Met Gala
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The Met Gala, formally called the Costume Institute Gala and also known as the Met Ball, is an annual fundraising gala for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City. It marks the grand opening of the Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibit. Each year's event celebrates the theme of that year's Costume Institute exhibition, and the exhibition sets the tone for the formal dress of the night since guest are expected to choose their fashion to match the theme of the exhibit. Each year the event also has honorary celebrity event day chairpersons.
Each year the event has a theme, and includes a cocktail hour and a formal dinner. During the cocktail hour, guests arrive to walk on the red carpet, tour the years special themed exhibition, and be seated before the dinner party that includes entertainment from the preeminent entertainers of the day. The theme not only sets the tone for the annual exhibit, but also for the guests who attempt to dress to uphold the theme of the year, oftentimes causing runs on certain fashion themes among the world's leading fashion retailers. Sometimes, such as in 2013, the theme is a bit befuddling because it does not provide a clear stylistic directive, while at other times, such as 2014 the theme may be far more challenging to one gender than the other.
The 2015 Gala and its theme of "China: Through the Looking Glass" became the subject of a documentary directed by Andrew Rossi produced by Condé Nast Entertainment, Vogue and Relativity Studios.225 approved photographers, reporters and social media participants will document the event for the documentary. All other attendees were forbidden from using social media at the event
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Costume Institute Benefit Gala: Inside ‘China: Through the Looking Glass’
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The worst fears that the Chinese theme of this year’s big Met gala Monday night, “China: Through the Looking Glass,” would lead its famous and fabulous guests to cross the line by wearing stereotypical garb were thankfully not realized.
There were no chopsticks in hair, at least none that we saw.
The gala, overseen by Vogue’s Anna Wintour and held every first Monday of May, is widely viewed as the party of the year on the social calendar. Not just anyone gets invited and each year’s guest list is a good barometer of who’s in, well, vogue.
Most of the designer dresses that paid homage to China Monday night did so in tasteful, respectful (some might say very careful) ways, sometimes with with bold strokes, and others with nods. Many women interpreted the theme as a license to go sparkly. Several wore dresses inspired by traditional cheongsams. There were lots of headpieces. Some women, including Kristen Wiig, in Prabal Gurung, chose to wear yellow, a color long linked to China.
Rihanna’s big – and we mean big – gown, for example, came in the hue.It was made by Chinese haute couture designer Guo Pei. The star said the dress, which came with a long, and we mean long, embroidered train, took two to years to make by hand. Conducting red-carpet interviews for Vogue.com, Andre Leon Talley told us Rihanna’s outfit was his favorite. “She broke the ceiling of style in the annals of red carpetry,” he effused. “Rihanna has turned the world upside down with the beautiful Guo Pei moment. And she handled it magnificently. It was an extraordinary moment.” At one point he said she brought to mind “the late great black diva Lena Horne.”
But for some on social media, the dress brought to mind some other unflattering things. Her look instantly got memed, including in one instance one with the dress’s train in the shape of a large pizza pie.
Others made more subtle statements. Lorde’s understated gown, by Calvin Klein Collection’s Francisco Costa, came in “Ming” blue. Model Karlie Kloss wore jade earrings with her dark Atelier Versace dress.
“She’s a golden girl,” said designer Michael Kors, of Kate Hudson, who accompanied the designer and wore a custom suntan stretch-tulle open-back gown with gold hand-embroidered paillettes. Mr. Kors called it a traditional Asian garment “but with a California twist. We wanted something that felt like a tee but with the drama of a train.” Ms. Hudson said she felt “very comfortable” in it. When we asked Ms. Hudson how she was dealing with the rule against taking pictures with mobile phones inside the gala tonight, Ms. Hudson said “Dealing? I love it!”
About that. Vogue’s spokeswoman confirmed there was no cell-phone photography allowed inside. “I didn’t know about that,” said Claire Danes, after we informed her of the ban. Last year’s event saw social media bursting with selfies and candid scenes inside. “We’ll see how observant” guests would be, she said.