MET GALA

A-listers from fashion, film and society don cutting-edge couture to raise funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. A ticket to the event will set you back a cool US$30,000, provided that Vogue tastemaker Anna Wintour approves of your presence. The theme of last year’s ball, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, saw pop star Rihanna transform into a promiscuous pope and actress Blake Lively wear a dress that took over 600 hours to embroider. This year’s theme is Camp: Notes on Fashion. May 6 metmuseum.org