--- title: "The Met Gala, Year by Year: IMAGO Photos Available for Editorial Licensing" description: Experience the ultimate blend of art, fashion, and celebrity at the MET Gala. Explore yearly themes, event photos, and inspirational imagery licensed for editorial use. image: https://blog.imago-images.com/hubfs/imago0855683451h%201.jpg --- [![IMAGO Logo](https://blog.imago-images.com/hubfs/Marketing/02_branding/imago-logo.svg)](https://www.imago-images.com) - [Editorial](https://www.imago-images.com/editorial) - [Creative](https://www.imago-images.com/creative) - [Sports](https://www.imago-images.com/sport) - [Collections](https://www.imago-images.com/collections) - [Videos](https://www.imago-images.com/video) - Enterprise - [Enterprise Home](https://connect.imago-images.com/en/) - [Global Sports](https://connect.imago-images.com/en/licensed-sports-images-for-creators-publishers-and-communities) - [Football](https://connect.imago-images.com/en/license-football-images) - [Player Headshots](https://connect.imago-images.com/en/license-football-player-headshots) - [Entertainment](https://connect.imago-images.com/en/licensed-entertainment-images-for-publishers-and-social-media-teams) - [Media Production](https://connect.imago-images.com/en/high-resolution-images-editorial-stock-footage-for-documentary-and-film-production) - [AI Training Data](https://connect.imago-images.com/en/train-ai-models-with-licensed-multimodal-content-from-imago) - [Prices](https://www.imago-images.com/pricing) Account - [Editorial](https://www.imago-images.com/editorial) - [Creative](https://www.imago-images.com/creative) - [Sports](https://www.imago-images.com/sport) - [Collections](https://www.imago-images.com/collections) - [Videos](https://www.imago-images.com/video) - [Enterprise](https://connect.imago-images.com/en/) ![](https://blog.imago-images.com/hubfs/imago0855683451h%201.jpg) [to all articles](https://blog.imago-images.com/en) # The Met Gala, Year by Year: IMAGO Photos Available for Editorial Licensing By [Henry Steyer](https://blog.imago-images.com/en/author/henry-steyer) Last update: May 15, 2026 The Met Gala, Year by Year: IMAGO Photos Available for Editorial Licensing 7:58 **TL;DR — What You Need to Know** The Met Gala is fashion's biggest annual night, held every first Monday of May at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A unique exhibition theme and dress code define each edition. Here's a quick recap: **2026** — "Fashion Is Art"  **2025** — "Tailored for You" (Black dandyism and menswear) **2024** — "Garden of Time" (nature, fragility, multisensory fashion) **2023** — "In Honor of Karl" (tribute to Karl Lagerfeld) **2022** — "Gilded Glamour" (post-Civil War America) **2021** — "American Independence" (reimagined American pride) **2019** — "Studied Triviality" (Camp aesthetics) Need licensed Met Gala images?[IMAGO has you covered.](https://connect.imago-images.com/en/licensed-entertainment-images-for-publishers-and-social-media-teams?hsLang=en) ---   The Met Gala is an annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City. It traditionally marks the opening of the Costume Institute's exhibition. The Met Gala guest list is extremely exclusive and often includes a mix of fashion icons, celebrities, artists, designers and personalities from the worlds of film, music, sport and business.  What makes the Met Gala so special is the combination of fashion, art and celebrities. It is one of the most highly regarded and discussed fashion events worldwide. It attracts international attention each year as guests appear in extravagant and often avant-garde outfits, often inspired by a particular theme related to the Costume Institute's current exhibition. **Fashion Is Art — Met Gala Theme 2026** The 2026 Met Gala, taking place on **May 4** at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, carries what may be its most open-ended dress code yet: **"Fashion Is Art."** The theme mirrors the Costume Institute's spring exhibition "Costume Art," which examines the centrality of the dressed body and brings together more than 400 objects — garments from the Institute's own collection alongside paintings and other works of art. With a dress code this deliberately broad, guests are expected to push creative boundaries, treating their outfits as artistic statements in their own right. All eyes will be on the red carpet to see how fashion's biggest names interpret the theme. [![Emma Chamberlain at arrivals for The Met Gala 2026](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Emma%20Chamberlain%20at%20arrivals%20for%20The%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855676826h.jpg?width=760&height=507&name=Emma%20Chamberlain%20at%20arrivals%20for%20The%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855676826h.jpg)](https://www.imago-images.com/st/0855676826) IMAGO / Everett Collection / Kristin Callahan [![Sam Smith at arrivals for The Met Gala 2026 imago0855682734h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sam%20Smith%20at%20arrivals%20for%20The%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855682734h.jpg?width=760&height=507&name=Sam%20Smith%20at%20arrivals%20for%20The%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855682734h.jpg)](https://www.imago-images.com/st/0855682734) IMAGO / Everett Collection / Kristin Callahan - ![Joshua Henry at the Met Gala 2026 imago0855676344h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Joshua%20Henry%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855676344h.jpg?width=3000&height=2000&name=Joshua%20Henry%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855676344h.jpg) IMAGO / Everett Collection / Kristin Callahan - ![Bad Bunny at the Met Gala 2026 imago0855680878h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bad%20Bunny%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855680878h.jpg?width=2386&height=1591&name=Bad%20Bunny%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855680878h.jpg) IMAGO / Agencia EFE / OctavioxGuzmán - ![Nicole Kidman (L) attends the event alongside Lauren Sanchez Bezos (C) and long-time Vogue editor Anna Wintour (R) at the Met Gala 2026](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Nicole%20Kidman%20Lauren%20Sanchez%20Bezos%20and%20Anna%20Wintour%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855674810h.jpg?width=4085&height=2724&name=Nicole%20Kidman%20Lauren%20Sanchez%20Bezos%20and%20Anna%20Wintour%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855674810h.jpg) IMAGO / Agencia EFE / Octavio Guzmán - ![Eileen Gu at the Met Gala 2026 imago0855692613h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Eileen%20Gu%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855692613h.jpg?width=2788&height=1859&name=Eileen%20Gu%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855692613h.jpg) IMAGO / Agencia EFE / Octavio Guzmán - ![Lisa at the Met Gala 2026](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Lisa%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855692595h.jpg?width=3000&height=2000&name=Lisa%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855692595h.jpg) IMAGO / Everett Collection / Kristin Callahan - ![Rihanna at the Met Gala 2026](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Rihanna%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855684923h.jpg?width=4000&height=2716&name=Rihanna%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202026%20imago0855684923h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO [Discover the MET Gala 2026 images](https://www.imago-images.com/offers/734163/entertainment/red-carpet/red-carpet-met-gala-2026-in-new-york%26db=stock) ## **Superfine: Tailoring Black Style — Met Gala Theme 2025** The 2025 Met Gala, held on May 5, celebrated "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style", the Costume Institute's most significant exploration of menswear since 2003. Curated by Monica L. Miller and inspired by her 2009 book *Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity*, the exhibition traced 300 years of Afrodiasporic sartorial history, from the 18th century to the present day. The dress code, "Tailored for You," invites guests to reinterpret suiting, silhouettes, fabrics, and accessories through a personal lens — equal parts guidance and creative freedom. Co-chairs Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, and Pharrell Williams, alongside perennial host Anna Wintour, set the tone for an evening that celebrated Black style as both cultural statement and high art. LeBron James served as honorary chair. The exhibition ran at The Met Fifth Avenue from May 10 through October 26, 2025. [![Photo of Rihana at the Met Gala 2025](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Met%20Gala%202025%20Rihana%20imago0816634327h.jpg?width=760&height=537&name=Met%20Gala%202025%20Rihana%20imago0816634327h.jpg)](https://www.imago-images.com/st/0816634327) [![Sabrina Carpenter at Met Gala 2025 imago0816634412h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sabrina%20Carpenter%20at%20Met%20Gala%202025%20imago0816634412h.jpg?width=760&height=520&name=Sabrina%20Carpenter%20at%20Met%20Gala%202025%20imago0816634412h.jpg)](https://www.imago-images.com/st/0816634412) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![Demi Moore and J Balvin Met Gala 2025 imago0816634402h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Demi%20Moore%20and%20J%20Balvin%20Met%20Gala%202025%20imago0816634402h.jpg?width=4000&height=2739&name=Demi%20Moore%20and%20J%20Balvin%20Met%20Gala%202025%20imago0816634402h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh