Overview
- The gala takes place Monday, May 4, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, with Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour as co-chairs, and Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez serving as honorary chairs.
- Vogue’s red-carpet livestream begins at 6:00 p.m. EDT on its website, YouTube and TikTok, hosted by Ashley Graham, La La Anthony and Cara Delevingne, with Emma Chamberlain as red-carpet correspondent.
- The dress code, “Fashion Is Art,” asks guests to show their own view of fashion as an art form, echoing the museum’s focus on the dressed body.
- The Costume Institute exhibition, “Costume Art,” opens to the public May 10 in the new Condé Nast Galleries and runs through January 10, pairing garments with artworks to trace 5,000 years of depictions of the body.
- Entry remains invitation-only under Anna Wintour’s approval, with many attendees hosted by brands that buy tables reported to start around $350,000, and a strict no‑phone policy keeps the dinner and program out of public view.