It's that time of year again! The Met Gala returns May 1, as always the first Monday in May.
It's important to note that the party has a purpose - last year, the evening earned $17.4 million for the Met's Costume Institute, a self-funding department. Yes, that's a heckuva lot for a gala. It also launches the annual spring exhibit that brings hundreds of thousands of visitors to the museum.
But it's the carpet itself that draws the world's eyes, with the guest list - strategically withheld until the last minute - featuring a collection of notables from movies, music, fashion, sports, politics and social media that arguably makes for the highest celebrity wattage-per-square-foot of any party in the world.This year's five hosts are drawn from television ; the movies ; sports ; and music . Finally there is Vogue's Anna Wintour running the whole thing as usual.Yes.
Trying to predict? Take out your pen and jot down some of your favorite names, the buzzier the better. Newly minted Oscar winners, for example, are a good bet. Broadway is a special favorite of Wintour's. She also loves tennis - this is not fashionable Federer's first Met Gala. Now, cross everyone off your list except the very top. At this gala, everybody's A-list.Not really. Ask Tina Fey.
Occasionally, someone says no. Fey, in a comic rant to David Letterman in 2015, described the gala as a "jerk parade" and said it included everyone you'd ever want to punch, if you had millions of arms. Amy Schumer left early in 2016 and said later she felt awkward and like it was "a punishment."Hey, this is the Met Gala.
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