The Met Gala 2022, also known as the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is looking up to a event full of glamour and art. With A-list appearances and eye-pleasing outfits in tow, the Mets is everything that people are talking about right now. The event takes places on the first Monday of May, which is today. The starry evening will start at 6 p.m. ET and everyone is eager to know who is wearing what this time around. 

If you are one of these people and are still wondering who is attending the event and want to see what they would be wearing, then you have landed at the right place. From the theme for this season’s Met Gala event to where you can watch the event online, we have all the details you need to know before it begins. 

Date, Time, Location

After two years of no events , this year’s annual Costume Institute Benefit will take place on the first Monday in May i.e. May 2. The red carpet coverage will start at 6pm ET at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

How to Watch The Event

While E! showcase the Met Gala red carpet live on TV, Indian audience doesn’t have access to the channel. But don’t be disheartened, you can watch the live stream online on Vogue.com. They would be broadcasting the live stream across all digital platforms as well as on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Vanessa Hudgens, La La Anthony and Vogue editor, Hamish Bowles will share hosting duties.

Hosts

Anna Wintour, a Met Gala veteran, chooses celebrity co-chairs to host the event every year. This year, Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Lin-Manuel Miranda have been roped in as co-chairs while Tom Ford, Adam Mosseri, and Anna Wintour will return in the position of honorary co-chairs.

Met Gala 2022 Theme

The theme for 2022 is Gilded Glamour and White Tie, in reference to the 2022 exhibition – In America: An Anthology of Fashion. The exhibition is the second entry of a two-piece exhibition following 2021’s In America: A Lexicon of Fashion. As for this year’s theme, Gilded Glamour means to represent the era of industrialization and wealth disparity seen in the late decades of the 19th century. So expect to see loud and maximalist looks full of corsets, bodices, white tie tuxedos, and plenty of frilly, sparkly accents. 

Met Gala 2022 Guest List

We will almost certainly see Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Tom Ford walk the Met red carpet this year. Other A-list celebs anticipated to arrive include names like Megan Thee Stallion, Katy Perry, Regina King, Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Black Pink, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift . 

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