Diana Vreeland took the reins of the Met Gala in 1973. She’d had a storied career in fashion journalism, including stints as ...

The Met Gala is ostensibly a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, but for many, it's when their ...

in which Cardin had invested. In 1983, Vreeland courted controversy again with the first exhibition honoring a living designer — Yves Saint Laurent — underwritten by the Pierre Bergé Foundation.

The French designer and original enfant terrible of fashion revisits his late nights and career-defining moments—from ...