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NEW YORK (AP) — True love’s buss aliases an induce to the Met Gala? Those successful nan rarified ranks of world personage — and Anna Wintour’s bully graces — request not choose.
Stars of film, fashion, music, sports, authorities and societal media will ascend nan steps of nan Metropolitan Museum of Art connected nan first Monday successful May — May 6, that is — to sip cocktails, person meal and sample nan caller exhibit, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” As fashion’s biggest nighttime approaches, it’s clip for The Associated Press to rumor nan 2024 type of our yearly guide.
SO WHAT IS THE POINT OF THE MET GALA?
It started successful 1948 arsenic a nine midnight supper, and wasn’t moreover astatine nan Met. Fast guardant 70-plus years, and it’s 1 of nan astir photographed events successful nan world, renowned for its head-spinning reddish carpet — though nan carpet isn’t ever red.
It’s important to note, though, that nan statement has a purpose, raising money for nan Met’s Costume Institute — astir $22 cardinal past year, a grounds for nan self-funding section — and launching the yearly outpouring exhibit that brings hundreds of thousands of visitors to nan museum.
But it’s nan carpet itself that draws nan world’s eyes, pinch nan 400-strong impermanent database nan taxable of rabid speculation until nan past infinitesimal — a postulation of luminaries that arguably makes for nan highest personage wattage-per-square-foot of immoderate statement successful nan world.
WHO’S HOSTING THIS YEAR?
“Anna Wintour Me Preguntó,” Bad Bunny could sing. Multi-hyphenate Jennifer Lopez adds yet different domiciled to her engaged year. And past location are 2 Marvel stars who person been spending a batch of clip successful nan godforsaken lately: Zendaya, who has continued to stun connected reddish carpets pinch her “Dune” and “Challengers” looks, and Chris Hemsworth, who is trading successful Mjolnir for nan upcoming “Furiosa.” (Hemsworth is, successful fact, a first-time gala attendee. )
And, of course, Wintour herself.
WHAT DOES THE MET GALA THEME MEAN?
The theme revolves astir “sleeping beauties,” but has small to do pinch fairytales. “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” nan title of nan accompanying exhibit, refers to garments from nan Costume Institute’s postulation that person been “in slumber” and now will beryllium connected display, immoderate excessively vulnerable to bent upright lest they disintegrate. Curator Andrew Bolton picked 250 pieces spanning 4 centuries.
The taxable is accompanied by a dress codification — this year, it’s “The Garden of Time.” The taxable and dress codification are often interpreted ... loosely. So there’s a chance you whitethorn spot an Aurora connected nan carpet, aft all.
HOW MUCH DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR A MET GALA TICKET?
Wrong question. You cannot conscionable bargain a ticket. The correct mobility is: If I were celebrated aliases powerful and sewage invited, really overmuch would it cost?
OK, IF I WERE FAMOUS OR POWERFUL AND GOT INVITED, HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST?
Well, you mightiness not salary yourself. Generally companies bargain tables. A manner explanation would past big its desired celebrities. Tickets person successful nan past costs $50,000 for an individual, and $300,000 aliases much for a table.
HOW CAN I WATCH?
You tin watch nan full carpet unfold connected a Vogue livestream. If you’re successful New York, you tin besides subordinate fans crossed nan street, down barricades, connected Fifth Avenue aliases moreover further eastbound connected Madison. And nan AP will person a livestream of departures from nan Mark Hotel, wherever galore gala guests get ready.
WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE?
Entering nan museum, guests locomotion past what is usually an impossibly tremendous flower statement successful nan lobby, pinch possibly an orchestra playing nearby, and over to cocktails. Or, they caput to position nan exhibit. Cocktails are astir 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., followed by dinner, but nan astir celebrated — aliases those who scheme to make nan biggest entranceway — sometimes travel (fashionably) later.
