Met Gala 2026: The Bezos Backlash, Devil Wears Prada 2, and What It All Means for Anna Wintour from Back Row with Amy Odell

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Met Gala 2026: The Bezos Backlash, Devil Wears Prada 2, and What It All Means for Anna Wintour

56 minutes Posted Apr 20, 2026 at 10:00 am.

Intro — Why This Met Gala Is Different

Meet Chantal Fernandez

The Theme: "Costume Art" & What It Actually Means

The Real Story Nobody's Covering: The New Costume Institute Galleries

How Met Gala Exhibitions Became Museum Blockbusters

How Themes Actually Get Chosen (and Who Funds Them)

Anna's Role: Making Exhibitions Commercial

Why the Met Gala Gets More Criticism Than the Oscars

What Brands Actually Get Out of Spending $350K on a Table

Can You Even Boycott the Met Gala?

Lauren Sanchez, Schiaparelli & the New Ultra-Rich Aesthetic

Breaking Down the NYT Lauren Sanchez Profile

Graydon Carter's Perfect Quote

Fashion Is Losing Power — and the Bezoses Are a Symptom

Anna's Devil Wears Prada 2 Marketing Blitz: Smart or a Mistake?

Predictions for Met Gala Night

Will Devil Wears Prada 2 Be Any Good?

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The 2026 Met Gala has three storylines running at once: Jeff and Lauren Bezos as lead sponsors, The Devil Wears Prada 2 opening the Friday before, and Anna Wintour doing more press than she has in years. Amy sits down with Chantal Fernandez of The Cut to break down all of it — plus predictions for the night.

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Mentioned in this episode:

↳ Chantal's VIC story

↳ Amy’s recent Met Gala reporting

↳ NYT profile of Lauren Sanchez by Amy Chozick

↳ Chantal’s 2024 Met Gala story

↳ Charlotte Cowles’s story asking Anna if she’s retiring

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