The Met Gala theme and dress code are inspired by the 2009 book "Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity."

Tailoring Black Style,” celebrates exceptional tailoring and the political and social activism within menswear.

O n May 5, The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts its annual Met Gala—an enormous world-renowned fundraiser that gathers luminaries from the spheres of art, business, politics, sports, and entertainment to raise money for the museum’s Costume Institute.