A ticket to the Met Gala is around $30,000, but that's only a fraction of what it costs for a night at 'the Super Bowl of fashion

The Met Gala 2018 theme is "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination."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.The first Monday in May hosts the party of the year in the fashion world.Dubbed the Oscars of the East, the annual Met Gala is back on May 7, themed "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" to celebrate the Metropolitan Museum of Art'snewest exhibition at the Costume Institute.With 180 pieces on display, featuring high-end, expensive designers from Versace and Valentino to Dolce & Gabbana and Chanel, the exhibition will focus on the "dialogue between fashion and the masterworks of religious art."Helmed by Vogue's Anna Wintour (and co-chaired this year by Rihanna, Donatella Versace, and Amal Clooney), 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.But 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 intoand comes out ofwhatAndr Leon Talley refers to as "the Super Bowl of fashion."Take an inside look at the money behind the Met Gala.SEE ALSO:This $59 million penthouse in New York City's priciest zip code has a living room the size of a museum and perfect views of the Empire State Building and One World TradeSEE ALSO:Meghan Markle could wear a custom-designed tiara worth nearly $700,000 on her wedding day ' here's how much the tiaras of other British royal brides are worthIt cost $3.5 million to produce the Met Gala 2016.Source: The Wall Street JournalTickets for the Met Gala 2017, which 550 people attended, cost $30,000 ' that's enough to put a family of four over the poverty line. Some sources say tickets can even cost up to $50,000.Source: Fortune, Page SixTables go for $275,000, but can go for up to $500,000. They cost even more if they're paid for by sponsors. Yahoo sponsored the Met Gala 2015 and reportedly paid $3 million for two tables.Source: Fortune, Page SixSee the rest of the story at Business Insider
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