Met Gala 2025 imago0816573197h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pharrell%20Williams%20and%20Helen%20Lasichanh%20Met%20Gala%202025%20imago0816573197h.jpg?width=3000&height=4000&name=Pharrell%20Williams%20and%20Helen%20Lasichanh%20Met%20Gala%202025%20imago0816573197h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![Janelle Monáe Met Gala imago0816633588h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Janelle%20Mon%C3%A1e%20Met%20Gala%20imago0816633588h.jpg?width=4000&height=2878&name=Janelle%20Mon%C3%A1e%20Met%20Gala%20imago0816633588h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![Jennie Kim Met Gala 2025 imago0816634460h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Jennie%20Kim%20Met%20Gala%202025%20imago0816634460h.jpg?width=4000&height=2716&name=Jennie%20Kim%20Met%20Gala%202025%20imago0816634460h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![Lauryn Hill at Met Gala 2025 imago0816634225h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Lauryn%20Hill%20at%20Met%20Gala%202025%20imago0816634225h.jpg?width=4000&height=3000&name=Lauryn%20Hill%20at%20Met%20Gala%202025%20imago0816634225h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![Shakira attends the 2025 Met Gala](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Shakira%20at%20the%202025%20Met%20Gala%20imago0816716116h.jpg?width=5504&height=6756&name=Shakira%20at%20the%202025%20Met%20Gala%20imago0816716116h.jpg) IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire / Photo Image Press [Discover the MET Gala 2025 images](https://www.imago-images.com/offers/667098/entertainment/red-carpet/superfine-tailoring-black-style-gala-at-the-met-museum?db=stock&allCategories=true) ## Sleeping Beauties, Reawakening Fashion - Met Gala Theme 2024 The 2024 Met Gala took place on May 6 under the theme "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion." The exhibition featured 220 items exclusively from the Costume Institute's own permanent collection — curator Andrew Bolton described it as one of the institute's most ambitious shows yet.Its central concept revolved around the fragility and ephemerality of fashion: 16 garments so delicate they could no longer stand upright were displayed lying flat in glass cases, like sleeping beauties slumbering in the museum's climate-controlled archives. The dress code, "Garden of Time," was inspired by J.G. Ballard's 1962 short story, and the red carpet fully reflected it. Co-chairs Zendaya and Jennifer Lopez led the arrivals on a green-tinged carpet lined with live foliage — Zendaya in peacock-colored Maison Margiela with leaf accents, and Lopez in a near-naked Schiaparelli gown adorned with silver leaves.Other memorable looks came from Mindy Kaling in sand-colored swirls by Indian couturier Gaurav Gupta, and Demi Moore in a Harris Reed design featuring large wings handpainted with pink and white blooms. [![Demi Moore and Harris Reed Met Gala 2024 imago0472697696h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Demi%20Moore%20and%20Harris%20Reed%20Met%20Gala%202024%20imago0472697696h.jpg?width=760&height=617&name=Demi%20Moore%20and%20Harris%20Reed%20Met%20Gala%202024%20imago0472697696h.jpg)](https://www.imago-images.com/st/0472697696) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![Wisdom Kaye arrives on the red carpet at the 2024 Met Gala](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wisdom%20Kaye%20at%20Met%20Gala%202024%20imago0472697789h.jpg?width=3259&height=4000&name=Wisdom%20Kaye%20at%20Met%20Gala%202024%20imago0472697789h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![Gigi Hadid at the Net Gala 2024 imago0472697796h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gigi%20Hadid%20at%20the%20Net%20Gala%202024%20imago0472697796h.jpg?width=4000&height=2930&name=Gigi%20Hadid%20at%20the%20Net%20Gala%202024%20imago0472697796h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![Bad Bunny at the Met Gala 2024](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bad%20Bunny%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202024%20imago0472721273h.jpg?width=2000&height=3000&name=Bad%20Bunny%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202024%20imago0472721273h.jpg) IMAGO / Cover-Images / Michael Stewart - ![Zendaya at the Met Gala 2024 imago0472789358h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Zendaya%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202024%20imago0472789358h.jpg?width=8256&height=5504&name=Zendaya%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202024%20imago0472789358h.jpg) IMAGO / ABACAPRESS / DNPhotography - ![Ariana Grande at the Met Gala. 2024 imago0472750130h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ariana%20Grande%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala.%202024%20imago0472750130h.jpg?width=4000&height=2637&name=Ariana%20Grande%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala.%202024%20imago0472750130h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![Dove Cameron and Damiano David at the Met Gala 2024 imago0472772711h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Dove%20Cameron%20and%20Damiano%20David%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202024%20imago0472772711h.jpg?width=4000&height=2887&name=Dove%20Cameron%20and%20Damiano%20David%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202024%20imago0472772711h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO [Discover the MET Gala 2024 images](https://www.imago-images.com/events?suchtext=Met+Gala&datum1=01.04.2024&datum2=31.12.2024&datumsbereich=01.01.1753&cbx1=alle&gal_start=1&tokenName=fYjLJkXYWp&tokenValue=W0A1wQjiK7yGssYmEuQOMInK62anMKzjGIk9Obg1qAYJLGyG1uNXnvcOpARXDDM0&seite=1)   ## In honor of Karl - MET Gala Theme 2023 The Met Gala 2023 was held in honor of fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who died in 2019. Appropriately, the dress code was "In honor of Karl". The exhibition showcased Lagerfeld's work for Chanel, Fendi and Chloé, as well as garments from his own brand. Memorable are the looks of Jared Leto, Doja Cat and Lil Nas X.  [![Lil Nas X at the The Met Gala imago0246295743h 1](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Lil%20Nas%20X%20at%20the%20The%20Met%20Gala%20imago0246295743h%201.jpg?width=760&height=570&name=Lil%20Nas%20X%20at%20the%20The%20Met%20Gala%20imago0246295743h%201.jpg)](https://www.imago-images.com/st/0246295743) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![Dua Lipa at The Met Gala 2023 imago0246297179h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Dua%20Lipa%20at%20The%20Met%20Gala%202023%20imago0246297179h.jpg?width=4000&height=2667&name=Dua%20Lipa%20at%20The%20Met%20Gala%202023%20imago0246297179h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![Rihanna at the Met Gala 2023 imago0246291843h 1](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Rihanna%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202023%20imago0246291843h%201.jpg?width=1200&height=900&name=Rihanna%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202023%20imago0246291843h%201.jpg) IMAGO / ZUMA Wire / Andrea Renault - ![Anne Hathaway, Jared Leto and Salma Hayek arrive on the red carpet for The Met Gala 2023](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Anne%20Hathaway%2c%20Jared%20Leto%20and%20Salma%20Hayek%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202023%20imago0246295720h.jpg?width=4000&height=2924&name=Anne%20Hathaway%2c%20Jared%20Leto%20and%20Salma%20Hayek%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202023%20imago0246295720h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![imago0064156729h 1](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/imago0064156729h%201.jpg?width=1200&height=900&name=imago0064156729h%201.jpg) IMAGO / epd - ![imago0199905301h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/imago0199905301h.jpg?width=1200&height=900&name=imago0199905301h.jpg) IMAGO / Funke Foto Services - ![imago0056152557h 1](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/imago0056152557h%201.jpg?width=1200&height=900&name=imago0056152557h%201.jpg) IMAGO / PanoramiC [Discover the MET Gala 2023 images](https://www.imago-images.com/offers/547743/entertainment/red-carpet/met-gala-in-new-york-the-best-looks?db=stock&allCategories=true)   ## [![Licensed Entertainment content for Media](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Licensed%20Entertainment%20content%20for%20Media.jpg?width=1584&height=400&name=Licensed%20Entertainment%20content%20for%20Media.jpg)](https://connect.imago-images.com/en/licensed-entertainment-images-for-publishers-and-social-media-teams?hsLang=en) ## Gilded Glamour - MET Gala Theme 2022 In 2022, the dress code was "Gilded Glamour" and was inspired by the economic growth after the American Civil War and before the turn of the century. Kim Kardashian caused a sensation by wearing an original dress that Marilyn Monroe had worn when she sang 'Happy Birthday’ to President John F Kennedy in 1962. [![Kim Kardashian at the Met Gala 2022 imago0195759230h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kim%20Kardashian%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202022%20imago0195759230h.jpg?width=760&height=570&name=Kim%20Kardashian%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202022%20imago0195759230h.jpg)](https://www.imago-images.com/st/0195759230) IMAGO / UPI Photo  - ![Billie Eilish at the Met Gala 2022 imago0157855462h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Billie%20Eilish%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202022%20imago0157855462h.jpg?width=1200&height=900&name=Billie%20Eilish%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202022%20imago0157855462h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo - ![Blake Lively at the Met Gala 2022 imago0157838444h 1](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blake%20Lively%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202022%20imago0157838444h%201.jpg?width=1200&height=900&name=Blake%20Lively%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202022%20imago0157838444h%201.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo - ![Gigi Hadid at the Met Gala 2022imago0157847560h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gigi%20Hadid%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202022imago0157847560h.jpg?width=4000&height=2913&name=Gigi%20Hadid%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202022imago0157847560h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![imago0148714630h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/imago0148714630h.jpg?width=1200&height=900&name=imago0148714630h.jpg) IMAGO / Picturelux / Alison Cohen Rosa - ![imago0103162226h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/imago0103162226h.jpg?width=1200&height=900&name=imago0103162226h.jpg) IMAGO / Ronald Grant / Mary Evans - ![imago0073577612h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/imago0073577612h.jpg?width=4724&height=3142&name=imago0073577612h.jpg) IMAGO / Future Image / D. Van Tine [Discover the MET Gala 2022 images](https://www.imago-images.com/offers/489924/entertainment/red-carpet/met-gala-in-new-york?db=stock&allCategories=true)   ## American Independence - MET Gala Theme 2021 The Met Gala 2021 also drew on American history. The dress code "American Independence" was intended to reinterpret American national pride in the context of current events. The exhibition was designed to prove that patriotism can be more than stars and stripes.  [![Lil Nas X at the Met Gala 2021 imago134580131](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Lil%20Nas%20X%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202021%20imago134580131.jpg?width=760&height=581&name=Lil%20Nas%20X%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202021%20imago134580131.jpg)](https://www.imago-images.com/st/0134580131) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![Billie Eilish arrives for The Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Billie%20Eilish%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202021%20imago0134564326h.jpg?width=1200&height=900&name=Billie%20Eilish%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202021%20imago0134564326h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![Anna Wintour at the Met Gala 2021 imago0134575886h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Anna%20Wintour%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202021%20imago0134575886h.jpg?width=1200&height=901&name=Anna%20Wintour%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202021%20imago0134575886h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![Kim Kardashian arrives on the red carpet for The Met Gala 2022](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kim%20Kardashian%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202021%20imago0143463478h.jpg?width=1200&height=901&name=Kim%20Kardashian%20at%20the%20Met%20Gala%202021%20imago0143463478h.jpg) IMAGO / UPI Photo / JOHN ANGELILLO - ![imago0098235635h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/imago0098235635h.jpg?width=900&height=1201&name=imago0098235635h.jpg) IMAGO / MGM / Courtesy Everett Collection - ![imago0105579741h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/imago0105579741h.jpg?width=3600&height=2662&name=imago0105579741h.jpg) IMAGO / Ronald Grant / Mary Evans / COLUMBIA PICTURES - ![imago0087964631h](https://blog.imago-images.com/hs-fs/hubfs/imago0087964631h.jpg?width=3923&height=3054&name=imago0087964631h.jpg) IMAGO / Cinema Publishers Collection / The Hollywood Archive [Discover the MET Gala 2021 images](https://www.imago-images.com/offers/453261/entertainment/red-carpet/met-gala-in-new-york?db=stock&allCategories=true)   ## Studied Triviality - MET Gala Theme 2019 The dress code for the Met Gala 2019 "Studied Triviality” offers a wide range of possible interpretations. The focus of the exhibition was the Camp concept, shaped by Susan Sontag, which stands for an intentional love of overstatement and the unnatural. 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