Another Met Gala in the books, so how did they do on theme?
May 2, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — In vintage couture and a world of Chanel-inspired camellias. In pearls, chains and black ties, especially those worn by women, the A-list crowd at the Met Gala largely passed muster in embracing Karl Lagerfeld, the man of the evening on fashion’s biggest night.
Inside the Met Gala: A furry feline star, a tardy Cinderella
May 2, 2023 GMTJared Leto was looking for a place to hang his hat. Er, actually his head.
Leto was walking around the cocktail reception at the Met Gala, not long after his big entrance on the carpet as Choupette, designer Karl Lagerfeld’s famous cat, in a full-on white fur suit with very real-looking eyes.
Met Gala 2023 live updates: Fashion highlights from carpet
May 2, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Fashion's biggest night is underway — after all, it is the first Monday in May. Follow along for real-time updates on the 2023 Met Gala from The Associated Press.
Met Gala: Rihanna, Jared Leto as Choupette, Kim K. in pearls
May 2, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna shut down the Met Gala carpet Monday encased in white camellias on a jacket with a long train gown.
Serena Williams, Karlie Kloss reveal pregnancies at Met Gala
May 2, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Move over Instagram (or Snapchat) — the Met Gala was the place to announce pregnancies Monday night, at least if you're Serena Williams or Karlie Kloss.
It’s Met Gala time again — here’s what we know so far
May 1, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Last year, it took 275,000 bright pink roses to adorn the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Met Gala, the biggest night in fashion and one of the biggest concentrations of star power anywhere.
Why is Karl Lagerfeld, the Met Gala theme, controversial?
April 20, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Karl Lagerfeld, the subject of this year's Met Gala, transformed Chanel from frumpy to modern.
Coel, Cruz, Federer, Lipa and Wintour are Met Gala chairs
January 18, 2023 GMTA 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. Michaela Coel, Penélope Cruz, Roger Federer, Dua Lipa and Anna Wintour are the evening’s co-chairs.
NY’s Rep. Maloney probed for asking about Met Gala ticket
November 22, 2022 GMTNEW 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 Institute.
Next year’s Met Gala will celebrate the late Karl Lagerfeld
September 30, 2022 GMTPARIS (AP) — Met Gala fans, we have a new theme.
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 Met Gala will be the work of the late Karl Lagerfeld.
Ripley’s denies claim Kardashian damaged iconic Monroe dress
June 17, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Ripley’s Believe It or Not! on Thursday denied claims that Kim Kardashian’s wearing of the iconic Marilyn Monroe “Happy Birthday” dress left it with new damage.
Inside the Met Gala: Glitter, glamour and 275,000 pink roses
May 3, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Met Galas, he’s been to a few. But James Corden, schmoozing at this year’s cocktail reception, looked around and pronounced that this might be his favorite yet.
Met Gala brings in a record $17.4 million, museum says
May 3, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — All that “gilded glamour” brought in some real gold. This year's Met Gala earned a record $17.4 million, museum officials said Tuesday.
Met Gala moment | Red carpet proposal sparks cheers, joy
May 3, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A New York City love story played out on the Met Gala steps Monday with a proposal.
Met Gala moment | Kim Kardashian channels Marilyn Monroe
May 3, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — 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.
By tracking her whereabouts from paparazzi photos and scanning recent interviews, social media users guessed that Kardashian was going to wear the dress when she and Davidson were recently spotted in Orlando, Florida — the home of Ripley’s Believe It or Not.
Met Gala moment | Janelle Monáe stuns in futuristic look
May 3, 2022 GMTJanelle Monáe brought a bit of the future to the Met Gala, donning a glittering Ralph Lauren look.
Met gala exhibit examines American fashion, frame by frame
May 2, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Even for a legendary film director like Martin Scorsese, the assignment was a daunting one.
Take one of the famous American period rooms at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and make essentially a one-frame movie with no camera: a tableau, not a film, but using your cinematic sensibility.
Regina King, Ryan Reynolds among co-hosts of Met Gala in May
March 17, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — 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.
The May 2 evening is actually the second star-studded gala after the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute was split during the pandemic.
Action! Met Gala exhibit will highlight 8 top film directors
February 15, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood will have a strong presence at this year’s Met Gala — and not only on the red carpet. A group of top film directors including Sofia Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Regina King and last year’s Oscar winner Chloé Zhao will be a key part of the Costume Institute exhibit launching the gala in May.
Inside Met Gala, where there’s always someone more famous
September 14, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe had just gotten her beverage at the bar at the edge of the room. She looked back at the throbbing crowd of celebrities packed into the center of the airy Petrie Court, where the Met Gala was holding its cocktail reception.
A youth-driven Met fashion exhibit, for a changing world
September 13, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — “How do you define American fashion?” It was three years ago, and Andrew Bolton, the longtime curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, was pondering that question.
Review: A battle of 2 Emmas — with killer fashion as weapon
May 26, 2021 GMTThe 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.
Sidelined last year, the Met Gala is returning — twice
April 12, 2021 GMTThe 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...
Sans gala or red carpet, a stylish fashion show at the Met
October 30, 2020 GMTNEW 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...
Streep, Miranda and Stone are named as Met Gala co-chairs
November 7, 2019 GMTNEW 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
September 9, 2019 GMTNEW 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
May 24, 2019 GMTNEW 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.
Maxwell was the guy by her side who peeled off all her layers on the pink carpet.
Inside the Met Gala: Feathers, bling and ideas about ‘camp’
May 7, 2019 GMTNEW 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...
Bring on the camp: Met Gala exhibit explores camp in fashion
May 6, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Louis XIV and Oscar Wilde, meet Bjork and Lady Gaga.
What quality do they share, across the centuries...
Chanel’s Lagerfeld channels ancient Egypt with mini-Met Gala
December 5, 2018 GMTA shiny and glamorous version of ancient Egypt ruled the evening — with entertainment royalty on the runway, too — as Chanel brought its traveling fashion show to New York and the famed Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art...
Why Rihanna got a criminal sense of deja vu at the Met Gala
May 11, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — When Rihanna attended this week's glitzy Met Gala, she was actually returning to the scene of the crime.
The Grammy-winning singer had earlier shot a spinoff of the "Oceans" film franchise that centers on a heist at the annual Met Gala...
Inside the Met Gala: Real-life cardinal gets star treatment
May 8, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — It was cocktail hour at the Met Gala, the most glittery and exclusive event on the New York social calendar, and celebrity guests were thronging around the imposing Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, sipping drinks and munching on canapes...
Holy haute couture: Divine designs grace carpet at Met Gala
May 8, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Divine designs floated up the red carpet at Monday's religion-themed Met Gala in shimmering golds, reds and fuchsia, in crowns and in crosses, and even a pair of giant wings...
The Latest: Scarlett Johansson wears Marchesa to Met Gala
May 8, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (all times local):
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Scarlett Johansson walked Monday's Met Gala carpet in Marchesa — the fashion brand owned by the estranged wife of Harvey Weinstein.