Met Gala 2022 Overview

The Met Gala has become an annual celebration of fashion that has been arranged by Anna Wintour since 1995.

Many fans dream about rocking a dress that their favorite celeb wears for this occasion.

Arguably, the Met Gala, traditionally timed to mark the opening of the annual fashion ceremony, is a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Design.

Likewise, this event has collected an eight-figure amount over the years.

So what really happens at the Met Gala?

The short answer is that it’s a secret. As for the ceremony, the guests must follow the no-phone policy.

A high-profile celebrity (for example, Rihanna in 2022) usually gets involved in the event. Similarly, the guests explore the exhibition and then sits down jointly for dinner.

Generally, Met Gala hosts at least 600 attendees each year. However, very few guests attended the 2021 Met Gala due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the event approach near, fans expect to celebrate the second volume in a two-part Costume Institute exhibition.

The 2022 Met Gala will take place on Monday 2nd May. The event will take place in New York, and the theme of the gala for part two is In America: An Anthology of Fashion.

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Quick Overview

As mentioned earlier, the theme of Met Gala 2022 part two is In America: An Anthology of Fashion. 

A query that asks, “Who gets to be American?” posted at Prabal Gurung’s summer 2020 show will be addressed at this 2022 Gala as well.

Similarly, the head curator of the Museum of Modern Art’s Costume Institute, Andrew Bolton, will focus on beauty in fashion at the 2022 Met Gala exhibition.

Met Gala 2022 | Theme Explained

The Met Gala theme, In America: An Anthology of Fashion, 2022, will celebrate unsung heroes of US design.

Besides, this theme is strictly built circling the tenets of the American style.

Met Gala 2022 will provide a historical context for Lexicon, and the stories will reflect the American style’s revolution.

Likewise, the theme will explore the work of individual designers, tailors, and dress-makers.

Moreover, some of the known names in fashion, including Halston, Charles James, and Oscar de la Renta, will be familiar to attendees.

However, this year’s biggest fashion exhibition will revive more underdogs, overlooked, and forgotten names in the footnotes of the fashion industry.

The main intention (theme) of the event is to highlight these talents and contributions of the individual creators, mainly women.

Dress Code

‘Gilded glamor and white tie’ is the dress code for this year’s Gala event.

And yes, the 2022 theme will set the tone for the night.

The dress code indicates what the Met’s influential guests will wear, which is listed on the bottom of the invitations.

Likewise, the guests must wear the mentioned dress to fashion’s biggest night.

The dress code glided glamor points to the specific Glided Age Period of New York from 1870 to 1890.

According to Vogue, the upper-class approach to fashion with the technological advancements during the late 1800s made it easier to buy many clothes.

Similarly, women’s fashion was extravagant during that time. Particularly, women used to wear bright-colored clothes and used more fabrics.

Also, they were paired with eye-catching accessories like feathered hats.

Since this year’s gala’s dress code is glided glamor, the famous attendees will likely be wearing out all the stops on the red carpet.

Look and Expectation

Analyzing the theme, the 2022 event might expect the look and range of American talents, including Prabal Gurung, Tom Ford, and Marc Jacobs.

Besides, Kim Kardashian had climbed the Met steps in her Balenciaga mask eight months earlier.

Past Events | Met Gala 2021 Overview

2022 Met Gala is a return to the event after two years of COVID chaos. The show will take place on the traditional first Monday in May slot.

Similarly, the global pandemic caused the cancelation of the 2020 Met Gala event. Hence, Costume Institute decided to announce two versions for 2021 and 2022.

Furthermore, the first (2021) exhibition launched the In America: A Lexicon of Fashion theme on 18 September.

Also, Billie Eilish, Naomi Osaka, Timothée Chalamet, and Amanda Gorman co-chaired the 2021 Met Gala.

This event launched five days prior, that is, on 13 September.

Moreover, guests like Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, and Megan Fox attended the event.

The 2021 Met Gala theme celebrated American designers, as well as social and cultural events that took place during the COVID.

Additionally, this year’s guest list might not include Euphoria star, Zendaya due to her conflicting schedule.

Three Facts About Met Gala 2022

• The hosts of Met Gala 2022 will include Ryan Reynolds, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Regina King.
• There is no social media policy at the Met Gala. That means guests must abide by the policy. Nevertheless, a group of celebrities broke these rules in 2017 by taking selfies in the bathroom.
• Although the guest list of the Gala event is a top-secret, a few of the big names in the fashion business regularly attend the event. The biggest names include from Rihanna and Madonna to, Beyoncé, and Lady Gaga.

FAQs

How to watch the Met Gala 2022?

Vogue will live stream the 2022 Met Gala event on ET, all digital platforms, including its official website, on Monday at 6 pm, 2nd May.

Who will be the honorary co-chairs of Met Gala 2022?

Vogue’s Anna Wintour, Instagram’s Adam Mosseri, and designer Tom Ford will continue their work as honorary co-chairs.

Can anyone go to the Met Gala? And how many guests attend the event?

Unfortunately not. Dissimilar to other charity events, the Met Gala is invitation only, and surprisingly there is a waiting list to get a ticket.

Reportedly, invitations are typically based on a person’s status.

Usually, about 600 attendees attend the Gala event. Likewise, designers attend with their muses. For example, Louis Vuitton might attend with Nicolas Ghesquière and Emma Stone, or Marc Jacobs might bring Kate Moss.

What is so special about the Met Gala?

The Met Gala, cited as the fashion world’s Oscar Night, goes beyond the money raised and social media impressions made.

It’s a magnificent display of art as fashion and fashion as art, showing how both forms comprise and define our cultural fabric.

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