Elizabeth has been added as a confirmed guest at this year’s Met Costume Institute Ball. The event is being held on May 5 in New York City… Here are a couple of news snippets talking about the event and Elizabeth’s involvement.

As the biggest singular fashion event of the year approaches — The Met’s Costume Institute Gala on May 5 — designers have already started to announce which celebrities they are bringing as guests.

Francisco Costa of Calvin Klein revealed that he is dressing Fergie and Liv Tyler — no surprise there, since he’s brought Liv to the event the past couple of years. He hinted that Fergie and Liv weren’t his only two guests, but wouldn’t name any more names.

Meanwhile, Miuccia Prada has invited recent Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton and actress Elizabeth Banks to accompany her.

Remember, this year the Gala’s theme is superheroes, so it will be interesting to see how much the attendees play into that. I can’t wait!

BALL GAME: Tilda Swinton will go to the Met Costume Institute Ball as a guest of Miuccia Prada, according to a source. The American actress Elizabeth Banks also is said to have been invited by the house. A surprise installation is in store for the centerpiece of the Prada table at the event, meanwhile, in the form of a living art installation

From Fab Sugar and WWD