How do you get invited to the Met Gala?

THE 2023 MET GALA is arguably the social event of the year and the fashion world version of the Oscars.

How to get an invite is on the forefront of everyone’s mind and here's everything you need to know to get yourself one.

How much are tickets to the Met Gala?

Individual tickets to the Met Gala are reported to cost over $30,000, with tickets for the 2023 Met Gala reportedly starting at $50,000, a steep incline since tickets were just $1,000 in 1995.

Moving on from individual tickets, there is the option of purchasing a table, which will set you back at a starting price of $300,000.

However, many celebrities that attend this event don’t actually end up paying for their tickets and costumes for the Met Gala.

Each celeb's outfit is usually bankrolled by major fashion houses, in exchange for exposure and the goodwill of attending a charitable event.

How do you get an invite?

Anna Wintour, 73, Editor-in-chief at Vogue and Global Chief Content Officer at Conde Nast, has the final say in who gets to attend the event.

Unlike other charity events, the Met Gala is invitation-only, and there usually is a waiting list.

Around 500-700 guests usually attend the event, but just because you have an invite doesn’t necessarily mean you can just go.

The event is a costume institute’s primary source of income, and so those that are considered worthy enough of an invitation from Wintour will then have to pay for a seat at a table.

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It's also possible to purchase a table, but this doesn’t mean you can fill it with whomever you like.

Anyone placed at a table will need approval from Wintour.

Some celebrities and public figures have even been banned from attending the event such as former US President Donald Trump, who tried to get his now-wife Melania Trump to attend back in 2004.

What is the Met Gala?

First and foremost the Met Gala is a charity event to raise money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.

It's the biggest fundraising night in New York City, where designers, models, musicians, and Hollywood actors all come together on the red carpet to show off their costumes in aid of raising money for the event.

According to a Forbes report in 2017, the Met Gala had raised over $175million for the Costume Institute.

The event is consistent in gaining eight-figure sums such as in 2019 it brought in a record $15million.

The money raised from the event doesn’t just come from tickets and table sales but also from sponsorships and donations.

Each year the Met Gala holds a different theme, with the 2023 exhibition being “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” which will pay tribute to the late fashion designer.

Winter told The Hollywood Reporter: "Karl never regarded himself as an artist. He thought that was pretentious, he always saw himself as a designer for hire."

"His relentless drive to move forward also made him prolific; he just had such a fast-moving mind."

When is the 2023 Met Gala?

The Met Gala will take place on Monday, May 1, 2023, with red carpet coverage starting at 6pm ET, in which the dress code will be "in honor of Karl" - a tribute to Karl Lagerfeld.

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