The History of the Met Gala

Sofia Kokkino page editor

May is underway, the flowers are starting to bloom, the sun is coming out, and the birds are starting to chirp again. The other thing that comes along with May is the renowned Met Gala. For those who don’t know, the Met Gala takes place annually on the first Monday in May. Celebrities show up in extravagant outfits in accordance with the set theme every year. These celebrities get together to network, reunite, and show off their best looks as a fundraiser for the Metropolitan

Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. As the years have gone by, the Met Gala has only increased in popularity due to the great deal of media coverage. Junior Finley Olsen is an avid Met Gala watcher and started following it after she saw more about it on social media. “I started watching the Met Gala through TikTok by people rating the outfits and talking about the looks on social media,” Olsen said.

With major media coverage, spectators are able to criticize as well as appreciate the outfits and how they go along with the theme. What people are going to show up in usually increases excitement amongst the guests and whoever is watching.

Senior Kaitlyn Wood stated, “I’m [always] excited to see what Blake Lively is going to wear because she is always on theme and her outfits always look absolutely gorgeous.” In the past years, Blake Lively has been known for wearing amazing outfits which go very according to theme.

While the celebrities are the star of the show, the designers are also the ones who are in the spotlight since their task is to match the outfit to the theme as best as they can. There are so many iconic designers who attend each year who are known for their to relax and enjoy myself more.”

Senior Delaney Iddings offered another opinion, “Prom isn’t like a humongous thing to me; however, I do enjoy dressing up and taking pictures with all my friends and of course, my girlfriend.” creations. Some of these include Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, Thom Brown, and so many more. Junior Julian Eclarinal has seen a theme in a specific designer who continually lives up to the expectations each year. Eclarinal said, “Vivienne Westwood is gonna do it for me everytime. No matter the theme, I think that she’s able to conform to it in some manner.” In December, Westwood passed away, so this year’s Met Gala will be missing a significant figure who has made such a big impact on so many people. “Rest in peace to her for real because she was such a prominent figure in fashion, not just in relation to the Met Gala,” Eclarinal added.

While some may think that the Met is just another event that holds little importance, many others believe that this event is quite the opposite of unimportant. The Met brings so many people together to celebrate each other as well as fashion.