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The Met Gala is one among the most important events on the style industry calendar. The annual event raises funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. Since 1995, it has been within the hands of Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour, who has wielded her influence to show the gala into probably the most celebrity-studded affairs in fashion and Hollywood.
Eleanor Lambert, a fashion publicist, organized the Met Gala in 1948 as a fundraiser for the then-newly founded Costume Institute to commemorate the inauguration of its yearly show. The primary gala was a banquet with tickets costing $50 apiece.
After Wintour took over the event, its red carpet became probably the most watched. Annually, the Met Gala gets a...
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