The theme for the 2020 Met Gala was "About Time: Fashion and Duration." This theme celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and explored the timeline of women's fashion from 1870 to the present day. It was inspired by Virginia Woolf's novel "Orlando" and its 1992 film adaptation, which depict time as a continuum without a beginning or end. The exhibition and gala looked at how fashion reflects and evolves with time, allowing attendees to interpret the theme with looks spanning various historical periods or timeless styles
. In summary, the 2020 Met Gala theme was centered on the concept of time and the evolution of fashion throughout history.
