Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sánchez threw the exclusive pre-party for the MET Gala at their apartment in New York. The guest list: Georgina Rodríguez, Kris Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Anna Wintour, Vittoria Ceretti, Venus and Serena Williams and Sam Smith. How much is the cost of throwing the curtain-raiser for the MET Gala? Not public information. But not unimportant either.

Georgina, more or less a permanent resident of the media radar with her partner Cristiano Ronaldo, showed up in a light-and-black cocktail dress with a satin jacket. The appearance was expected - she is not the type to skip a MET Gala moment. The appearance is also the point: the visibility of an event like this lasts for months.

The MET Gala 2026 theme is "Fashion is Art". The co-chairs are Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour. The Gala itself raises funds for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum - an otherwise serious institution, wrapped in a swirl of famous faces in luxurious gowns.

Pre-parties before the MET Gala have become as much a part of the ceremony as the event itself. The Bezos-Sánchez household holds the honour this time. Next year it will be someone else.