The 2025 edition of the annual Met Gala is about to kick off in a few hours and before its commencement, the fashion event has already scripted history by raising a whopping $31 million, according to officials of the Manhattan-based Metropolitan Museum of Art. The gross figure is the highest that the event has managed to attract in its decades-long history.

Met Gala legacy so far

The Met Gala is, without doubt, the most extravagant night for fashion across the globe. The proceeds from the highly popular gala are used in funding the operations of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The highly glamorous event traditionally takes place on the first Monday of May. This year, the Met Gala is slated for May 5.

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Met Gala 2025: Theme for the year

The $31 million raised by the 2025 Met Gala does not reflect the seven-figure cost incurred in hosting the event, according to the New York Times. ‘Tailored for You’, which is the theme of the upcoming edition of the star-studded fundraising event, is influenced by 'Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity', a book that was originally published in 2009.

It was written by Monica L Miller. The theme of the 2025 version of the Met Gala highlights the foundational idea of the Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, which is the title of the Costume Institute's spring exhibition for the current year. The exhibition is significant in the sense that it is the first such exhibition by the Costume Institute, in over two decades, to exclusively showcase menswear.

2025 Met Gala: Guest list

According to Vogue, this year's Met Gala is expected to be graced by the presence of around 450 eminent personalities from highly diverse walks of life. The guest list for the exclusive gala is treated as highly confidential by the organisers, and hence, speculations start flying around weeks, or even months, in advance about the potential attendees. The first guests are slated to walk down the red carpet at 6 pm ET.

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Reports suggest that the guest list for the 2025 Met Gala include the names of Zoë Saldaña, Joey King, Nicole Kidman, Damson Idris, Monica Barbaro, and Malcolm Washington. According to latest reports, Miranda Kerr, Usher, Chloë Sevigny, Janelle Mone, Simone Biles, and Dapper Dan will also grace the red carpet.

FAQs

1 . What time will Met Gala 2025 begin?
The 2025 edition of the Met Gala, which is being held on Monday (May 5), is scheduled to begin with a red carpet event at 6 pm ET.

2 . How many celebrities will attend Met Gala 2025?
This year's Met Gala will reportedly host more than 400 celebrities. To be more precise, the number of high-profile attendees will likely be around 450.