Melissa Kacar

Happy First Monday in May! This year's Met Gala is celebrating the opening of the second part of The Costume Institute's annual exhibition at The Metropolitan Musem of Art titled "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion". This year's theme is Gilded Glamour, which is very fitting for what is traditionally known as "fashion's biggest night out", and always full of opulence and glamour. I love seeing all of the creativity and artistry that goes into the designs for this event. If you are interested in reading more about the history of The Met Gala and some of my favorite fashion moments through the decades, I would love for you to check out the article I wrote all about it back in 2020 here . For a look back at the 2021 event click here .  When it comes to the best dressed of the night, there were three looks that stood out to me among all else. My absolute favorite was Blake Lively, who was also one of the cochairs of this year's event. Every year she is...

T he Met Gala is traditionally held on the first Monday in May each year to celebrate the opening of the Costume Institute's annual exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. All of the ticket sales go towards the funding of the Costume Institute, raising a record breaking $15 million in 2019. Not only is it one of the biggest charitable events in New York, it is also a pop culture spectacle that is often talked about for weeks, months, and sometimes even years to come. It is a chance for designers to display their custom creations on the world's most recognizable faces and celebrate the union between fine art and fashion in a major way. The designers and attendees are required to follow the theme of the exhibition that year, which often results in the most high fashion, dramatic, controversial, and sometimes meme-worthy red carpet moments imaginable - especially in the past decade. Notable past themes have been retrospectives of designers such as Gianni Versace, C...