What is the dress code? Who gets to go? How much does it cost?
First things first: What is the Met Gala?
Officially, it’s the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit, a black-tie extravaganza held the first Monday in May to raise money for the Costume Institute.
Unofficially, it’s “the party of the year,” “the Oscars of the East Coast” and “an A.T.M. for the Met” (the last by the publicist Paul Wilmot). We think of it as the Fashion X Games or the All-Star Game of Entrances.
When does it start?
Guests are given timed entrance instructions to avoid traffic jams on the red carpet. In theory, arrivals start at 5:30 p.m.,
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