{"id":17834,"date":"2017-11-10T14:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=17834"},"modified":"2017-11-10T14:00:58","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T14:00:58","slug":"what-to-expect-from-the-met-gala-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/what-to-expect-from-the-met-gala-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect from the Met gala 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Metropolitan Museum of Art has confirmed the rumours about their controversial 2018 theme: religion.<\/h3>\n<p>The Costume Institute for the Met has announced the theme for the 2018 gala, and designers are quaking in their boots. Titled &#8220;Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination&#8221;, the theme is intended to explore the historical relationship between religion and fashion.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BbPTD-eAhW4\/<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time the iconic gala has pushed boundaries. However, in choosing a theme so close to the current political climate we cannot help but wonder what message the museum hopes to portray.<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the gala have reacted with excitement and curiosity. Everyone is interested to see how our favourite celebrities will tackle such a controversial and potentially very sensitive theme.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Me, every year: The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MetGala?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MetGala<\/a> is so ostentatious and unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>Me, finding out <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rihanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rihanna<\/a> is hosting a Catholic-themed Met Gala in 2018: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EFYMe0p1pG\">pic.twitter.com\/EFYMe0p1pG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Olga Marina Segura (@OlgaMSegura) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OlgaMSegura\/status\/928303025051103232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alongside the announcement of the theme, the Met have also revealed Rihanna, Amal Clooney and Donatella Versace as co-hosts. Cue excited screams from social media everywhere. What can we expect to see? No doubt Madonna with burning crosses in tow and Kim K sporting a halo Jesus style&#8230; So Vogue.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s official&#8230; Queen Rihanna will be hosting the 2018 Met Gala along side Amal Clooney and Donatella Versace!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/metgala2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#metgala2018<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M984Z6ATLb\">pic.twitter.com\/M984Z6ATLb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beautycon (@beautycon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beautycon\/status\/928623223863783426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What are your thoughts on the theme and who are you most excited to see?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Kadie Eve I Subbing: Miriam Cocuzza<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Metropolitan Museum of Art has confirmed the rumours about their controversial 2018 theme: religion. 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