00:00From a $50 dinner to $100,000 just to walk up the stairs, how did we get here?
00:05The Met Gala started in 1948 by a fashion publicist named Eleonora Lambert
00:10who threw a dinner at the Waldorf Astoria to raise money for a tiny museum department
00:15called the Costume Institute, just New York socialites and fashion people.
00:19Then in the 70s, former Vogue editor Diana Vreeland turned it into an actual party.
00:25But in 1995, Anna Wintour took over and started inviting everyone, from rappers to royalty.
00:31And suddenly, it's not just a dinner, it's Fashion Super Bowl.
00:34The Met Gala generated $1.4 billion in media value in 2024.
00:39And the reason everyone dresses so crazy?
00:41Because there's a theme every year based on the museum's exhibition.
00:45And people show up dressed as chandeliers and works of art.
00:48That's actually the assignment.
00:50So if you got invited, what would you wear?
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