Met Gala

FILE - Vogue editor Anna Wintour attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition on May 6, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Wake up, sleeping beauties. It’s almost Met Gala time

True love’s kiss or an invite to the Met Gala? Those in the rarified ranks of international celebrity and Anna Wintour’s good graces need not choose.

This image released by The Metropolitan Museum of Art shows a British waistcoat. The waistcoat is one of many items included in The Costume Institute's 2024 exhibition, "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion," on view from May 10 through Sept. 2, 2024. (Nick Knight/The Metropolitan Museum of Art via AP)

Fashion isn’t just for the eyes: Upcoming Met Gala exhibit aims to be a multi-sensory experience

Zendaya poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Dune: Part Two' on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 in London. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth and Zendaya to chair 2024 Met Gala

Curator Andrew Bolton displays garments in the conservation space of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, Nov. 8, 2023. The garments will be part of the upcoming spring exhibit at the Costume Institute, launched by the Met Gala. “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” will run from May 10-Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jocelyn Noveck)

Next Met Gala theme unveiled: the ‘sleeping beauties’ of fashion

Rihanna attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" exhibition on Monday, May 1, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Another Met Gala in the books, so how did they do on theme?

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Jared Leto attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" exhibition on Monday, May 1, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Inside the Met Gala: A furry feline star, a tardy Cinderella

Jared Leto as Choupette the cat, wandering around cocktails, holding his furry head in his hands. A gaggle of Broadway stars having a joyous reunion.

Lil Nas X attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" exhibition on Monday, May 1, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Met Gala 2023 live updates: Fashion highlights from carpet

Fashion’s biggest night is upon us. After all, it is the first Monday in May. Follow along for real-time updates on the 2023 Met Gala from The Associated Press.

Rihanna attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" exhibition on Monday, May 1, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Met Gala: Rihanna, Jared Leto as Choupette, Kim K. in pearls

Rihanna shut down the Met Gala carpet in white Valentino that encased her in huge camellias. Jared Leto showed up as Choupette, Karl Lagerfeld’s cat.

Serena Williams attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" exhibition on Monday, May 1, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Serena Williams, Karlie Kloss reveal pregnancies at Met Gala

Move over Instagram (or Snapchat) — the Met Gala was the place to announce pregnancies, at least if you’re Serena Williams or Karlie Kloss.

FILE - Vogue editor Anna Wintour attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition on May 6, 2019, in New York. Come Monday, May 1, 2023, Karl Lagerfeld's legacy will be on display at the Met Gala and the starry fundraising party's companion exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. This year’s five hosts include Wintour, as usual, along with Michaela Coel, Penélope Cruz, Roger Federer and Dua Lipa. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

It’s Met Gala time again — here’s what we know so far

Yup, it’s that time of year again. The Met Gala returns May 1, as always the first Monday in May. The uniquely star-studded evening, a fundraiser for the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will be hosted by Michaela Coel, Penélope Cruz, Roger Federer and Dua Lipa, along with Vogue’

FILE - German designer Karl Lagerfeld joins models, from left, American Cindy Crawford, Canadian Linda Evangelista and Claudia Schiffer of Germany after the presentation of his 1996 spring-summer ready-to-wear fashion collection for Chanel in Paris on Oct. 19, 1995. Lagerfeld died in 2019 after dominating the fashion universe into his 80s. Come May 1, his legacy will be on display at the Met Gala and the starry fundraising party's companion exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)

Why is Karl Lagerfeld, the Met Gala theme, controversial?

Karl Lagerfeld transformed Chanel from frumpy to modern. He revolutionized the merging of hip-hop culture and high fashion.

This combination of photos shows Michaela Coel, from left, Penelope Cruz, Dua Lipa and Roger Federer who will co-chair the Met Gala on May 1. (AP Photo)

Coel, Cruz, Federer, Lipa and Wintour are Met Gala chairs

A starry group of celebs from film, TV, sports, music and fashion will be channeling the Lagerfeld Look at this year’s Met Gala on May 1.

