Diane Turner
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Hmmm… I am sure the #MetGala used to be more “society” than “celebrity” Either way I still haven’t gotten my invite…. despite just being a 15 minute walk away. Curses.
Cynthia Williams @BLACKSTEMUSA
Who started the #MetGala ? This lady did. Her name was Elizabeth Lambert and she was a well-known publicist of the NY fashion industry. She started the event to help introduce NY Fashion Week and to raise money for the Met's Costume Institute.

Anna Wintour made the event decadent decades later.
05:53 AM - May 06, 2024
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Deborah Conway
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In response to Diane Turner.
It’s definitely both, the celebrities give more attention than society everyone wouldn’t know unless you read vogue magazine 😍.
09:28 PM - May 06, 2024
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Diane Turner
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In response to Deborah Conway.
All true…. though I think the old money society of the olden days Met Gala would find the flashy celebrity attention seeking crowd of today gauche. But times
have changed and they are hard to tell apart now.

That said they all need to be taxed more.
09:31 PM - May 06, 2024
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Eddie Sangalang
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In response to Diane Turner.
Same. I’ve passed the Mark Hotel where celebs stay when they attend the Gala and had the paparazzi stare at me as I walked past looking like a hot, sweaty mess after jogging in the park.
11:36 AM - May 06, 2024
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Diane Turner
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In response to Eddie Sangalang.
lol. Better a jogger than Papparazzi. This is our city dammit:
11:37 AM - May 06, 2024
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