When the first Monday in May arrives, fashion enthusiasts know that the Met Gala has arrived in New York, bringing with it a night of opulence and fashion-forward style. The event has been a staple of the A-list calendar for almost two decades, with Vogue's head honcho Anna Wintour at the helm of its planning and execution, ensuring a strict and rigorous schedule.
Each year, celebrities from both the catwalk and the big screen descend on the opening of the Costume Institute's Annual Fashion Exhibition in New York, with each year's attendees required to follow a particular fashion theme. Past themes have included Camp: Notes on Fashion, In America: An Anthology of Fashion, and Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, with some garnering particularly enthusiastic fan reactions.
This year's theme pays tribute to Karl Lagerfeld, the late Chanel creative director and fashion designer who passed away in 2019. As anticipation builds for the event, many are wondering who will attend and who will be left off the guest list.
As the Met Gala approaches, speculation about the celebrities who may not be attending is rife. However, some famous faces have already been banned from the event by none other than Anna Wintour herself.
One of the most high-profile figures on the list is former US President Donald Trump. When asked about the possibility of Trump being invited to the event during an appearance on James Corden's Late Late Show, Wintour made it clear that the former President would never receive an invitation from her.