FILE - Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in New York. Maloney, a New York Democrat whose 30-year career in Congress is about to end after she lost a bruising primary, is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for soliciting a coveted ticket to the 2016 Met Gala.(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

NY’s Rep. Maloney probed for asking about Met Gala ticket

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a New York Democrat whose 30-year career in Congress is about to end after she lost a contentious primary, is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for possibly soliciting a ticket to the annual gala of the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institut

FILE - German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld acknowledges the applause of his models at the end of the show he designed for the French fashion house Chanel, for the 1993-94 Fall-Winter haute couture collection in Paris, July 20, 1993. US Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour convened a huddle of top Paris Fashion Week insiders Friday to announce that the theme of next year's annual Met Gala will be the work of the late Karl Lagerfeld. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

Next year’s Met Gala will celebrate the late Karl Lagerfeld

Vogue’s Anna Wintour convened top Paris Fashion Week insiders Friday to announce that the theme of next year’s Met Gala will be the work of the late Karl Lagerfeld.

FILE - Kim Kardashian wears the iconic dress worn by Marilyn Monroe at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York on May 2, 2022. Some Monroe enthusiasts believe the dress was damaged after Kardashian wore it but the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! attraction in Hollywood, Calif., where the garment is on display, denies that claim. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Ripley’s denies claim Kardashian damaged iconic Monroe dress

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! on Thursday denied claims that Kim Kardashian’s wearing of the iconic Marilyn Monroe “Happy Birthday” dress to the Met Gala left it with new damage.

Riz Ahmed attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Inside the Met Gala: Glitter, glamour and 275,000 pink roses

Looking at the schmoozing guests at the Met Gala cocktail reception, TV host James Corden summed up the scene in a word: “Classy.”

Kacey Musgraves attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Met Gala brings in a record $17.4 million, museum says

This year’s Met Gala earned a record $17.4 million, museum officials said Tuesday. The annual gala is a fundraiser for the self-funding Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Former New York State Assembly candidate Bobby Digi Olisa, left, proposes to Laurie Cumbo, Commissioner of New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Met Gala moment | Red carpet proposal sparks cheers, joy

A New York City love story has played out on the Met Gala steps Monday with a proposal. The engagement stopped live celebrity interviews as Met Gala guests turned to look to see former assembly candidate Bobby Digi Olisa get down on one knee and propose to Commissioner of New York City Cultural Affa

In this combination photo, Kim Kardashian attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Met Gala moment | Kim Kardashian channels Marilyn Monroe

Kim Kardashian went for classic and iconic at the Met Gala, once again breaking the internet by donning one of Marilyn Monroe’s most famous looks.

Janelle Monae attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Met Gala moment | Janelle Monáe stuns in futuristic look

Janelle Monáe has brought a bit of the future to the Met Gala, donning a glittering Ralph Lauren look.

This combination of photos shows, from left, Beyonce at The Met Gala on May 4, 2015, Rihanna at the gala on May 7, 2018, Zendaya and Lady Gaga at the gala on May 6, 2019, and Kim Kardashian at the gala on Sept. 13, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo)

Met Gala returns: A guide to fashion’s big night

The Met Gala is back. The annual extravaganza with the most dazzling red carpet in the world of fashion returns Monday.

First lady Jill Biden speaks at the unveiling of the Met Museum Costume Institute's exhibit "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Met gala exhibit examines American fashion, frame by frame

Lights, camera ... well, hold the camera. For the new spring fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, nine film directors — including Regina King, Martin Scorsese and Chloé Zhao — have put their stamp on the museum’s American period rooms, constructing fashion-centric vignettes.

This combination of photos shows Regina King, Blake Lively, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ryan Reynolds who will serve as co-chairs of the Met Gala, returning to its traditional berth on the first Monday in May. (AP Photo)

Regina King, Ryan Reynolds among co-hosts of Met Gala in May

Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Lin-Manuel Miranda will serve as co-chairs of the Met Gala, returning to its traditional berth on the first Monday in May.

