Awaken those ballgowns! Next Met Gala to focus on 'sleeping beauties' of fashion

Curator Andrew Bolton, who masterminds all of the blockbuster fashion exhibits, says he was looking for a way to literally breathe life into a collection of 33,000 pieces. Photo: AFP

It may be time to get out those fairytale ballgowns. The theme of the next Met Gala has been unveiled: "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion”.

In this case, though, the title refers not to a princess with a pricked finger, but to the fabulous gown she might be wearing.