a designer/brand spends the money to buy an entire table, Anna still dictates who they get to invite.
How much does it cost to attend the Met Gala? Just because you receive an invitation does not mean you don't have to pay to get in. Tickets are more than $52,000 (US$32,000). Many celebrities who attend don't pay for their own ticket.
This year, many people who have become Met Gala staples - like Kris Jenner, Justin and Hailey Bieber, Zendaya, Sarah Jessica Parker, Lady Gaga, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, and Katy Perry - were no-shows at the dazzling party, leaving many to wonder if their absence was because they were axed by the famously-icy ...
Gomez had been grabbing dinner with her little sister then. The sighting confirmed that while Gomez was in New York recently to shoot her TV series Only Murders in the Building's third season, she left the city after it wrapped to take a break.
Unlike other charity events, the Met Gala is invitation only and there is a waiting list to get a ticket. According to The New York Times, invitations are typically based on a person's status.
Ariana Grande did not attend the MET Gala 2023 held in New York City on Monday evening. The singer is currently busy shooting for her upcoming film, The Wicked in London and hence chose not to fly down to attend the event.
The international pop star has missed fashion's biggest night for the fifth year in a row. Though she has yet to publicly comment on her absence from the 2023 Met Gala, fans are well aware that Grande has been busy filming the movie adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Wicked.
While it was initially suspected that the new age restriction had been introduced due to the 2018 Met Gala theme “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination”, a spokesperson for the event confirmed that the decision had been made because “it's not an appropriate event for people under 18”.
But others like Ariana Grande, Bella Hadid, Timothée Chalamet, Kaia Gerber, and even the late Karl Lagerfeld's cat, Choupette (the designer was this year's Met Gala theme inspiration), were nowhere to be found.
It may very well be that Zayn just doesn't want to go, however his comments led to speculation that he may also have been banned. Since several famous names, from Gwyneth Paltrow to Tina Fey, have reportedly found themselves uninvited from the Met Gala after throwing shade at the event during interviews.
According to an organizer for the Met Gala, which is held at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the annual costume ball will no longer allow celebrities under 18 from attending because the event is “inappropriate” for minors.
At the 2021 Met Gala, Hailey and Justin attended the star-studded affair together. Hailey went for a classic look, opting for a black strapless column Saint Laurent gown with a plunging scalloped neckline trimmed with crystals.
Taylor Swift didn't steal the show at the Met Gala — much to the disappointment of Swifties — but she missed the red carpet event for a good reason. The "Midnights" songstress, 33, is busy with her sold-out tour and preparing for her three shows in Nashville this week, a source confirms to Us Weekly.
Though fans were clamoring for an appearance from the Grammy winner, her absence from the 2023 Met Gala comes as no surprise since Swift is currently in the midst of her nationwide Eras Tour. Just this past weekend, she performed three sold-out shows at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
From the months of fittings with designers to the logistical gymnastics required to ensure their work schedule will allow them to be in New York on the first Monday of May, some celebrities opt to gracefully bow out from time to time.
Twitter account @HFMetGala, who have historically invited creators to submit digital fashion ideas on the Met Gala's annual theme, announced they were boycotting 2023's event, tweeting: “As we approach the first Monday of May, the hf twitter met gala team would like to announce that we will not be celebrating this ...
Given that many dresses are custom-made for the Met Gala or are pulled from designer's couture archives, it's rare that celebrities are allowed to keep their gowns. More often than not, they go back to the design house to be archived.
It has been reported that the most expensive dress ever worn at the Met Gala was Marilyn Monroe's golden gown. Six decades after Monroe wore this famous outfit, Kim Kardashian decided to pay tribute to the late singer by putting it on at Met Gala 2022.
Anna Wintour, the chairperson of the event, assumed the chairmanship of the Institute in 1995. Her guest list grew to include celebrities globally from the worlds of fashion, entertainment, business, sports, and politics who would eventually grace the pages of Vogue.
The MET Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, where a collection of more than 33,000 pieces of clothing, jewellery, and accessories that documents fashion from the 1400s to now is displayed to anyone who buys a ticket to the museum.