The 2010 Met Ball only recently came and went, but already, we have cryptic hints of what next year's theme for the event will be. Yes, there's a super-elite committee - the Friends of the Costume Institute - who help plan the vibe for each year's Costume Institute Gala as long as a year in advance.

After honouring Andrew Bolton, the curator of the Met, at an annual dinner in LA last week, the Friends - plus the likes of the Rodarte girls and Monique L'huillier - apparently allowed one of their secrets to slip to WWD. Harold Koda, curator-in-charge of the Costume Institute, said only this: “It involves a lot of drunk Brits. You’ll want to wear something that you can lift your arms in, maybe show some cleavage.”

The themes Anglomania, Superheroes and Model as Muse already have been taken. What do you think the 2011 theme could be?

The Met Ball Costume Institute Gala could not have passed without some drama or another could it?

Despite planning to dress seven models for Monday's event including Naomi Campbell and Stephanie Seymour, designer Azzedine Alaia was not invited to the event nor were his designs included in the exhibition. Campbell, who has a close relationship to the designer after living with him in Paris at the beginning of her career, decided to reject her invitation to the ball out of solidarity to the designer she refers to as "Papa". Speaking to The Cut, Campbell's spokesperson explained that, "[S]he feels she doesn’t want to attend unless she can represent his work."

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