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Everything You Need to Know About the 2022 Met Gala

Tonight, May 2nd, the Met Gala returns to the event’s traditional first Monday in May slot after two years of COVID chaos. Even though only eight months have passed since Kim Kardashian climbed the Met steps in her Balenciaga mask, this year’s ceremony is sure to serve even more memorable looks. The 2022 Met Gala theme, In America: An Anthology of Fashion, is built around the tenets of American style, and celebrates unsung heroes of US design.

Below, everything you need to know about the 2022 Met Gala.

When is the Met Gala 2022?
The 2022 Met Gala will take place tonight, Monday 2 May in New York City. It celebrates the second volume in a two-part Costume Institute exhibition. The first, In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, opened on September 18, and was preceded by the 2021 Met Gala on September 13. Follow along with all of the action on the red carpet tonight with live updates from inside the Met Gala.

How can I watch the Met Gala 2022?
Fashion fans can follow all the action on Vogue’s livestream once again for 2022. The livestream will start tonight, May 2, at 6 p.m. E.T. and will be broadcast live across our digital platforms (as well as on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter). The livestream will be hosted by Vogue editor at large Hamish Bowles, actor and singer Vanessa Hudgens, and actor and television personality La La Anthony. Sign up here to be notified when the livestream starts.

Last year, Vogue livestreamed the Met Gala on its website, beginning from 5:30pm EST. The coverage was hosted by actor and recording artist Keke Palmer, and actor, writer, and director Ilana Glazer, with the pair interviewing guests as they arrived on the Met Gala red carpet. You can rewatch all the action from the 2021 event here.

What is the Met Gala 2022 theme?
The theme for part two is In America: An Anthology of Fashion, and the exhibition will see Andrew Bolton, head curator of the Museum of Modern Art’s Costume Institute, focus on inclusivity in fashion. “Who gets to be American?” was a question posed at Prabal Gurung’s spring/summer 2020 show, and it will be addressed at the Met Gala 2022, as well.

As for the exhibition, presented across 13 of the American period rooms in the museum, it “provides a historical context for Lexicon, in a way,” Bolton told Vogue. “The stories really reflect the evolution of American style, but they also explore the work of individual tailors, dress-makers, and designers,” he says. “What’s exciting for me is that some of the names will be very familiar to students of fashion, like Charles James, Halston, and Oscar de la Renta, but a lot of the other names really have been forgotten, overlooked or relegated into the footnotes of fashion history. So one of the main intentions of the exhibition is to spotlight the talents and contributions of these individuals, and many of them are women.”

Who will host the Met Gala 2022?
On March 17, Vogue announced that its 2022 hosts would include Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Lin-Manuel Miranda as the night’s official co-chairs, while designer Tom Ford, Instagram’s Adam Mosseri, and Vogue’s Anna Wintour will continue as honorary co-chairs. Anna Wintour has run the Met Gala since 1995, shaping it into the much-loved annual celebration of fashion we know today.

What is the Met Gala?
Organized and presided over by Anna Wintour since 1995, the Met Gala has become a much-loved annual celebration of fashion. The Met Gala is a charity event that is considered a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, it has traditionally been timed to mark the opening of its annual fashion exhibition. Year after year, the event raises eight-figure sums.

What happens at the Met Gala?
In short: it’s a secret. For this reason, guests must abide by the no phone (and, therefore, no social media) policy. However, Kendall Jenner gave us a behind the scenes look at the Met Gala through her camera last year. The event usually involves a high-profile performer (like Rihanna or Justin Bieber), and guests always explore the exhibition before sitting down together for dinner. This year, the Met Gala chef selection focused on three women who represent the rich diversity of American cooking in 2022: Amirah Kassem, Melissa King, and Lauren Von Der Pool. Check back to see what they’ll be cooking up tonight!

Where is the Met Gala held?
The Met Gala takes place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on the first Monday in May each year (with the exception of the 2021 event, which took place in September due to Covid restrictions). Guests attending the Met Gala typically stay in hotels nearby—see celebrity-favorite hotels to get ready for the Met Gala in (and plan your visit!).

Who is invited to the Met Gala?
Until the evening before the event, the guest list is top secret. But some of the biggest names in the business regularly attend—from Beyoncé and Lady Gaga to Madonna and Rihanna. More often than not, designers attend with their muses: think Marc Jacobs and Kate Moss, or Nicolas Ghesquière and Emma Stone. See everything that goes into the Met Gala seating chart here.

Who attends the Met Gala?
The event usually hosts around 600 attendees, although a smaller number attended the 2021 Met Gala. The event welcomes stars, young creatives, and industry paragons each year. Revisit some of the best looks from long-time Met Gala attendees such as Blake Lively, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rihanna and more of the best looks of all time.

What looks can we expect to see?
In keeping with the theme, look forward to a range of American talent represented, including the likes of Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, and Prabal Gurung. Here, revisit the best looks from the last decade.

