It’s billed as the Superbowl of fashion and seen as more influential than the Oscars, where celebrities from realms as diverse as sport, fashion, film, television, business, music and politics coalesce for the world’s most popular costume party. Welcome to the Met Gala.

This year’s theme, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, is understood to be a nod to the late Vogue editor-at-large André Leon Talley, and celebrated 300 years of black dandy style.