Met Gala Tonight

Tonight is the annual benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's fabrics and textile wing, the Costume Institute, an event colloquially referred to as the Met Gala. Vogue's livestream of the red carpet will begin at 6 pm ET (watch here).

The Met Gala was first launched in 1948 as a midnight dinner at New York's luxury Waldorf Astoria hotel. It has since become one of the biggest nights in fashion. Each year's theme is named after the Costume Institute's corresponding spring collection, in this case, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style." The collection is inspired by Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, "Slaves to Fashion," on the history of Black dandyism and the rise of Black fashion.

This year, Vogue's Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour—who has organized the gala since the 1990s—is joined by co-chairs Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, and Pharrell Williams, with LeBron James serving as an honorary co-chair. An estimated 450 of the most prominent people across pop culture and entertainment are expected to attend.