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.
For what may be the first time ever, two Met Gala attendees arrived in the same dress. Olivia Wilde and Vogue China editor Margaret Zhang both opted for a vintage Chloe dress.
While Wintour has final say over every attendee's attire, their loos technically do not have to be approved by the Vogue EIC (though she is aware of everything that gets to walk the famous carpet). "Each celebrity has been chosen to wear a gown by a designer.
Anna Wintour has run the Met Gala since 1995, shaping it into the much-loved annual celebration of fashion we know today.
Rihanna has proven she is still the queen of the Met Gala following her 2023 look - here's every time she has taken the crown at the event. Rihanna has blown us all away with her red carpet looks for years, but Met Gala Rih has always held a special place in our hearts.
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Important to note that celebrity attendees generally don't pay for their own ticket, with entry costs and costumes financed by major fashion houses. All the money from Met Gala tickets are then donated to the Costume Institute, as a self-funded department of the museum.
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.
On the night of the event, Jenner thanked Ackermann for designing the look for her on Instagram, writing, "HAIDER ACKERMANN FOR JEAN PAUL GAULTIER ♥️💎 thank you to the entire @jeanpaulgaultier team and @h.a !
Alia Bhatt, who made her Met Gala debut, wore a gown covered in one of Lagerfeld's favourite textures: pearls. She wore a partially-sheer, cream Tory Burch gown. Vogue's global editorial director icon Anna Wintour wore a simple white column dress from Chanel with a bold coat adorned with yellow and black flowers.
The K-pop star and Saint Laurent ambassador stepped out on the red carpet alongside Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello, wearing a little black dress from the fashion house with a white bow embellishment. She accessorized with choker and dramatic dangle earrings.
Kardashian borrowed the dress from Ripley's Orlando location and she did not pay for it – but she did make two charitable donations to organizations in the Orlando are on behalf of the company, the post reads. Ripley's bought the dress at a private auction.
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. Instead, the entry cost and costumes are bankrolled by major fashion houses.
Each year, the Met Gala is one of the most exclusive events in art and fashion with guests ranging from reality TV stars to musicians, and even the occasional royal family member. While you must be invited personally by Vogue director Anna Wintour, that doesn't mean you don't have to purchase a ticket first.
And apparently, his decision to skip the event had everything to do with not wanting to run into Olivia Wilde and Emily Ratajkowski. The Daily Mail spoke to a source who said, “Harry was invited to the Met Gala, but knowing that both of them were definitely going, he avoided it like it was the bubonic plague.”
Why is the Met Gala so secretive? Celebrities who go to the Met Gala are banned from taking any social media photos from inside the event. The rule apparently came into play because as it was, guests were spending too much time on their phones and not being present for the high-brow evening.
It's up to Anna Wintour. The Vogue editor doesn't not only approves every single person on the guest list, but she also picks the seating charts and everyone's outfits.
According to PageSix, inflation has really come for the Met Gala as the price for a ticket in 2023 is $50,000, which is up from the 2022 price of just $30,000 per person (what a steal!)
Ticket Sales: Ticket sales are the Met Gala's principal source of revenue. Attending the event may be exceedingly expensive, with tickets sometimes costing thousands of dollars per individual. It is an elite and sought-after event since only a small number of high-profile people are invited.
In honoring one of fashion's giants while reflecting her own history, Coel struck pure gold. Dua Lipa is pop's reigning princess, and at the 2023 Met Gala, she had the gown to match. The singer-songwriter graced the carpet in a cream tweed 1992 Chanel bridal gown designed by the late Lagerfeld.
A prominent fashion publicist named Lambert established the Met Gala in 1948. It was done in order to raise funds for the Costume Institute. It was supposed to also start a yearly exhibition and celebrate fashion in general.
What is the 2023 Met Gala theme? This year's exhibition theme is 'Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty', which Andrew Bolton, the Met's curator, explained will not be a straightforward retrospective, but will pay tribute to his life's work in a unique manner.