Met Gala Makes a Statement
January 3, 2022
On September 13, celebrities and internet personalities alike joined together for the 2021 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Hosted by big personalities such as Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, and Naomi Osaka, the Met Gala focused on highlighting all aspects of American fashion. The gala, intended as a fundraiser for the museum, follows the theme of “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion,” which the Met Gala explains, “Establishes a modern vocabulary of American fashion based on its expressive qualities.” With the Met Gala raising a new record of 17 million dollars total, the museum will use this money as its budget for the rest of the year. Because the theme of the Met Gala is broken into two parts, the next Met Gala will continue the patriotic spirit in 2022 with the theme “In America: An Anthology of Fashion.” The 2022 Met Gala, which will begin on May 5, plans to commence in the rooms of the American Wing in the museum, and guests will design their outfits based on the theme of the complex histories within each room.
