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Met Monday is almost here!
Vanessa HudgensandLa La Anthonyhave been tapped to hostVogue’s red carpet live stream at the 2022 Met Gala on May 2,the publication announced Wednesday.
This year’s Met Gala theme isIn America: An Anthology of Fashion, with the dress code being “gilded glamour and white tie.” Channeling the time period between 1870 to 1890, the event “will ask its attendees to embody the grandeur — and perhaps the dichotomy — of Gilded Age New York,“Voguepreviously revealed.
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In Wednesday’s news release,Voguesaid, “The evening, which serves as the primary source of funding for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will honor, celebrate and support both established and emerging American designers.”
The official exhibit for this year’sIn America: An Anthology of Fashionwill be on display in the storied museum’s period-centric rooms. It will serve as part 2 to last year’sA Lexicon of Fashionand pay homage to American history.
According toVogue, the exhibit will feature “roughly 100 captivating examples of men’s and women’s dress highlighting designers and dressmakers who worked in the U.S. from the 19th century to the mid-late 20th century.”
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The exhibition is scheduled to open on May 7th, and will remain on display through Sept. 5,Voguesaid.
Considered one of the most highly anticipated sartorial scenes of the year, the Met Gala is traditionally held annually at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in New York City on the first Monday of May.
The exclusive event features an elite guest list typically kept secret until the evening before the extravaganza, with invitees ranging from A-list celebrities to the fashion industry’s top designers. Tickets for the event cost around $30,000 each, while tables cost about $275,000, perVogue UK.
Regina KingandLin-Manuel Mirandawill serve alongside husband-and-wifeRyan ReynoldsandBlake Livelyasco-chairsfor this year’s event.
source: people.com
