This year’s Met Gala, a highly anticipated event in the fashion world, is set to take place soon with stars like Zendaya and Bad Bunny co-chairing and TikTok sponsoring the event. The Gala will celebrate the opening of the “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, with the dress code for attendees being “The Garden of Time,” inspired by a short story by J.G. Ballard. The event will be co-chaired by Zendaya, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lopez, and Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue.
Among the expected attendees at this year’s Met Gala are celebrities such as Lily Gladstone, Ayo Edebiri, Rihanna, Gisele Bündchen, Kendall Jenner, Olivia Rodrigo, Uma Thurman, and Cara Delevigne, among others. Additionally, TikTok is a sponsor of the event, despite facing legislative challenges in the United States, with its CEO serving as an honorary co-chair. The “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” exhibit will feature 250 objects chosen from the Costume Institute’s archive based on iconography related to nature.
The exhibit will be organized around the themes of earth, air, and water, as well as around the senses, with some garments accompanied by scents related to the person who wore them. Tickets for the Met Gala can cost as much as $50,000 for a single ticket and up to $300,000 for an entire table, with designers often purchasing tickets for the celebrities they are styling. The first Met Gala was held in 1948 as the Costume Institute Benefit, transforming into its modern format after Vogue editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland joined as a consultant in the 1970s.
Viewers can tune in to a livestream of the Met Gala on May 6 hosted by Vogue and broadcast on its website and social media channels. The Gala has long been a popular event for celebrities to showcase elaborate designer looks on the red carpet, with social media often buzzing about who best fits the theme of the event. It will be interesting to see which celebrities confirm their attendance at the Met Gala in the coming weeks, as some celebrities keep their participation a secret until the night of the event. The Gala has become an iconic event in the fashion world, with each year’s theme and attendees eagerly anticipated by fans and industry insiders alike.
