For New York, the Met Gala is the city's biggest party and, along with the Oscars, the most important red carpet in the world. This year, Anna Wintour is pleased. This charitable event created to raise funds for the Costume Institute, which is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has set a fundraising record with $42 million.
Additionally, something unprecedented has happened in the history of the Met Gala as this year's main sponsors, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, who donated $10 million, have been harshly criticized on social media and there have even been boycotts in the streets due to their exploitative policies at Amazon and for being supporters of Trump. In this regard, Wintour has compromised her class and has sold out.
After the massive arrival of celebrities - only a small group of big names like Nicole Kidman, Beyoncé, Madonna, or Bad Bunny - and the subsequent dinner at the museum, where Wintour forbade dishes with garlic, parsley, onion, and chives to avoid bad breath and food getting stuck in teeth, the party began.
The musical performances inside the Metropolitan were by Sabrina Carpenter, who sang Expresso, House Tour, and Please, Please, Please, as well as a duet with Stevie Nicks on the classic Landslide.
As is traditional, and despite Vogue's strict prohibitions, several celebrities locked themselves in the bathrooms to take selfies. This year, one of the most talked about was Margot Robbie with Rachel Sennott, Gracie Abrams, or Ayo Edebiri.