Celebrity fashion and a red-carpet event – what other way to arrive than via VIP air travel?
The Met Gala – fashion’s biggest night out – is set to stun in 2023. If you’re looking to make a splash at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, luxury travel is the perfect mode of arrival. Private aviation and customized travel allows you to be as demanding and precise as you need, ensuring that everything goes smoothly and that your needs are taken care of. More than that, though, VIP transport elevates your experience to a whole new level with the unprecedented levels of luxury it offers.
Before you embark on your private jet charter, suitcases full of potential outfits in tow, there are a couple of small details to take care of. This article will serve as a quick checklist to tick off before the main event, helping you get ready for the most exclusive party of the year. Once you’re prepped and ready to go, one quick call or email to Skyllence will have your travel organized and arranged, leaving you to count down the seconds.
Skyllence have a history of shuttling attendees to high-profile events via luxury private charter. “When a VIP comes to us looking to head to an event, we’re always excited to work with them” notes notes Vilma Vaitiekunaite, CEO of Skyllence. “The unique challenges and customized requirements that we encounter with luxury travel mean that no two clients are the same, and this constant change always keeps us on our toes. Whatever your requests, we can’t wait to help you attend this exclusive event – just get in touch!”
The Checklist
Date
This year’s Met Gala will take place on Monday, May 1st. You might think you’re cutting it a little fine leaving it until now to organize exclusive transport, but where there’s a will (and a department of gifted logistics experts) there’s a way. That being said, it’s still best to act as soon as possible to secure your attendance at this legendary fashion event, so don’t delay and contact Skyllence.
Location
It goes without saying, but just to remove any doubt: this year’s Met Gala will be at the Met – the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, USA. The long-term home of the event will see its annual return in 2023, having paused only once in its history due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendees will likely fly into JFK, but any number of surrounding airports are able to accommodate the arrival of private jet rentals – so do need to worry about runway space!
Host
The Met Gala has seen some legendary hosts throughout the years – from Beyoncé to Rihanna. In 2023, attendees will have the pleasure of seeing Penélope Cruz, Michaela Coel, Roger Federer, and Dua Lipa up-close. These four guests hosts will be accompanied, of course, by Vogue stalwart Anna Wintour, an ever-present at the event since 1995.
Theme
The theme of the Meta Gala can be make-or-break for the success of the event. Too narrow and everyone looks the same; too broad and there’s no cohesion. This year looks set to be one of the most memorable in recent times, and guests are advised to dress in honor of Karl. In short, this means that all things Lagerfeld are on offer, promising a broad array of interesting looks all united under one incredibly influential banner.
A Breakdown for First-Timers
With the checklist out of the way, veteran Met Gala attendees will – after a quick email exchange with Skyllence – now be fully ready to grace the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For newcomers and first-timers, though, there might still be a few questions left unanswered when it comes to this zenith of celebrity fashion. This next section will look at the history of the event, outline who attends, and answer the question most-asked by those who’ve never been: what do you actually do at the Met Gala?
History
The Met Gala originated in 1948, when Elanor Lambert – a fashion publicist – set out to create a fundraising event in aid of the Costume Institute. The first twenty or so years of the Met Gala’s existence were less red-carpet and more red-letter, with the event being only one of the many on the New York City fundraising circuit. In fact, the Met Gala didn’t become a mecca for VIP air travel and a fashion event known the world over until 1972, when Diana Vreeland joined the Costume Institute.
This appointment heralded in a new age of celebrity intrigue, and attendees such as Elton John and Cher catapulted the Met Gala over the decades since into the exclusive event that we recognize today. What we now know as the Met Gala is still, beneath the red-carpet treatment, private jet bookings and celebrity fashion, a Costume Institute benefit, but it’s fair to say that a few things have changed along the way!
Attendance
We all know that the Met Gala is attended by the great and good from every corner of the pop culture world. Actors, musicians, models, artists – all can be found clad in stunning outfits on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art come May 1st. For us mere mortals, however, it’s still possible to attend – you don’t need a star on the Hollywood walk of fame to get in!
If you’ve got the wardrobe and the wallet to handle it, then a seat at a Met Gala table will set you back $50,000. While this might seem like a huge sum to some, there are far more extravagant outlays around, and let’s not forget that this is a charity benefit, after all. Nowhere is the adage of “If you’ve got it, flaunt it” more appropriate than at the Met Gala, so if you’re able to attend then why not splurge on this luxury event?
Activities
Now to the biggest question of all, one that has baffled the uninitiated and confounded outsiders since the inception of the Met Gala in the 1940s: what do you actually do when you’re there?
The simple truth is that nobody knows, and that’s part of the allure of attending this exclusive celebrity fashion event. A strict “no phones” rule draws a veil of secrecy over the whole affair, and while photography and a livestream of the on-stage performance are available, mystery abounds.
At the very least, there are tables where guests sit and are presumably served food; an exhibition to wander around (the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a gallery, after all); and a whole range of performers who have to be up to something. The finer points are perhaps best left to the imagination, though, and it’s these vagaries that no doubt create the air of intrigue that surrounds the Met Gala.
All Sewn Up
With your checklist ticked off, background information absorbed, and outfits picked out, you could be forgiven for getting swept up with excitement and thinking you’re now ready to meet Anna Wintour. Before your feet set foot on the red carpet, though, they’ll need to walk down the aisle of your VIP transport. For some, private jet bookings can be a testy affair – coordinating departure times, haggling over price, negotiating requirements. Others choose to work with Skyllence and avoid all of that.
Organizing customized travel can be as simple as a short email exchange or a few quick phone calls, and before you know it you’re sat counting down the minutes until take-off. With a provider as dedicated and experienced as Skyllence, the red-carpet treatment starts weeks ahead of the Met Gala itself, and begins from the moment you first pick up the phone. If you’re attending the Met Gala and still need to book your VIP transport, then don’t delay – you need to leave time for last-minute outfit changes, after all!
“The timeframe might seem a little compact, but at Skyllence we’re used to dealing with difficult circumstances” notes Vilma Vaitiekunaite, CEO of Skyllence. “We’ll have you up in the air in no time, and will guarantee that whatever you need on-board your luxury private charter is provided, leaving you to relax ahead of your exclusive event. It’s a common saying that you can’t buy peace of mind, but at Skyllence we beg to differ – what could be more relaxing than knowing everything’s taken care of?”
