Everything You Need to Know About the Met Gala 2017 -
Officially, it’s the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit, a black-tie extravaganza
held the first Monday in May to raise money for the Costume Institute (a.k.a.
Brands often invite celebrities to sit at their table,
and Ms. Wintour also often invites up-and-coming designers who may not be able to afford a ticket and scatters them around the event.
This is good, because as the red carpet part of the evening has become a giant marketing event — live streamed on a variety of sites and shown on E!, just like the Oscars — the fact
that the main part of the event is private allows guests to relax and have fun.
Because, in honor of Ms. Kawakubo’s own desire to push boundaries — this has resulted in dresses
that sprouted lumps and bumps on odd parts off the body, dresses that turned women into flat-packed paper dolls and dresses that turned wedding dresses into cages — guests are being encouraged to think “avant-garde.” Just ruminate on that for a moment.