{"id":26783,"date":"2025-05-05T21:51:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T21:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26783"},"modified":"2025-05-05T21:51:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T21:51:03","slug":"the-8-most-surprising-rules-you-didnt-know-met-gala-guests-have-to-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26783","title":{"rendered":"The 8 Most Surprising Rules You Didn’t Know Met Gala Guests Have to Follow"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Met Gala may be known as the most exclusive fashion event in the world, but what unfolds beyond the flashing cameras is a mystery to most. A set of strict rules awaits stars the moment they step inside.<\/p>\n

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The Met Gala is an annual high-fashion fundraiser that supports the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. Set for May 5, 2025, the event will dazzle with daring outfits \u2014 yet what goes on inside remains just as captivating.<\/p>\n

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Nicki Minaj attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala on May 7, 2024, in New York. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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From phone bans to invite-only access, here are eight unexpected rules that Met Gala guests are required to follow \u2014 many of which fans have never heard of.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1. Phone and Social Media Use Is Restricted<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Guests attending the Met Gala must follow a\u00a0no-phone and no-social-media policy<\/u><\/a>\u00a0upon entering the museum. While non-flash photography and video for personal use are generally allowed in most galleries, any form of staged or unauthorized photoshoots is prohibited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Filming guided tours is permitted only with the guide’s consent. Additionally, any photos or videos taken at the event\u00a0cannot be published<\/u><\/a>, sold, or used for commercial purposes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jennifer Lopez attends the Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” on May 6, 2024, in New York City. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This rule ties closely to the preferences of Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue and the event’s longtime chair since 1995. According to Sylvana Durrett, a former Vogue executive who helps organize the Gala, Wintour\u00a0values<\/u><\/a>\u00a0real conversation over screen time:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Anna is sort of an old-school traditionalist. She likes a dinner party where people are actually speaking to each other.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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