New York. – The singers Bad Bunny and Jennifer Lopez and actors Chris Hemsworth and Zendaya will host the next MET Gala on May 6, forming a diverse and diverse group that will headline one of the most anticipated social events in New York and the United States each year.
As per tradition, Vogue magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour will also host the gala, whose dress code will be “The Garden of Time,” as explained in a statement from the Metropolitan Museum of New York. where the event takes place.
For his part, the CEO of TikTok, Shou Chew, will be one of the evening's honorary presidents, as his company, which is increasingly present at haute couture events, is running or financing the majority of the event this year, with secondary help from Loewe and Condé Nast.
While Chris Hemsworth will attend the gala for the first time, Jennifer López, Zendaya and Bad Bunny will be there again as participants, with the New Yorker, returning for the thirteenth time, being the one who has attended the event the most.
Among those who have already attended other MET Galas are the Ralph Lauren dress and the “cowboy” style hat that Jennifer López wore in 2021, the Joan of Arc look that Zendaya wore in 2018 and the backless one Suit particularly remembered cape with floral motifs that Bad Bunny wore in 2023.
The gala marks the start of the major fashion exhibition that the Metropolitan Museum (MET) in New York opens every spring and which this year deals with the transience of clothing and its trends under the title “Beautiful Sleepers: Reviving Fashion”.
The MET Gala is considered the annual event par excellence of New York glamour, bringing together numerous celebrities. The exhibition can be viewed in one room of the museum until September 2nd this year.
According to the MET, the event – which promotes wealthy patrons – provides the institution with its primary source of funding for annual exhibitions, publications, acquisitions, operations and capital improvements and has so far raised more than $223.5 million for the Costume Institute (the museum's fashion collection) under the direction of Anna Wintour.