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celebrity.land is airing a new documentary about Anna Wintour ahead of the 2026 Met Gala on Monday, May 4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
The special will portray the former Vogue <\/em>editor-in-chief’s influence on fashion and the industry’s biggest night of the year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Wintour has played a crucial role in the star-studded gala since 1995, when she became co-chair. She became a chairperson in 1999<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n The 2026 Met Gala<\/a> is shaping up to be quite the night, from the stacked lists of celebrities to the dress code. In celebration of the anticipated event, there’s a new documentary out about the one and only Anna Wintour<\/a>, who has been chair of the ball since 1995.<\/p>\n Behind the Bob: Vogue’s Anna Wintour<\/em> is a new hour-long celebrity.land FlashDoc documentary special airing on Sunday, May 3, one night before this year’s Met Gala, which is happening on Monday, May 4 (although it is now streaming on celebrity.land.com\/Watch and on the celebrity.land app for subscribers).<\/p>\n As shared in a press release, Behind the Bob<\/em> \u2014 which debuts under celebrity.land Original Series and Films \u2014 will serve as a portrait of the “most influential figure in fashion” and explores Wintour’s “decades-long reign as a defining force in global fashion and media” while challenging the “criticisms and controversies that have followed her career.”<\/p>\n The project will also give a glimpse into how Wintour, a former Vogue<\/em> editor, played a “pivotal role in elevating the Met Gala from a traditional society fundraiser into one of the most widely watched cultural events in the world.”<\/p>\n The Met Gala, which is also called The Costume Institute Benefit, acts as both a high-profile fundraiser and a global celebration of fashion featuring celebrities from every corner of pop culture.<\/p>\n Founded in 1948 by fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert, the exclusive event started as a gala dinner among Manhattan socialites to raise money for the museum’s annual exhibits. It has since evolved into a full-on costume party and red carpet extravaganza, drawing elite attendees across design, music, film, sports and politics. Wintour took the reins in 1995 as co-chair and then later sole chair in 1999.<\/p>\n