Bezos-funded Met Gala 2026 opens amid art-meets-fashion protest talk

TL;DR
Live coverage of Met Gala 2026 as the dress code 'Fashion is Art' launches the Costume Art theme, with the Costume Institute's new Condé Nast Galleries, and Bezos-Lauren Sánchez funding drawing activist protests and boycott chatter; tickets remain pricey, tech companies buy tables, and Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams lead a star-studded lineup under Anna Wintour's guidance for an evening of artful, risk-taking fashion and performances.
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