Set for May 6 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this year’s Met Gala celebrates the Costume Institute’s new exhibition with hosts including Zendaya and Jennifer Lopez.
Excitement builds as the Met Gala, fashion’s premier event, approaches on May 6, 2024, promising another spectacle of style and creativity at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This year, the theme “The Garden of Time” draws inspiration from J.G. Ballard’s 1962 story, promising a night of intricate floral and botanical designs gracing the red carpet.
This year’s Met Gala not only showcases approximately 250 rare items from the Costume Institute’s collection but also introduces an immersive exhibition titled “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” Spanning four centuries of fashion, the exhibit includes pieces by iconic designers such as Schiaparelli and Dior. Highlights include a 1877 Charles Frederick Worth ball gown, too fragile for wear, now animated through cutting-edge technology such as AI and CGI.
Curator Andrew Bolton outlines the exhibition’s structure around three thematic zones: Land, Sea, and Sky, each celebrating different aspects of the natural world and its influence on fashion. Bolton describes the exhibition as “an ode to nature and the emotional poetics of fashion,” emphasizing its deep narrative and aesthetic richness.
The star-studded lineup of hosts for the 2024 Gala includes Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, and Chris Hemsworth, who follow in the footsteps of last year’s hosts like Penélope Cruz and Dua Lipa. The involvement of these luminaries underscores the Gala’s status as a critical nexus of fashion, cinema, and music.
For those unable to attend, Vogue offers extensive coverage with live streaming of the red carpet arrivals and a live blog featuring insights and reactions from the fashion world’s key figures. The digital platforms provide an inclusive view of the proceedings, ensuring fans can partake in the glamour remotely.
Internally, the Gala remains a highly exclusive affair. A strict no-phone policy ensures privacy and exclusivity, preserving the mystique of what transpires behind closed doors, from celebrity interactions to the unveiling of the exhibition.
