Inside the Met Gala: An Insider's Guide to Fashion's Biggest Night

About this episode

This episode features a conversation with Amy Odell about the realities and misconceptions of the Met Gala.

The Met Gala is the Super Bowl of red carpets, the most photographed, dissected, and mythologized night in fashion. But most of what we think we know about it isn't quite right. I'm joined by Amy Odell, journalist and author of  Anna: The Biography , for a conversation that pulls back the curtain on what really happens behind fashion's biggest night. From how Anna Wintour actually approves looks, to who makes it onto the invite list, to why tech money is suddenly funding the whole thing, Amy decodes it all. In this episode, we get into: The biggest misconceptions about the Met Gala (and what really happens behind the scenes) How Anna Wintour actually approves looks — and what she doesn't see Who gets invited, who gets crossed off the list, and how the seating really works Why Met Gala tickets jumped to $100K this year and what tables actually cost The Bezos era: how tech money is reshaping fashion's biggest night Why brands like LVMH and Kering aren't buying tables the way they used to The Devil Wears Prada Vogue cover and what it tells us about Vogue's future The real story of how Lauren Weisberger went from Anna's assistant to writing the book Why the Costume Institute has…

People in this episode

Host: Liv Perez

Guest: Amy Odell

Topics covered

• Met Gala
• fashion
• Anna Wintour
• red carpet
• behind the scenes
• fashion industry

Keywords

• Met Gala
• fashion night
• Anna Wintour
• red carpet
• fashion industry
• Amy Odell
• Vogue
• LVMH
• Kering

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vogue, LVMH, Kering

Books & works: Anna: The Biography, The Devil Wears Prada

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