Liv Bridge
Have you ever been invited to a party and forced to cough up a fortune? Because that's exactly what you'd have to do if you wanted to go to the Met Gala.
The Met Gala sees some of Hollywood's greats don the great carpet well suited and booted. After all, it is fashion's biggest night in the calendar.
The event is all to do with raising funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in Manhattan, New York, after making its debut back in 1948 as a fundraiser for the nascent Costume Institute.
Driving the initiative was fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert, followed by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour who took over the reigns as lead chairperson of the Gala event since 1995.
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Wintour oversees the benefit committee and the guest list, as well as choosing who will co-host the glamorous event with her.
This year, singer and actor Teyana Taylor, actor and producer La La Anthony, and actor and comedian Ego Nwodim, are co-hosting alongside her while the famous faces taking to the carpet have been tasked with meeting the brief of 'Black dandyism.'
The theme follows with the Costume Institute's 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' exhibition from May 10 to October 26 and has been picked to examine the 'importance of clothing and style to the formation of Black identities in the Atlantic diaspora,' according to Vogue.
It is also the first exhibition since 2003's 'Men in Skirts' that focuses on menswear, though the dress code invites attendees to make it 'Tailored for You,' focusing on a variety of tailored suiting styles and menswear with ample wiggle room for interpretation.
Yet while it cost just $50 a ticket back in the day, it sure does cost a pretty penny for celebs hoping and praying for an invite.
Fast forward to 2025 and they're looking at coughing up 1,500 times more than that - at an eye-watering $75,000 a ticket.
That's per person, by the way.
For those looking for the most lavish Gala experience, tables start from $350,000, according to CBS News.
However, that's not to say celebs will be footing the bill for the star-studded evening as couture powerhouses that sell high-end fashion are known to buy the tables and invite their A-listers along - providing they wear one of their designs while strutting the famous red carpet.
This year also poses the first Met exhibit to be devoted exclusively to Black designers, the news outlet adds.
Speaking to The Associated Press, music artist Janelle Monáe said: "I I think honoring minorities, honoring Black and brown people in these spaces and outside every day, is important.
"The ones who have dedicated their lives to this country to serve, build and give us art to sustain us for a lifetime.
"We should continue to honor them and push forward and stand on their shoulders."