Met Gala

Annual fundraising gala held in New York City

The Met Gala, formally known as the Costume Institute Benefit, is the annual haute couture fundraising festival held at and for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute on the Museum Mile of Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Often known as "fashion's biggest night", the Met Gala is popularly regarded as the world's most prestigious and glamorous event in fashion, where fame, wealth, power, social influence, and spectacle collide. The Gala is held annually on the first Monday of May, which marks the opening of the Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibit hosted on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

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