Met Gala 2021 has hit all around with fame. It is the time when celebs from all over the world knock the red carpet in creative and novel costumes.
Over the ages, the Met Gala has become like an event that has no boundaries to imagination. We see celebs wearing weirdly unusual dresses like the Ham-burger dress of Katy perry and many.
And, every year, more than the excitement of checking out pretty red carpet looks, people around me are more enthusiastic in searching for weird and not so usual couture creations.
But the one reason that kick-started in me the thought of writing this blog is – More than half of the people checking out Met-Gala Looks have no real idea what it is all about. And, why are these Big C’s wearing the most oddly structured dresses?
So, here I am with answers to questions that I came across for the past few days about Met-Gala.
When and why did Met-gala start?
The era of Met-Gala began in 1946, as an initiative by Fashion Publist Elanor Lambert to raise funds for the recently established ‘Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute’ in New York. And, to stamp the launch of its annual exhibit.
The tickets for the first gala event cost 50 dollars each. It, later on, ended up as the ‘ Celeb-Gala’ every consecutive year.
Who gets invited to Met-Gala?
As it is a charity event, people with high funding potential and top-notch models, designers, and movie stars get invited. And, big Brands such as Versace, Gucci buy a table at the event, which may cost from 25000 dollars to 2,75,000 dollars per table.
These brands get trending celebs such as Kendall Jenner, Taylor Swift, and many to sit at their tables. In the past few years, we saw Internet Sensations like Tik-tok famous – Addison Rae hitting the met stairs with creative couture dresses.
Apart from these, performers for the event get an invitation.
How Can I be invited to Met-Gala?
Well, you don’t fall in any of the criteria mentioned above? Here are some ways you can get into the Star Night:
- Be an extremely popular philanthropist and fall into the eyes of the Lady boss Anna Wintour, chairwoman of Gala Event.
- You can try to sponsor the event like how the brands do by paying a spell-bound sum of money.
- Marry someone rich and famous like how Kim Kardashian got invited to Gala after marrying Kanye West.
These may sound absurd, but it’s true. If you are a rich Philanthropist or connected to a billionaire, you do have a chance to knock the stairs of Gala.
Still Can’t believe it? Well, the fact of Sudha Reddy being a philanthropist, and wife of Billionaire, Megha Krishna Reddy getting invited to this year’s gala might convince you.
But no matter how hard you try to get in, in the end, it is all in the Fingertips of ‘Anna Wintour.’ Every person invited and involved in the event is personally approved by her.
And, if you badly want to be a part of the ball in any possible way, here are your options:
- Be the waiter for the dinner party.
- Perform at the event
- Get into the clan of chefs
- Part of the Event Organizing staff
- Photographers and celeb publicist
What happens at Met-Gala?
The Met-Ball starts with the guests walking the Red Carpet, followed by the cocktail hour, gazing through the year’s exhibition.
After that, everyone gets seated at their tables for dinner and, they get to enjoy a wide range of food treats and a series of lively performances.
we can’t get a clear view of what happens inside because it follows a ‘No-social media rule.’
What are Met-Ball’s themes?
Every year the charity fundraiser event comes up with a new theme for the ball. The concept establishes the vibe for the annual costume display. And, every one of the stars attempts to coordinate their outfits for the night in relevance to the theme.
Who hosts Met-Gala?
Although Vogue’s Editor in Chief, Anna Wintour is the persisting hostess of Fashion world’s Oscar night. She partners with few other individuals to host and manage all the behind scenes of Glams and Glitz of the annual event.
Where can I watch it?
You can live-stream the Red Carpet show from Teenvogue’s home page or Vogue’s Twitter page.
The Inside Gala streams are invisible to all, but you can get quick sneak peeks through a few celeb’s social media pages and, ET keeps you updated for the rest.
When do we have Met Gala?
Every year Met Gala is organized on the First Monday of May. But this year due to Covid-19, it took place on September 13th at the Metropolitan Art Museum, New York.
