How much were tickets to the Met Gala?

As springtime sunshine eventually hits New York City the Met Gala beckons one of the majority of anticipated and visible parties in the world This year the theme Tailored For You is focused on classic tailoring As reliably the dress code is inspired by the spring exhibit at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Superfine Tailoring Black Style is the first Met show to focus exclusively on Black designers and the first in more than years to have a menswear theme The show looks at the evolution of Black style over the centuries through the lens of dandyism Here s what to know about tickets and the gala which happens the first Monday in May this year May Can anyone buy a ticket to the Met Gala In a word No You cannot just buy a ticket The right question is If I were famous or powerful and got invited how much would it cost How much were tickets to the Met Gala Individual tickets start at Generally though companies buy tables A fashion label for example would then host its desired celebrities A table of starts at this year as it did last year There will be approximately guests How strict is the dress code The code is meant to be a guide not a hard rule and loose interpretation is encouraged Sometimes that interpretation extends not only to what guests put on but what they take off Lady Gaga did a -minute striptease on the gala carpet in Jared Leto spent the evening in carrying around his huge cat head a tribute to Karl Lagerfeld s beloved pet This combination of photos shows Janelle Monae s fashion outfits at The Metropolitan Museum of Art s Costume Institute benefit gala across several years AP Photo How do guests spend the evening Guests enter the museum and walk past an enormous flower arrangement in the museum s grand lobby invariably a talking point Often there is an orchestra playing nearby At the top of the grand staircase Wintour and her co-hosts form a receiving line Guests then head either to cocktails or to view the exhibit Cocktails are followed by dinner The preponderance hotly anticipated guests sometimes skip cocktails and even dinner and arrive around dessert time for maximum impact we re looking at you Rihanna Who s hosting the Met Gala Each year brings a new group of celebrity co-chairs This year they are Pharrell Williams Lewis Hamilton Colman Domingo and A AP Rocky along with Anna Wintour the influential Vogue editor who dependably oversees the proceedings NBA superstar LeBron James is honorary chair This combination photo shows various fashion worn by rapper A AP Rocky AP Photo Who else is attending the Met Gala so far Word on attendees trickles out slowly in the weeks leading up to the event But this year there s also a huge additional host committee with stars from various fields They don t have specific host duties other than showing up and it goes without saying looking fabulous FILE Janelle Monae poses for a portrait at Dream Downtown on Monday August in New York Photo by Victoria Will Invision AP File It includes athletes Simone Biles and husband Jonathan Owens Angel Reese and Sha Carri Richardson filmmakers Spike Lee Tonya Lewis Lee and Regina King and actors Ayo Edebiri Audra McDonald and Jeremy Pope and musicians Doechii Usher Tyla Janelle Mon e and Andr Also in the group are author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie artists Jordan Casteel Rashid Johnson and Kara Walker playwrights Jeremy O Harris and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and fashion figures Grace Wales Bonner Edward Enninful Dapper Dan and Olivier Rousteing