All About the Met Gala

The Met Gala, or Met Ball, formally called the Costume Insitute Gala or the Costume Institute Benefit, it an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City. It is popularly regarded as the world's most prestigious fashion event, and an invitation is highly sought after. Celebrities from various professional spheres, including fashion, film, televison, theater, music, business, sports, social media, and politics are invited to the gala organized by the fashion magazine Vougue.

Present Day

The Met Costume Institute Gala is a highly renowned fundraising benefit that serves as an opening celebration for the Institute's annual fashion exhibit. Following the Event, the exhibition runs for several months. For example, the 2014 exhibition was scheduled to run from May 8 until August 10, 2014. The affair attened by personalities from arts, fashion, high-society, film, and music, has been held at the Met since 1948 and is considerd to be the fashion industry's premier annual red carpet event. The museum is closed to the general public on the first Monday of May due to the Gala occuring. Anna Wintour, Vogue editor-in-chief and a chairwoman of the Gala event since 1995 oversees both the benefit commitee and the guest list, with Vogue staffers helping assemble the list of invitees.