$30,000 tickets, $2 million jewelry, and $2,000 tuxedos: Unbelievable facts show just how opulent the Met Gala is

Hillary Hoffower

May 6, 2019 8:12 PM

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It reportedly cost $3.5 million to produce the Met Gala in 2016.

The Met Gala 2019 theme is " Camp: Notes on Fashion. "
It reportedly costs $30,000 for a ticket to attend the Met Gala .
However, that's just the beginning of all the costs associated with the $3.5 million event.
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The first Monday in May hosts the party of the year in the fashion world.

Dubbed the Oscars of the East, the Met Gala themed "Camp: Notes on Fashion," is tonight, celebrating the Metropolitan Museum of Art's newest exhibition at the Costume Institute.

With 200 pieces on display , featuring high-end designers from Alexander McQueen and Karl Lagerfeld and John Galliano to Virgil Abloh, the exhibition focuses on exaggerated fashion. "Camp fashion can be humorous, ironic, or simply extreme in its nature," wrote Lauren Alexis Fisher for Harper's Bazaar .

Helmed by Vogue's Anna Wintour (and co-chaired this year by Lady Gaga, Harry Styles, Gucci's Alessandro Michele, and Serena Williams), the Met Gala is known for its best-dressed and worst-dressed celebrities , socialites, and businesspeople who walk the red carpet in their interpretation of the theme.

Anyone who is anyone is there, at least according to Wintour's handpicked and closely scrutinized guest list .

Last year's guests didn't disappoint, from Rihanna's pope-inspired ensemble dripping in diamonds to Blake Lively walking the red carpet in $2 million worth of jewelry.

The cost to make an appearance during fashion's biggest night out is a steep one, and the cost to make the event happen is even bigger. For $30,000 a ticket, those who passed Wintour's approval can attend the $3.5 million event.

And that's just the beginning of all the money that goes into and comes out of what Andr Leon Talley refers to as "the Super Bowl of fashion."

Take an inside look at the money behind the Met Gala.

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