Overview
- The Met Gala at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, held Monday, followed a “Fashion Is Art” dress code tied to the Costume Art exhibition that opens May 10.
- Museum chief Max Hollein said the fundraiser brought in a record $42 million for the Costume Institute, topping last year’s total.
- Photos from inside documented theatrical fashion and live music, with Sabrina Carpenter dueting with Stevie Nicks and several stars changing into new looks once the event began.
- Co-chair Beyoncé returned to the gala and arrived with Jay-Z as 14-year-old Blue Ivy Carter made her Met Gala debut.
- Lead sponsors and honorary co-chairs Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos faced activist criticism over their role, keeping the donor influence debate in focus even as the party proceeded.