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Inside the Met Gala: How Anna Wintour Runs Fashion’s Biggest Night

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

Society & Culture, History, Tv & Film

4.6764 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

This week, we’re diving into the history of the Met Gala, from its origins as a high-society fundraiser to the global spectacle it is today. We break down how the event transformed under icons like Diana Vreeland and Anna Wintour, and how it became fashion’s biggest (and most chaotic) night.Of course, we had to get into the drama. From the infamous Solange–Jay-Z elevator incident to celebs getting caught breaking the rules, we’re unpacking the night's biggest scandalsWe also share our favorite looks of all time, plus why this year’s Met Gala is sparking so much conversation, and controversy, across fashion and pop culture.Whether you watch for the fashion, the history, or the chaos…this is your ultimate guide to the Met Gala! Created and produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo Follow us on social media, buy merch, and more⁠ HERE! ⁠ Join our premium channel for 3 bonus eps a month ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ and save 15% when you buy annually! Sources: Vogue, The First Monday in May , Time, NYTimes, Wikipedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The

0:07.0

The Welcome to write answers mostly a podcast on what you didn't learn in history class, but you really wanted to. I'm Claire Donald. And I'm Tess Falamo. And welcome to Fashion Mom. You gotta work. Have a girl. Work it girl. Give it a 12. You guys, we are doing a whole month on fashion. I am so excited. I know. We need a little levitate after the Dark Hollywood month. Yeah, I hope you guys enjoyed that. But we always got to like mix it up. But May is such a, it's such a fashion month. We're going to see Devil

0:54.5

Wars Prada 2, not sponsored, but it should have been. Yeah, truly. They had the budget for it.

0:58.6

I know. I know. He had like a crazy budget this time. I looked it up. Well, that makes sense. I mean, the first movie is such a masterpiece. It's true. And it really is. Like, it is one of the best movies of all time, I personally think. I completely agree with you. Not just

1:10.3

like a plain movie, although it is a perfect plain agree with you. Not just like a plane movie,

1:11.1

although it is a perfect plane movie, but just like... A great movie can be at all. Like, you want to watch in the plane. You want to watch it like a little drunk on the plane. Exactly. You can also watch in the comfort of your own home. Exactly. So hopefully the second one's good. Yeah, we'll see. I mean, in Merrill, we trust.

1:25.8

Yeah, but that paycheck, you know?

1:27.1

I know.

1:27.6

It's just, it is a recession.

1:30.2

Well, that's true. And that will be tying into our episode a little bit. Okay. So you guys, obviously today is the first Monday in May. So to kick off fashion month and to be time appropriate, we had to cover the Met Gala. I love the first Monday in May. So I was supposed

1:45.2

to have physical therapy today and I actually canceled because I knew that the group chat would be firing off with all the Met Look. I mean like it's the working day for us. No, it is. It's intense. It is intense. So I was like clear my schedule and I need to be in front of my TV. This is great. your joints can wait.

1:59.7

They can wait, okay?

2:01.0

They're like, please.

2:01.9

Fashion is pain, pain is beauty.

2:03.6

That is true.

2:04.3

We've got to be in front of my TV. This is great. Your joints can wait. They can wait, okay?

2:01.0

They're like, please.

2:01.9

Fashion is pain.

2:02.9

Pain is beauty. That is true. We've got to be locked in. Tess, what are your thoughts about the Mac Gala? You know, sure. It's all a bunch of fucking privileged million billionaires. And yes, I know that people are dying Kim. Like I, you know, I understand that it gets that backlash.

2:19.0

At the same time, both things can be true that I have so much fun, seeing the looks, seeing all the celebrities, wondering, like, who's going to show up. Like, all of it is just so fun. And, like, you know, we're fashion girlies. Oh, of course. And, like, we love it say it's we're wearing like an all white outfit and all blackout. You know what, but sometimes simplicity. I mean, that's what our subject next week is going to say. Oh, I bet. Yeah, y'all, we are covering some really heavy hitters and fashion. So make sure to stick around all month because it's going to be fun. We're going to give you a little bit of everything. But yeah, for the Met, I'm just like,

2:53.7

I love award shows. I love the Met gala. I always have since I was little. Like my mom and I just like literally make nights out of it and like write everything down. So like it's girly pop to me. and I can't wait to see the looks.

3:04.2

I know, same.

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