Fashion is Art: What to Watch on the Met Gala Carpet

A visual cheat sheet for the references, bodies, headpieces, and craft likely to define the night.

The first Monday in May is here, which means the Met Gala carpet is about to become the most overanalyzed runway in the world. This year’s dress code is “Fashion is Art,” which sounds simple enough until you remember how easy it is to turn that into a painting printed on a dress. The more interesting question is not whether fashion can reference art. Of…