Celebrities descended on New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday night for the annual Met Gala. The extravagant event raises money for the museum’s Costume Institute. Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth were co-chairs alongside Anna Wintour.
This year’s dress code was “The Garden of Time,” inspired by J.G. Ballard’s 1962 dystopian short story of the same name. A-listers came dressed in plenty of floral and botanical motifs, as well as creative takes on decay and ruin.
Designer Harris Reed walked with Demi Moore on the carpet, revealing that her gown took 11,000 hours of silk embroidery and was made with vintage wallpaper. “This Victorian idea of basically her blooming on the carpet and covered in these thorns… this gorgeous flower in the perfect moment of bloom.”
Lana Del Rey’s custom Alexander McQueen dress meanwhile evoked a garden’s overgrowth, hand-embroidered with thorny bronze-colored branches — inspired by artist Alberto Giacometti’s sculptures — creeping their way up to form a tulle headpiece draped like cobwebs.
The sleeves of Elle Fanning’s sheer Balmain gown, appeared to be drawn up by birds, made of resin for a glass-like effect. Janelle Monae’s shell-sequined dress and Greta Lee’s transparent lace gown also nodded to the delicate nature of the flowers in the story.
Men favoring bolder takes for the night included model Wisdom Kaye, whose head-to-toe red floral ensemble looked burned along the edges and Bad Bunny in a custom Maison Margiela outfit and dramatic hat. Jeff Goldblum meanwhile looked the part of the count from the story, adding a touch of Oz (he’ll star in “Wicked” later this year), by accessorizing with dark green-tinted sunglasses.
See what the stars wore below.
Gigi Hadid wore a sculptural Thom Browne number that saw an evening gown bloom from the shape of a tuxedo jacket. More than 70 people worked on this dress.
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Jeff Goldblum who is set to play the Wizard of Oz in the upcoming adaptation of “Wicked” gave a nod to his character in Prada and slightly green-tinted round spectacles. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Met Gala co-chair Bad Bunny in a daring look from Maison Margiela by John Galliano. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Adwoa Aboah revealed her baby bump in a scarlet ruffled crop top, balloon skirt and pointy shoes to match. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
“Immaculate” star Sydney Sweeney traded her signature blonde locks for a choppy black bob. She wore a contrasting light blue tulle dress by Miu Miu, embellished with dozens of flower buds and paired with leathery black gloves. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton wore an oversized black coat from Burberry. The outfit was an homage to an unnamed slave who became the first Black gardener in Wales in the 18th century. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Singer Camilla Cabello also leaned into the theme of decaying glamour with a strategically shredded chain-mail mermaid dress paired with a “purse” reminiscent of a block of ice with a bronze-hued rose seemingly frozen within. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Mike Coppola/MG24/Getty Images
Jeremy Pope gave his suit a playful feminine twist with this Tanner Fletcher outfit that mixed in lace and fur trims. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
From left: FKA Twigs, Ed Sheeran, and Cara Delevingne brought more sustainable practices to focus wearing Stella McCartney outfits that were embellished or accessorized with lab grown diamonds. Theo Wargo/GA/The Hollywood Reporter/Getty Images
Michelle Williams stunned in a flowing white tulle gown, cotton-candy pink pixie cut and diamond headband. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Kylie Jenner wore a statue-inspired satin dress from Oscar de la Renta with a dramatic bustle and conical-bustier. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Amelia Gray wears one of the “terrarium” dresses made by designer Jun Takahashi for his Spring 2024 Undercover show. Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty Images
Doja Cat was draped like a Roman garden statue in a giant wet Guram Gvasalia T-shirt dress, and Euphoria-esque glitter tears. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Lil Nas X sparkled on the carpet in a look by Luar. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Kim Kardashian was in custom Maison Margiela, with a metal bodice and a silver floral overlay. She wore a gray, pilling cardigan over her shoulders. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Janelle Monae looked stunning in a Vera Wang dress that looked to be an homage to the crystalline time-manipulating flowers in J.G. Ballard’s “The Garden of Time.” John Shearer/WireImage/Getty Images
Lana Del Rey’s custom Alexander McQueen dress meanwhile evoked a garden’s overgrowth, hand-embroidered with thorny bronze-colored branches Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Jaden Smith wore custom Thom Browne, while Willow Smith wore a look by Dior Haute Couture. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
“Wicked” co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande walked the red carpet together, Ervo in a pink petal-strewn black Thom Browne ensemble while Grande contrasted in a white Loewe dress, the top of which was made of mother of pearl and a pleated silk chiffon bottom hand-painted to mimic the surface of an iridescent shell. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP; Andrew Kelly/Reuters
Cardi B brought the drama in a black dress by Giambattista Valli with overflowing waves of fabric, perhaps in reference to the oncoming mob in J.G. Ballard’s dystopian tale, or themes of death and decay. She joked that the dress weighs five pounds more than she does. Theo Wargo/GA/The Hollywood Reporter/Getty Images
Kendall Jenner was in a vintage beaded Givenchy Haute Couture dress made by Alexander McQueen in 1999. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Nicki Minaj wore a short yellow Marni dress reminiscent of an artwork with papier-mâché-like flowers and embellishments that looked liked brush strokes. John Shearer/WireImage/Getty Images
Michelle Yeoh’s gown appeared to be that of crumpled tin foil. Yeoh is set to star in “Wicked,” which comes out later this year. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