This combination of photos shows filmmakers, top row from left, Janicza Bravo, Sofia Coppola, Julie Dash Tom Ford, bottom row from left, Regina King, Martin Scorsese, Autumn de Wilde and Chloé Zhao, who will be part of the latest Costume Institute exhibit launching the gala May 2. Curator Andrew Bolton on Monday announced the list of eight directors who will create “cinematic vignettes” in the period rooms of the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (AP Photo)

Action! Met Gala exhibit will highlight 8 top film directors

Hollywood will have a strong presence at this year’s Met Gala in May — and not only on the red carpet.

Megan Rapinoe attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Inside Met Gala, where there’s always someone more famous

There were enough tennis stars inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art at Monday’s Met Gala, it seemed, to play a tournament.

Rihanna, left, and A$AP Rocky attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Met Gala returns in style with Eilish, Lil Nas X, Rihanna

For what was billed as a “mini Met Gala,” Monday’s fundraiser at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art brought out big names and bold fashion.

This image released by The Metropolitan Museum of Art shows fashion displays, titled from left, Wonder, Warmth and Joy, part of the "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art via AP)

A youth-driven Met fashion exhibit, for a changing world

The new exhibit at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art seeks to start a new conversation about American fashion, says its curator, Andrew Bolton.

This image released by Disney shows Emma Stone in a scene from "Cruella." (Laurie Sparham/Disney via AP)

Review: A battle of 2 Emmas — with killer fashion as weapon

The Met Gala should be so lucky.

In a spectacular (though sadly fictional) red carpet moment that easily rivals Lady Gaga’s 2019 Met Gala striptease , a sanitation truck arrives, ready to offload its trash.

This combination of photos shows actor Timothée Chalamet, from left, singer Billie Eilish, poet Amanda Gorman, and tennis star Naomi Osaka who will co-chair the Met Gala on September 13. (AP Photo)

Eilish, Chalamet, Gorman and Osaka headline fall Met Gala

When the Met Gala returns in September, it will feature a starry contingent of celebrity co-chairs: Actor Timothée Chalamet, singer Billie Eilish, poet Amanda Gorman, and tennis star Naomi Osaka.

FILE - Lady Gaga attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala on May 6, 2019, in New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday that the annual high-wattage celebration of both fashion and celebrity -- held virtually in 2020 because of the pandemic -- will return in person, first in September, then again on its usual date on the first Monday in May. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Sidelined last year, the Met Gala is returning — twice

The Met Gala is coming back. Actually, twice.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday that the annual high-wattage celebration of both fashion and celebrity — canceled last year because of the pandemic — will return in person, first in September, then again in 2022 in its usual slot of the first Monday in May.

This image released by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York shows a view of The Costume Institute’s exhibition "About Time: Fashion and Duration," tracing 150 years of fashion. (Anna-Marie Kellen/Metropolitan Museum of Art via AP)

Sans gala or red carpet, a stylish fashion show at the Met

NEW YORK (AP) — The annual hoopla around the celebrity-studded Met Gala is so intense, it’s often forgotten who the real star is: the fashion exhibit inside.

FILE - This May 29, 2019 file photo shows actress Meryl Streep at the premiere of HBO's "Big Little Lies" season two in New York. Streep has been named as a co-chair of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Streep, Miranda and Stone are named as Met Gala co-chairs

NEW YORK (AP) — Next year’s Met Gala may be the closest we’ll ever come to getting a Miranda Priestly moment at the starry event.

Brandon Maxwell gets emotional after a huge year of fashion

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Maxwell has had quite the year.

The designer joined the cast of “Project Runway” as a judge, had some of the most famous women in Hollywood wear his designs and he accompanied his best friend, Lady Gaga, to the Met Gala, changing her four times on the red carpet during fashion’s biggest night of the year.

Brandon Maxwell talks ‘Project Runway,’ undressing Lady Gaga

NEW YORK (AP) — Lada Gaga’s multiple fashion reveals were a big moment at the Met Gala, and a sweet one for her friend Brandon Maxwell.

Kanye West, left, and Kim Kardashian attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 6, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Inside the Met Gala: Feathers, bling and ideas about ‘camp’

NEW YORK (AP) — The cocktail bar was shutting down, and guests were being encouraged to commence the elegant trek to dinner through the majestic halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.