The Met Gala theme and dress code are inspired by the 2009 book "Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity."

O n May 5, The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts its annual Met Gala—an enormous world-renowned fundraiser that gathers luminaries from the spheres of art, business, politics, sports, and entertainment to raise money for the museum’s Costume Institute.

Last night, the Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a Met Gala to remember.