Costume Institute

May 6, 2025

Your Most Loved Looks From the 2025 Met Gala

One night, $31 million, hundreds of celebrities and your six favorite looks. On Monday, stars including Madonna and Rihanna walked down the blue carpet to celebrate […]
May 6, 2025

Whose Face Is in K-Pop Singer Lisa’s Lace Bodysuit?

A bodysuit worn by the K-pop singer Lisa prompted questions about what figure was portrayed in its intricate lace mesh. Getting dressed for the Met Gala, […]
May 5, 2025

Inside the Most Politically Charged Met Gala in Years

The party and its related exhibition, about Black male style, land in a moment when anything to do with race and diversity is under added scrutiny. […]
April 15, 2025

Met Gala 2025 Guide: Hosts, Theme, How to Watch and More

The co-hosts! The ticket prices! The dress code! A guide to the party of the year. By now, you probably know the first Monday in May […]
May 1, 2024

Who’s Hosting the 2024 Met Gala? Meet This Year’s Co-Chairs.

Which brother is Chris Hemsworth, again? Meet the co-chairs of the party of the year. Each spring a handful of attractive celebrities who do not seem […]
April 22, 2024

Met Gala 2024: A Guide to the Theme, Hosts and How to Watch

What’s the dress code, who’s hosting, who’s going and how to watch. First things first: What is the Met Gala? Officially, it’s the Metropolitan Museum of […]
May 2, 2023

Met Gala Fashion: Rihanna, Dua Lipa, Kim Kardashian — What Would Karl Have Thought?

Karl Lagerfeld was famous for not holding back. So what would he have said about the looks worn in his (and his cat’s) honor? What would […]
April 27, 2023

Anna Wintour on Karl Lagerfeld, and the Clothes He Made for Her

Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue and global editorial director of Condé Nast, has been the maestro of every Met Gala since 1999. But this time, […]
April 28, 2022

Met Gala 2022 Guide: Theme, How to Stream and More

What is the dress code? Who gets to go? How much does it cost? First things first: What is the Met Gala? Officially, it’s the Metropolitan […]
October 28, 2020

In the Met Costume Institute’s New Show, Memory Maps Fashion’s Future

Can you cast your mind back for a moment to spring 2019? The stock market was still on its overall climb. “The Avengers: Endgame” was breaking […]