@sheba2011

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SIL from Atlanta doesn’t come until next week. Waiting to see the weather before I decide on any plans. I have two sets of heavy wood nesting tables and decided to carry one set outside to put wood oil on them. Getting weaker with age because I can remember lifting each one up and carrying them out, now I’m kind of sliding them across the floor to the deck. My back will be hating me tomorrow.😫

Hockey playoffs start tonight🏒 so I will be flipping back and forth to see the games. Our chances of winning – ehhh.😕 This year has so many excellent teams.

Relax after all your hard work. I think I will pour one tonight, my back will be happy.🍷🤣

We Are Like Nature

As humans, our lives are completely intertwined with the cycles and rhythms of nature.

Nature is a mirror, inspiring and teaching us, deepening our sense of belonging in the world. Wherever you look, you can see that our patterns and the patterns of the natural world are the same. You can find this resonance in every form, from molecules to plants and animals and to planets. We live our lives according to the same principles as the trees, the mountains, the clouds, and the birds.

We begin our lives in the womb, folded in on ourselves like the bud of a flower. We can see our whole lives in the mirror of this natural form. When we emerge from the womb, we slowly begin our unfolding, just as the flower begins to open its petals. At its prime, the flower draws many insects to it and also the eyes of appreciative humans. When the flower’s petals begin to fade and its life cycle comes to an end, it ceases to hold itself upright and returns to the earth. Traditionally, we return to the earth, just as all plants and animals do. Like flowers, we leave behind seeds in the forms of children and other gifts only we could have given. They continue to unfold even after we are gone. Rebirth is encoded into our lives, and death is just one part of the cycle.

Look around you, and you will find connection and insight. Notice how your moods shift from one to another like the sky shifts from bright blue to turbulent grays. Your thoughts are like clouds, appearing, changing shape, passing through, and then disappearing without a trace. The rain cleanses the sky, just as an emotional release cleanses your mind. The sky itself is your eternal awareness, unchanging underneath all these permutations. Let it reflect back to you your own abiding perfection.

As you walk through the world, find your own metaphors for connectedness in nature. Flesh them out fully and follow them as they lead you through the mystery and intelligence of life.

AMEN! ✨✨

@kittengirl,

Good morning in California Kitten and welcome to the month of May. ✨😎
Wishing you and your grandson a wonderful week. Please be safe.

@shoelady60,

Shout out in the ‘burgh. 😘😎✨I know your hands are full so enjoy your SIL from Atlanta
and the rest of your family. How is the weather? Oz is in for another storm today and it may
be heading your way. Please stay safe.

Have a good time with your family just post when you can. 😘✨

Blowing a kiss at Jake’s Canvas. 😘

@taci,

Good morning in S. California I am so glad you got to be with a friend who ship was in Port. ✨
I hope you both had a great time catching up on things.

I hope the rest of her Cruise is fantastic nice to see people getting back to life. 😎

I hope your bathroom turns out great I see your hubby is like mine he can do most of
anything. I do have a honey do list for him. 😘😎

Here is to a new month and a new week. Sooooo….Happy Trails To You. 🎶🎶

@oodiebom,

Good afternoon on the Gulf Coast and I hope this is a good day for you and hubby. ✨✨

Oodie glad your ear is picking up good sound I so wish you could get some ENT to take
a look at your ears. I think you may already have done that I just wish more could be done.

Oh, be careful with those sinus I know all about that. I did wear my mask in the yard while
doing work I did not have that annoying headache I sometimes get with sinus issues.

If you get out I hope you find everything you need. We are raining now and believe it or not
hubby turned the heat on before leaving for work and I turned it off because all I have to do
is wear a Marla Wynne Jacket. 😎😘✨

@xango,

Good day in sunny Florida how are you? Hey I have a lot of planting to do hubby and I
got most of it done keeping up these yards are not for the faint of heart. 😜✨

WE have to get up gumballs in the front and other things in the back. I have to say our
Patio looks fantastic and was well worth the work we put into it. We take pride when we
do it ourselves. 😘😎

I know you are doing the same thing I understand how at the end of the day you just smile
and say it was all worth it. 💕

Wishing you a great week Oz will have a lot of rain today and I say bring it. We need it. ✨

defg,

Welcome to a new week hope all is well. ✨

@ddshoppy,

Good morning in S. California and welcome to a new week and month. Wishing you all
the best. ✨😘😎

@loaf,

Good morning in the rock and roll capital. Loaf it was great to see you post and glad you
and yours are doing well. How are the kids? I am pretty sure your granddaughter may have
a dance recital coming up I think more Jazz than Ballet. I love both. ✨😜Loaf you have
style I like you outfit you listed in your post. 😘✨😎 Have a sweet day my friend.

Rain in Oz today. 😎