Monday is the Met Gala, also called vogue's greatest night time, when superstars from throughout the celeb stratosphere flock to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Artwork to rejoice vogue…and one another.
The dazzling hosts of this yr's gala are Zendaya, Jennifer López, Dangerous Bunny and Chris Hemsworth; The value of a single ticket for the night is $75,00zero (and it’s an unimaginable determine). The visitor listing is all the time saved secret, and there’s a no-phones coverage as soon as visitors enter the Met's doorways, however previous attendees embrace multi-hyphenate stars like Beyonce, Rihanna and Kim Kardashian.
The gala raises funds for the Met Museum's Costume Institute. Not like the remainder of the Met's curatorial areas, the style division should pay for itself, and final yr, the gala raised about $22 million.
Every year's soiree heralds the opening of a brand new exhibition on the Costume Institute; This yr's exhibition is known as “Sleeping Beauties: The Awakening of Trend.” It options round 250 items from the Met's everlasting assortment, together with items by Givenchy, Dior and Schiaparelli.
These are among the appears from tonight's pink carpet:
Copyright 2024 NPR