Explained: What is Gilded Glamour and white-tie, the theme for 2022 Met Gala
FirstpostThe 2022 Met Gala will once again, as per tradition, be held on the first Monday in May in New York. Not to forget, the Met Gala is still a fundraiser — last year the evening earned more than a whopping $16.4 million for the Met’s Costume Institute. But it’s the Met Gala carpet itself that draws the world’s eyes, with the guest list strategically withheld until the last minute — a collection of stars from movies, music, fashion, sports, politics and elsewhere that probably makes for the highest celebrity wattage-per square foot of any party in the world. The Met Gala theme for this year is “Gilded glamour, white-tie,” guests have been told. As usual, the sartorial theme comes from the exhibit the gala launches: “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” which is the second of star curator Andrew Bolton’s two-part show exploring the roots of American style.