Rihanna and A$AP Rocky dressed in duvets. Naomi Campbell arm in arm with Gianni Versace. Princess Diana scooting up in a Dior slip dress. Jackie Kennedy gliding along the red carpet in strapless Valentino. And Kim Kardashian cloaked face-to-toe in black. New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art steps have seen it all.
Yes, the countdown to Monday’s Met Gala is on, and the titans of fashion, acting, sports, and activism are franticly polishing their final looks. This mother of all fundraisers, correctly known as the Costume Institute Benefit, is the glittering soirée thrown by Vogue’s Anna Wintour to rake in cash for the museum’s costume department. We are talking millions, with tickets going for $35,000, or $300,000 for a table.
