How the fashion world's biggest party, the Met Gala, is directed down to the last thread

Updated May 12 2016 - 10:23am, first published May 1 2016 - 12:15am
Rihanna captured by the cameras in <i>The First Monday in May</i>. Photo: Madman
Rihanna captured by the cameras in <i>The First Monday in May</i>. Photo: Madman
American <i>Vogue</i> editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is meticulous about planning the gala. Photo: Madman
American <i>Vogue</i> editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is meticulous about planning the gala. Photo: Madman

A ban on mobile phones, flowers that take 12 months to plan and canapes that avoid parsley, for fear it gets stuck in guests' teeth ... No, this isn't a list of the most demanding oligarch bride before her wedding, but rather the directives of American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour to the team she counts on to create the most fashionable party of the year.

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