Met Gala 2023: Alia Bhatt, BTS’ Jimin, RM, BLACKPINK’s Jennie to make debut; ticket prices raised to Rs 41 lakh

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Will Alia Bhatt appear
on Met Gala 2023?

Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt, known for her performances in films like Gangubai Kathiawadi and RRR, will likely make her Met Gala debut in 2023 in a Prabal Gurung gown [{ "selector": ".wrklq-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 462px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".mtsdn-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Other Indian celebs
who’ve graced the Met Gala

If Alia Bhatt signs up for the extravagant event, she will join the likes of Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Natasha Poonawalla, Isha Ambani and Sudha Reddy [{ "selector": ".bwwuz-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 465px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".czsgg-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

These K-pop stars may
also make their Met
Gala debut

Popular K-pop band BTS’ members Jimin and RM aka Namjoon and K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Jennie and Rose are also likely to debut at the mega event this year [{ "selector": ".embmj-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 470px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".xqzle-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Brand deals of the BTS stars

While Jimin is the brand ambassador of Dior and Tiffany and Co, RM is the ambassador of Bottega Veneta [{ "selector": ".qgioi-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 480px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".iearm-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

BLACKPINK stars’
brand endorsement

Jennie and Rose are global ambassadors for Chanel, Saint Laurent and Sulwhasoo respectively. If Rose attends, it would be her second Met Gala appearance since 2021 whereas it would be Jennie’s debut if she decides to go for the extravagant event [{ "selector": ".godtf-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 444px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".oitor-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

What is Met Gala?

Met Gala is a fundraising event for The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute and marks the opening of its annual fashion exhibition. The event raked in over $16.4 million for the institute in 2021 [{ "selector": ".nkatz-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 435px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".wfbau-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Met Gala date, host

The Met Gala will be on the first Monday of May—May 1—in 2023 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The event’s co-chairs are Micheala Coel, Dua Lipa, Penelope Cruz, and Roger Federer along with Vogue’s Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour [{ "selector": ".cplqe-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 442px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".ejmjm-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Met Gala ticket price

Companies generally buy tables at the coveted fashion night out. Each paid seat reportedly costs $35,000 though some guests are invited for free, as per Associated Press. This year, however, Met Gala 2023 ticket prices have been raised to $50,000 or more than Rs 41 lakh [{ "selector": ".redzr-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 435px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".lrtqk-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Met Gala theme 2023

Met Gala will honour fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who headed luxury fashion houses including Chanel, Balmain, Fendi, Chloe and his own eponymous brand [{ "selector": ".tqeum-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 477px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".ipsle-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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Met Gala 2023: Alia Bhatt, BTS’ Jimin, RM, BLACKPINK’s Jennie to make debut; ticket prices raised to Rs 41 lakh

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Will Alia Bhatt appear on Met Gala 2023?

Other Indian celebs who’ve graced the Met Gala

These K-pop stars may also make their Met Gala debut