Lizzo’s flute, Billy Porter’s wings and Cher’s ‘naked dress’: the Met Gala through the years – in pictures


by The Guardian

The Guardian— As this year’s event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City draws nearer, we look back at some of the biggest, boldest and most iconic looks to ascend its steps Continue reading

The Daily Beast—The Met Gala’s Opulence Is Always Gross. This Year, It’s Obscene.. Dead civilians, poverty, and chaos take a back seat at the annual event seemingly designed to make us all loathe the rich and privileged.

Drudge Report—Opinion: The Met Gala’s Opulence Is Always Gross. This Year, It’s Obscene.. Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyOnce again, the first Monday in May is fast approaching, the moment we annually find ourselves beset by the Met Gala.It’s going to be the gala to end all galas, so expect an endless procession of fashion hot-takes, celebrity spectacle, drunken after-party video leaks and breathless Rihanna anticipation, all wrapped up in a lexicological bow of co-opted slang Black gays stopped using two years ago, HUNTY!Over the past few days, no fewer...

Page Six—Italian model claims he’s been fired from Met Gala after upstaging Kylie Jenner at last year’s ceremony. The 26-year-old model planned on returning to the Met Gala for the third year in a row before he was allegedly booted from his job days before.