When did the Met Gala start?
THE Met Gala is fashion’s biggest night out and has been an annual event for decades. Fashion’s exclusive event is hosted at The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City. When did the Met Gala start? In 1948, fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert lead the Costume Institute Benefit. However, it was not until the 1970s […]
THE Met Gala is fashion’s biggest night out and has been an annual event for decades.
Fashion’s exclusive event is hosted at The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City.
When did the Met Gala start?
In 1948, fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert lead the Costume Institute Benefit.
However, it was not until the 1970s that the event would become the Met Gala as it is known today.
Lambert is also responsible for launching New York Fashion Week, Vogue reports.
The Met Gala as it is known today began to take shape when former Vogue editor in chief Diana Vreeland joined the Costume Institute as a consultant.
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Later in 1995, Anna Wintour became the editor in chief at Vogue, which would change the Met Gala once again.
Why is the Met Gala always on a Monday?
It wasn’t until Wintour, 72, became the editor in chief that the gala was annually held on the first Monday in May.
According to the Independent, from 2001 until 2004 the event was held in late April.
Before the spring tradition, the Met Gala took place around late November or early December.
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In May 2000, The New York Times released an article announcing the cancellation of an exhibit by French fashion designer Coco Chanel.
The date of the Met Gala changed upon the cancellation of the Chanel exhibit the outlet reports.
The exhibition was canceled as a result of the death of the museum’s chief curator, Richard Martin, in November 1999.
In 2001 the museum held an exhibit for the month of May in honor of US first lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
In 2002 the event was not held as a result of the 9/11 attacks.
For the next two years, the Met Gala was held during the month of April.
Finally, in 2005 the extravagant event was held on the first Monday in May.
Although the event is socially known as a night for many famous people to step out in high fashion, the event is dedicated to raising funds for the Met’s Costume Institute.
What were the Met Gala themes throughout the years?
The Met Gala has a theme each year that attendees must follow.
Below is a list of the themes over the last few years that the Met Gala has had.
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- 2015: China: Through the Looking Glass
- 2016: Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology
- 2017: Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between
- 2018: Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination
- 2019: Camp: Notes on Fashion
- 2020: About Time: Fashion and Duration
- 2021: In America: A Lexicon of Fashion
- 2022: In America: An Anthology of Fashion
For 2022 the following celebrities are set to host the Met Gala: Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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