TheMet Gala, also known as the Costume Institute Gala, is one of the most prestigious fashion events in the world. Every year, numerouscelebritiesclimb the famous steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to showcase theirsurprising and disruptive looks.
Besides being a stage where A-listers show off their extravagant garments, the ceremony’s main aim is to raise funds for the Met’s Costume Institute, the museum’s collection of fashion items.
The charity event, which unites fashion and art, is held annually on the first Monday in May, marking the start of the Costume Institute’s annual exhibition. This edition celebrates the launch of the exhibition titledSleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.
The celebrities listed as hosts of the 2024 gala are Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lopez, Anna Wintour, and Zendaya.
Furthermore, the honorary co-chairs of this year’s event will be Jonathan Anderson, creative director of Loewe, and Shou Chew, CEO of TikTok.
The Met Gala is here, and celebrities have unveiled their interpretations of this year’s theme,Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion
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The ceremony’s main aim is to raise funds for the Met’s Costume Institute, the museum’s collection of fashion items
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Anna Wintour,Vogue’s editor-in-chief and chairwoman of the event since 1995, arrived to the event in a minimalistic long-sleeve white dress underneath a long black evening cloak with yellow, red, and green floral embroidery. The renowned editor accessorized her look with a silver necklace and white sandals.
Anna Wintour,Vogue’s editor-in-chief and chairwoman of the event since 1995, chose a long black evening cloak with floral embroidery
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Additionally,Chris Hemsworth, one of the night’s co-hosts, arrived alongside his wife, Elsa Pataky, in a cream-colored suit paired with black shoes. Elsa is donning a long gold ensemble with matching accessories. The couple is wearing Tom Ford.
Chris Hemsworth, one of the night’s co-hosts, arrived alongside his wife, Elsa Pataky, in a cream-colored Tom Ford suit
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The Puerto Rican star, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, honoredthe theme of fashion’s biggest night with a bouquet made up of the Flor de Maga, the national flower of his home country. The 30-year-old singer paired his extravagant look with geometrical sunglasses, a navy hat and some peculiar-looking black and white shoes.
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The royal-blue and emerald-green one-shouldered dress featured a long trumpet skirt covered in diagonal stripes, as well as fruitlike embellishments adorning one side of the waist.
TheChallengersactress paired the bold outfit with a net mesh, burgundy lips, and heavy red eye makeup.
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Jessica Serfaty Michel fully embraced theGarden of Timedress code
Matt Damon arrived in an elegant Dior Men tuxedo, while his wife, Luciana Barroso, donned a long strapless white gown
Naturally,J-Locouldn’t miss the annual fundraising event.
Jennifer made her Met Gala debut in 1999, and she has never gone unnoticed since. At the time, she honored theRock Styletheme with her then-boyfriend, Puff Daddy. While she donned a cut-out dress which exposed her shoulders, cleavage, and waist, her beau showed up in an white turtleneck and coat paired with black shades.
Jennifer Lopez made a show-stopping entrance wearing a sparklySchiaparelligown
Andrew Bolton, theCurator in Charge of the Costume Institute,explained toVoguethat the event “is basically an ode to natureand the emotional poetics of fashion.” The garments will beshaped around three main “zones”—Land, Sea, and Sky.
The event usually hosts approximately 450 attendees, which include culturally relevant figures from different spheres, from singers to actors, athletes, and politicians.
Some pieces that are too fragile to ever be worn again—such as a Charles Frederick Worth ball gown from 1877—will also be displayed using technology like video animation, light projection, AI, CGI, and other forms of sensory stimulation, as perVoguemagazine.
Rebecca Ferguson wears a creative Thom Browne design with a cape
Demi Moore wows in a black and pink structural gown crafted entirely from a uniquematerial: wallpaper
Kendall Jenner’s modern-day interpretation of a ’20s flapper girl is a sleek black dress made of glittery, see-through light fabric
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Amanda Seyfried debuts platinum-blue hair in her silver Prada gown with pink flowers
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Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have a very stylishWickedcast reunion
Lily Gladstone goes for a sheer black capedresswith stars and blue eye makeup
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Sam Smith and Christian Cowan wear matching white and black suits with gold and silverroses
Uma Thurman stuns in a lavender Tory Burch gown
Adrien Brodydebuted a physical transformation at this year’s Met Gala. The Academy Award winner showed off his new blonde locks when he arrived at the biggest fashion event of the year alongsidehis wife,English fashion designer and actress Georgina Chapman.
Adrien Brody debuts his blond hair, matching with his wife, fashion designer and actress Georgina Chapman
Gigi Hadid looks spectacular in Thom Browne
Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini sport contrasting looks
Cardi B steals the show in a voluminous black tulle ball gown
Dua Lipa opts for a custom Marc Jacobs lace look with corsetry and sheer detailing
The funds raised during the event will be directed to the Costume Institute collection, which currently comprises over 33,000 garments and accessories representing seven centuries of fashion.
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