What to wear to a gala is an ever-evolving question—as is the quest to find the perfect gala gown.

On May 5, The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts its annual Met Gala—an enormous world-renowned fundraiser that gathers luminaries from the spheres of art, business, politics, sports, and entertainment ...

The star-studded event — where the dress code is "Tailored for You" — takes place on Monday, May 5 Catherine Santino is a Style Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She began as a contributor for PEOPLE ...

Despite the focus of the annual exhibit being on menswear and the 18th-century "Black dandy" style, the gala's dress code is, according to the museum, "purposefully designed to provide guidance ...