Who decides who attends the Met Gala starts at the velvet rope — roughly four hundred to five hundred approved guests walk the museum steps each first Monday in May.

Who decides who attends the Met Gala at Vogue headquarters — Wintour's editorial team reviews star power, theme fit, and sponsor balance before any invitation mails to a celebrity.

Anna Wintour has chaired the gala since nineteen ninety-five — who decides who attends the Met Gala ultimately passes through her approval on contentious additions, swaps, and multi-year exclusions.

Fashion houses buying two-hundred-fifty-thousand-dollar tables nominate celebrities — who decides who attends the Met Gala for most stars is the brand CMO plus Vogue editorial sign-off.

Physical invitations and wristbands mail two to four weeks out — who decides who attends the Met Gala locks the list then, and security verifies every name at the museum entrance.