The first Monday in May marks the annual Met Gala : a collision of celebrities, designers and cultural icons. Established in 1948, the gala was originally a high-society event held to raise money for the Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. When former editor-in-chief of Vogue Anna Wintour took over in 1995, she shifted the focus from New York’s elites to celebrities , launching it into a fashion juggernaut . Each year brings a new theme and new dress code . The theme reflects the Costume Institute’s latest exhibition (which opens the following day). The dress code translates this theme into creative direction for gala attendees. This year’s theme is Costume Art , and the dress code is Fashion is Art . These ideas showcase fashion as an embodied art form, and explore the historical connection between clothing, the body, the wearer and art. So, is fashion art? And if so, at what point do clothes transform from something practical to something artistic? Is fashion art?…