Met Gala 2026: The Bezos Backlash, Devil Wears Prada 2, and What It All Means for Anna Wintour

Before the first Monday in May, Amy Odell and The Cut's Chantal Fernandez give you the full Met Gala briefing. The Bezos sponsorship controversy. The Devil Wears Prada 2 marketing blitz spearheaded by Vogue and Anna Wintour. The inside story on how themes get funded and chosen. Why moving the Costume Institute from the basement to the main floor is actually the most significant thing happening this year — and no one is talking about it. And what Lauren Sánchez signals about where fashion's money is going. 0:00 Intro — Why This Met Gala Is Different 1:14 Meet Chantal Fernandez 1:20 The Bezos Sponsorship & Devil Wears Prada 2 Timing 5:42 The Theme: "Costume Art" & What It Actually Means 8:01 The Real Story Nobody's Covering: The New Costume Institute Galleries 10:17 How Met Gala Exhibitions Became Museum Blockbusters 12:35 How Themes Actually Get Chosen (and Who Funds Them) 14:02 Anna's Role: Making Exhibitions Commercial 19:00 Why the Met Gala Gets More Criticism Than the Oscars 21:14 What Brands Actually Get Out of Spending $350K on a Table 24:26 Can You Even Boycott the Met Gala? 28:06 Lauren Sanchez, Schiaparelli & the New Ultra-Rich Aesthetic 30:16 Breaking Down the NYT Lauren Sanchez Profile 32:56 Graydon Carter's Perfect Quote 40:14 Fashion Is Losing Power — and the Bezoses Are a Symptom 44:01 Anna's Devil Wears Prada 2 Marketing Blitz: Smart or a Mistake? 49:19 Predictions for Met Gala Night 52:49 Will Devil Wears Prada 2 Be Any Good? 54:10 Outro Partner message: Go h