Forget the Billionaires: The ‘Working People’s Met Gala’ is the Only Event That Matters Today

posted by Kristi Wachter on May 23, 2026

Resistance is

May 4, 2026

Excerpt:

The “Ball Without Billionaires” fashion show on May 4 flips the 2026 Met Gala theme—“Fashion is Art”—into a counter-declaration: “Labor is Art,” centering workers as models styled by emerging designers while reclaiming power and culture from wealthy elites. Dubbed the “Working People’s Met Gala,” the event features current and former workers from Amazon, Whole Foods, The Washington Post, Starbucks, Uber and more walking the runway in designs crafted by immigrant and BIPOC designers, embracing a vision of fashion that represents people’s power, identity, and collective storytelling.

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Forget the Billionaires: The ‘Working People’s Met Gala’ is the Only Event That Matters Today

posted by Kristi Wachter on May 23, 2026

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