What is the Met Gala? The Met Gala or Met Ball, more formally known as the Costume Institute Benefit, is a charity red carpet event held each year on the first Monday of May at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. As a chairwoman of the event, Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour invites an exclusive selection of influential people including those from the film, music, and modelling industry. Alongside these attendees are designers, performers, and importantly photographe

The Met Gala has taken place for over 70 years and over time has transformed the notion of red carpets. The event stages some of the most iconic and distinctive styles which are known to make a statement. Editor-in-chief at Vogue, Anna Wintour has been Co-chair of the Met Gala since 1999. Within ‘The First Monday in May‘ she describes the atmosphere of the gala. She said it is: “A kind of theatre; the Met stairs and the famous red carpet has grown in spectacle over the years