The theme of the 2019 Met Gala is "Camp: Notes on Fashion," which inspired by Susan Sontag's 1964 essay "Notes on 'Camp.'" The question of what makes something "camp" is … But what exactly does that mean? The 2019 Met Gala is just hours away, and the theme for this year's event is "Camp: Notes on Fashion." And inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art's galleries, the accompanying exhibition, "Camp: Notes on Fashion," expounded the theme further, defining "camp" through more than 250 objects. In the exhibition “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” which opens in the museum’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall on May 9, Bolton provides his own definitions for camp. As celebrities at the Met Gala capture its extravagant spirit, and the museum celebrates all things camp in fashion, Joobin Bekhrad goes in search of a definition. Watch a video preview of the exhibition Camp: Notes on Fashion, on view at The Met Fifth Avenue from May 9 through September 8, 2019. But every so often camp comes back as a powerful influence in fashion, Bolton says, and he thinks it’s having a new moment now, because it … Either way, the exhibit is a reminder that fashion is at its most fun when it's not taking itself too seriously. Its big fashion exhibit for 2019, the opening of which will be celebrated tonight at the celebrity-packed Met Gala, focuses on camp — quite possibly … On Monday, the Metropolitan Museum will host its annual bash for the Costume Institute, and the theme, “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” reportedly has the glitterati scratching their heads. The Met's Camp: Notes on Fashion exhibition opens to the public on Thursday, May 9. And inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art's galleries, the accompanying exhibition, "Camp: Notes on Fashion," expounded the theme further, defining "camp" through more than 250 objects. The camp fashion prompt lent itself to a few tongue-in-cheek accessories. The organizers of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute admit they are a little worried that the title of their upcoming exhibition, “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” might cause confusion. The Met’s Andrew Bolton Explains the Ins and Outs of ‘Camp’ A bevy of designers old and new are showcased in the highly democratized "Camp: Notes on Fashion" at The Met's Costume Institute. The theme of the 2019 Met Gala is "Camp: Notes on Fashion," which inspired by Susan Sontag's 1964 essay "Notes on 'Camp.'"