So you’ve got your invitation to the Met Gala! Our heartfelt congratulations—but now what? How soon should you start planning your look? Should you ask who else is sitting at your table? Should you practice walking up those famous steps? Gala-goers’ minds will race with all sorts of scenarios to prepare for. (The only thing one wants more than an invite to the Met Gala, after all, is to be invited back again.)
To settle all these matters and more, Vogue’s Oh, Behave! column has called upon two of this year’s livestream hosts—and Met Gala veterans—La La Anthony and Gwendoline Christie. Anthony has been co-hosting the live stream for the past two years, while Christie is taking the mic for the first time—though she’s no stranger to the event.
Below, they explain how to act the part when attending the Met Gala.
How soon should you RSVP to the gala upon receiving your invitation?
Gwendoline: I’d say within 24 hours, simply so you can prove that the invitation was real and you can start telling everyone that you’re going.
La La: Within minutes? It’s the hottest ticket in town. It’s such an honor to be invited and to be a part of such an amazing night. I think you should RSVP as soon as you get the invitation.
How do you tell your friends you’re going without seeming like you’re boasting?
La La: You know, actually a lot of my friends attend as well, and those who don’t attend just love watching and seeing the fashion. So it’s exciting for all of them. For those who are going because we all get to hang, and for those who aren’t because it’s still a moment. Now, they get to watch me on the livestream too!
How soon do you start planning our outfit?
Gwendoline: Literally the day after the previous Met Gala. Quite honestly, I have had things made with the idea of them potentially being worn at the Met Gala for years. And no, I absolutely can’t be more specific, because they can pop out at any time. There are also pieces genuinely waiting in climate-controlled archives for the right theme at some point potentially in the future.
La La: About a month or two before—but it always seems like everyone’s scrambling right at the end, which is crazy, because we all know the date! But there’s always a mad dash right toward the end—even right before the actual day of the Met Gala. It’s like Christmas. The day before, everyone’s shopping like wild maniacs, even though it’s the same day every year.
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