BBC World reports: The Met Gala brought its annual parade of high fashion to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 4 May, with Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour serving as co-chairs for the Costume Institute fundraiser. This year's dress code was "Fashion is Art," inviting guests to interpret fashion as an embodied art form. The annual fundraiser, held on the first Monday in May, raises money for the museum's Costume Institute and is timed to celebrate the opening of its major spring fashion show.
The event raised about $31 million in 2025, the biggest gross in its 77-year history, according to museum officials. BBC's Nadine Yousif and Eloise Alanna spent five days travelling with the country's military rangers through frostbite and sub-zero temperatures. President Trump and Vice-President Vance were rushed off the stage, after gunshots were heard at the event at the Washington Hilton hotel.
Background
Moments after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' dinner, the US vice-president was quickly escorted off stage Surveillance video released by Donald Trump shows the suspect running past metal detectors as security agents draw their guns. Police say a man charged security outside of the dining room and was armed with multiple weapons. The US president was midway through a conversation before loud bangs rang out at the venue and he was quickly escorted to safety.
Key facts
- This year's dress code was "Fashion is Art," inviting guests to interpret fashion as an embodied art form.
- The annual fundraiser, held on the first Monday in May, raises money for the museum's Costume Institute and is timed to celebrate the opening of its major spring fashion show.
- The event raised about $31 million in 2025, the biggest gross in its 77-year history, according to museum officials.
- BBC's Nadine Yousif and Eloise Alanna spent five days travelling with the country's military rangers through frostbite and sub-zero temperatures.
- President Trump and Vice-President Vance were rushed off the stage, after gunshots were heard at the event at the Washington Hilton hotel.
What this means
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Originally reported by BBC World. This story has been edited and re-presented by BRIC Team.
