UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan — Worlds will collide Monday evening at the Met Gala on the Upper East Side for fashion’s biggest night.
Movie stars, models, billionaires, fashion designers, recording artists and even politicians will all hit the red carpet to raise money for charity – as much as $20 million or more.
Each Met Gala has a theme, and this year it’s in honor of the late Karl Lagerfeld – the prolific designer for Chanel and other brands.
The Met Gala has often favored the bold as well as the beautiful, but this year with the theme tied to Lagerfeld, expect some measure of restraint.
“This is basically a way for the Met to bring it back a little bit to what the Met used to be, it’s about fashion, it’s about celebrating legacy and history,” said WWD Style Director Alex Badia.
The gala raises money for the Costume Institute at the Met and …