The Met Gala, aka fashion’s biggest night, is just a month away, and the world’s leading designers are working overtime to make an impression on the iconic red carpet. Expectations are running as high as ever, and here’s everything you should know about this year’s theme and chairs before the big night.
Theme & Dress Code
Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion has been chosen as the theme of this year’s Met Gala, and it’s all about celebrating garments that are too fragile to be worn again. The official dress code is “The Garden of Time”, so it’s safe to expect we’ll see a lot of floral dresses on the red carpet.
Vintage, archival looks will probably have a moment, as well, since the Costume Institute’s new exhibition aims to explore the cyclical themes of rebirth and renewal in fashion by displaying 250 garments and accessories spanning four centuries of fashion history.
Co-Chairs
Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour will return as the Met Gala’s co-chair, and she’ll be in pretty good company this time around. After taking the Met Gala carpet by storm on several occasions, Zendaya was finally invited to serve as one of the chairs, alongside Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, and Chris Hemsworth.
Time & Place
The Met Gala traditionally takes place on the first Monday of May, and it will return to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City on May 6.
