The Met Gala 2024: All The Best Red Carpet Looks

Like every year before it, the lead-up to Fashion Christmas the 2024 Met Gala was rife with speculation. Everything from the guest list, to tlhe theme, to how said guest list would interpret said theme have been up for debate. Now, finally, the first Monday in May has passed and all of our questions have been answered, care of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's sprawling staircase.The theme for this year's Met Gala is "Garden of Time," and like previous years, it's a celebration of the Costume Institute’s annual spring exhibition, which this year is ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’. The exhibition (which opens later this week, on May 10) will span 400 years of fashion history and includes roughly 15 historically significant and ultra-rare pieces that are too delicate to be worn again — and these are the sleeping beauties the exhibition is named after (apologies to any Disney fans). Perhaps the most spoken-about piece in the exhibition is an evening cloak worn by Charles Frederick Worth in the 1800s, called 'Tulipes Hollandaises', and hints to a darker and moodier take on florals in spring (which might actually be... groundbreaking).Early red carpet predictions suggested more than one interpretation of the theme, which is customary of the event. Some said a literal interpretation of "time" might see celebrities wearing entire dresses made from vintage watch faces or embracing a clock motif — and while the latter was true of one or two attendees, "sands of time" was a more abstract take on the "time" aspect of the theme. Other predictions included gowns adorned with real, live, growing flowers and foliage, which didn't eventuate; crystalline looks inspired by J.G Ballard's 1962 short story, also titled The Garden of Time, which did. And of course, the expectation of florals, florals, and more florals turned out to be correct. Loewe is also an official supporter of the exhibition at The Met, and with the House's creative director Jonathan Anderson being named as an honorary chair of the Met Gala this year, we expected to see quite a bit of Loewe on the carpet as well. (Though there were no oversized anthuriums, hand-beaded and embroidered designs from the fall/winter 2024 show on the carpet did appear.) Keep on scrolling to see all the best looks from the 2024 Met Gala.TylaTyla wearing Balmain.Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images/The Met Museum/Vogue.ZendayaZendaya wearing Maison Margiela Couture.Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/VogueJennifer LopezJennifer Lopez wearing a Schiaparelli Haute Couture dress, Tiffany & Co. jewelry, and Tyler Ellis clutch.hoto: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty ImagesDa'Vine Joy RandolphDa'Vine Joy Randolph wearing a custom Gap dress by Zac Posen and Chopard jewelry.Photo: John Shearer/WireImageTaylor RussellTaylor Russell wearing a Loewe dress, Fred Leighton jewelry, and Jimmy Choo shoes.Photo: Theo Wargo/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty ImagesQueen LatifahQueen Latifah wearing Thom Browne.hoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/VogueAshley GrahamAshley Graham wearing a Ludovic de Saint Sernin dress and Jared jewelry.hoto: Aliah Anderson/Getty ImagesGreta LeeGreta Lee wearing a Loewe dress and De Beers jewelry.Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/VogueBad BunnyBad Bunny wearing custom Maison Margiela.Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicAyo EdebiriAyo Edebiri wearing Loewe.Photo: Theo Wargo/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty ImagesElle FanningElle Fanning wearing a Balmain dress and Cartier jewelry.Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesLana Del ReyLana Del Rey wearing custom Alexander McQueen.hoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/VogueAmanda SeyfriedAmanda Seyfried wearing custom Prada.Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty ImagesLil Nas XLis Nas X wearing a custom Luar, David Yurman jewelry, and custom Jennifer Behr brooch. Photo: John Shearer/WireImageLena Mahfouf Photo: John Shearer/WireImageGabrielle UnionGabrielle Union wearing a couture Michael Kors dress and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.hoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/VogueRosalíaRosalía wearing Dior Haute Couture.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesGwendoline ChristieGwendoline Christie wearing custom Maison Margiela.Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesDoja CatDoja Cat wearing a Vetements dress and Jacob & Co. Diamond jewelry.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images.Teyana TaylorTeyana Taylor wearing David Yurman jewelry.hoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/VogueZendayaZendaya wearing Givenchy SS96 Couture.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesLily GladstoneLily Gladstone wearing custom Gabriela Hearst.Photo: John Shearer/WireImageAdwoa AboahAdwoa Aboah wearing a custom H&M look and Piaget ring.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesSydney SweeneySydney Sweeney wearing a Miu Miu dress and De Beers jewelry.Photo: John Shearer/WireImageCardi BPhoto: John Shearer/WireImageSerena WilliamsSerena Williams wearing a custom Balenci

May 9, 2024 - 13:36

The Met Gala 2024: All The Best Red Carpet Looks

Like every year before it, the lead-up to ~~Fashion Christmas~~ the 2024 Met Gala was rife with speculation. Everything from the guest list, to tlhe theme, to how said guest list would interpret said theme have been up for debate. Now, finally, the first Monday in May has passed and all of our questions have been answered, care of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's sprawling staircase.

The theme for this year's Met Gala is "Garden of Time," and like previous years, it's a celebration of the Costume Institute’s annual spring exhibition, which this year is ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’. The exhibition (which opens later this week, on May 10) will span 400 years of fashion history and includes roughly 15 historically significant and ultra-rare pieces that are too delicate to be worn again — and these are the sleeping beauties the exhibition is named after (apologies to any Disney fans). Perhaps the most spoken-about piece in the exhibition is an evening cloak worn by Charles Frederick Worth in the 1800s, called 'Tulipes Hollandaises', and hints to a darker and moodier take on florals in spring (which might actually be... groundbreaking).

Early red carpet predictions suggested more than one interpretation of the theme, which is customary of the event. Some said a literal interpretation of "time" might see celebrities wearing entire dresses made from vintage watch faces or embracing a clock motif — and while the latter was true of one or two attendees, "sands of time" was a more abstract take on the "time" aspect of the theme. Other predictions included gowns adorned with real, live, growing flowers and foliage, which didn't eventuate; crystalline looks inspired by J.G Ballard's 1962 short story, also titled The Garden of Time, which did. And of course, the expectation of florals, florals, and more florals turned out to be correct.

Loewe is also an official supporter of the exhibition at The Met, and with the House's creative director Jonathan Anderson being named as an honorary chair of the Met Gala this year, we expected to see quite a bit of Loewe on the carpet as well. (Though there were no oversized anthuriums, hand-beaded and embroidered designs from the fall/winter 2024 show on the carpet did appear.)

Keep on scrolling to see all the best looks from the 2024 Met Gala.