People Found Out A Billionaire Is Sponsoring The Met Gala — And They're Furious

People Found Out A Billionaire Is Sponsoring The Met Gala — And They're Furious

Major fashion houses have traditionally backed the event. For example. Louis Vuitton sponsored last year's gala.

Jeff Bezos Reportedly ‘Seized Control’ of the Met Gala Months After Rumors He’s Buying Vogue as a Gift to His New Wife With Anna Wintour ‘Brokering the Deal’

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are reportedly having big roles when it comes to the Met Gala since their sponsorship was announced.

DORIC ORDER: The Met Gala’s Descent Into a Hostage Situation

Vuk Ćuk, “Love Cannot Be Bought,” 2025, 80 × 60 cm, acrylic on canvas Courtesy of the artist. The Met Gala still likes to present itself as a cultural summit. It enjoys the illusion of autonomy, the belief that fashion gathers on those steps because it carries an internal purpose. In truth, it gathers because it must. The Gala no longer behaves as a ritual of artistic inquiry. It behaves as a hostage situation held in place by the financial powe…