
It is a fundraiser for the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and it is traditionally held to coincide with the opening of the museum's annual fashion exhibition. The Met Gala, which has been organised and presided over by Anna Wintour since 1995, has grown into a much-loved annual fashion spectacle.

Rihanna arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. For 2022, fashion enthusiasts will be able to watch all of the action on Vogue's livestream. Last year, Keke Palmer hosted the red carpet event, interviewing celebs as they arrived. The Met Gala will be livestreamed on Vogue's website. Zendaya arrives for the 2019 Met Gala celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on in New York City. Your girl's gotta work and make some movies". The Spiderman actress revealed to ExtraTV that she won't be attending this year adding, "Sorry to disappoint my fans here, but I will be working. So far, no one has been confirmed to attend the Met Gala 2022, however, it has been rumoured that both Rihanna and Zendaya will not be in attendance at this years event. He continues "So one of the main intentions of the exhibition is to spotlight the talents and contributions of these individuals, and many of them are women".įrank Ocean attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on Septemin New York City. "What’s exciting for me is that some of the names will be very familiar to students of fashion, like Charles James, Halston, and Oscar de la Renta, but a lot of the other names really have been forgotten, overlooked or relegated into the footnotes of fashion history". "The stories really reflect the evolution of American style, but they also explore the work of individual tailors, dress-makers, and designers" he told Vogue.

According to the Galas curator Andrew Bolton the theme 'provides a historical context for Lexicon, in a way'. The theme this year is ' In America: An Anthology of Fashion' – and is based on the tenets of American style and honours the unsung heroes of American design. Lil Nas X attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on Septemin New York City. Vogue announced on March 17 that Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Lin-Manuel Miranda will serve as the official co-chairs for the 2022 edition, while designer Tom Ford, Instagram's Adam Mosseri, and Vogue's Anna Wintour will serve as honorary co-chairs.

The first, In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, premiered on September 18th, following the Met Gala 2021 on September 13th.
