The annual Met Gala has been the biggest night in fashion since the 1940s — and being a cochair for the event has become a coveted title.
The Met Gala was established in 1948 to raise money for then-newly founded Costume Institute. With the help of Vogue, which is a longtime partner for the event, the gala has evolved into the most talked-about night in the fashion industry.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute has housed the gala and the corresponding fashion exhibit since the early 1970s, but before that the Met Gala was held at a variety of New York City venues, including the Waldorf-Astoria, Central Park and the Rainbow Room.
The role of celebrity and socialite cochairs dates back to 1973. It has since gone to the likes of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in 1976, Timothée Chalamet in 2021 (following a one-year pause amid the coronavirus pandemic), Blake Lively in 2022 and more. Vogue’s editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour, has been a cochair for every Met Gala since 1997.
Scroll down to see all the celebrities who have helped Wintour host and chair fashion’s biggest night of the year:
