Met Ball

Met Ball

The Costume Institute Gala (or Costume Institute Ball), known as the Met Ball and nicknamed the "Oscars of the East Coast", is an annual ball that celebrates the annual opening of the Metropolitan Museum's (The Met) fashion exhibit at the Costume Institute.[1][2] The red carpet evening where celebrities arrive dressed to impress is described as the fashion industry's "Night of Nights".[3] Fashion industry experts and style magazines consider the event, which is hosted by Vogue to be the fashion world's best red carpet event.[2] It is regarded as the top annual social event in New York City.[4] The event has been an annual affair at the Met since 1948 (the year in which the Costume Institute was founded), but it has been held in different parts of the museum over the years.[5]

In 2005, individual tickets ranged in price from US$5000 to $15,000, while corporate sponsors paid $150,000 for whole tables.[5] In 2006, the event raised a total of $4.5million.[6] In 2010, the price of the top table was $250,000.[7] Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour oversees both the benefit committee and the guest list, although Vogue staffers help assemble the list of celebrity invitees.[5] For over 10 years, ending in the late 2000s, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff was the special-events planner at Vogue in charge of seating.[5][8] Robert Isabell designed the event for over a decade prior to his death in 2009.[5] Vogue and Chanel have shared the cost of the event.[5]

Each year the event has a theme,[7] and the evening includes a cocktail hour and a formal dinner.[9] The evening rivals the West Coast's Vanity Fair Oscar Party, which is said to have more "star power", but less fashion panache.[6] The Oscars parties have more Hollywood people and press representatives.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Whitworth, Melissa (2011-04-28). "Countdown to the Met Ball 2011". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8479245/Countdown-to-the-Met-Ball-2011.html. Retrieved 2011-05-04. 
  2. ^ a b "First Look: Inside the Met for Tonight’s Costume Institute Gala". New York. 2011-05-02. http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/05/first_look_inside_the_met_for.html. Retrieved 2011-05-04. 
  3. ^ "Newly slim Beyonce and daring racy in lace Rihanna turn heads in their dramatic gowns at Met gala". Daily Mail. 2011-05-03. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1382966/Met-Gala-2011-Beyonce-Rihanna-turn-heads-dramatic-gowns.html. Retrieved 2011-05-04. 
  4. ^ Kramer, Peter (2010-05-04). "Top social ticket: NYC's Costume Institute gala". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-05-04-metgala04_ST_N.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-04. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "The Charity Ball Game". New York. 2005-05-21. http://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/fashion/features/11894/. Retrieved 2011-05-04. 
  6. ^ a b Horyn, Cathy (2006-05-04). "Anna's Party: Silk, Satin and Pub Grub". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/04/fashion/thursdaystyles/05MET.html. Retrieved 2011-05-04. 
  7. ^ a b Horyn, Cathy (2010-05-03). "Elegance Is the Norm at Costume Institute Gala". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/nyregion/04costume.html. Retrieved 2011-05-04. 
  8. ^ Cox, Johanna (2010-09-06). "Fashion Workbook: Stephanie Winston Wolkoff". Elle. http://www.elle.com/Fashion/Fashion-Spotlight/Fashion-Workbook-Stephanie-Winston-Wolkoff. Retrieved 2011-05-04. 
  9. ^ Cristobal, Sarah. "Salute to the King: The Haute Monde Descends on the Met to Celebrate Legendary Couturier Paul Poiret". Style.com. http://www.style.com/peopleparties/parties/scoop/redcarpet-050807MET/. Retrieved 2011-05-04. 

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