MET GALA 2024
This year’s Met Gala dress code is “The Garden of Time” and florals / colour motifs are in (inspired by a short story by JG Ballard, also known for critically acclaimed ‘Empire of the Sun’). The story details Count Axel, his Countess, and their dwindling garden as an angry mob descends on their peaceful home and nursery of crystalline flowers.
What We Know:
The Meta Gala will take place on Monday 6th May, 2024, with the theme “Sleeping beauties: Reawakening Fashion” - showcasing items (estimated at 50) ranging from a 17th-century Elizabethan-era English bodice through to 21st-century acquisitions by designers including Conner Ives and Stella McCartney on display at the museum.
Co-Chairs:
This year, the co-chairs announced will include Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth and Bad Bunny, alongside Anna Wintour.
Location and Time:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
11pm British Summer Time for those in the UK.
Met Gala Back Story:
The Met Gala has been organised by Anna Wintour since 1995, known as the editor-in-chief of Vogue since 1988. The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute runs a annual fundraiser for the event, prior to opening up its fashion exhibition. This year’s Met Gala will include some pieces for display afterwards.
Guidelines for Attendee’s:
Restrictions are placed on phone and social media usage during the event, oozing an air of mystery. Only those who are fortunate to score an event can attend, while us mere mortals will have to wait on the side lines for exclusive insights.
Costs:
Thinking of one day attending the Meta Gala, The New York Times projected a single ticket price this year costs USD$75,000, while the cost of a table was at a minimum of USD$350,000. In 2023, the cost was USD $25,000 less for a single ticket.
Social Media:
#METGALA, #metgala2024, and #metlooks will be the hashtags brands focus on this year. The Met Gala is a chance to explore fashion diversity, inclusivity and push the boundaries of fashion and entertainment. Social media awareness and brand alignment will be important.
Currently Trending:
Instagram - #metgala and #metgala2023
LinkedIn - #metgalanostaliga
TikTok - #metgala2024
Twitter / X - #metgala2024
Previous Looks Ahead of The Big Night:
Zendaya - 2019 Cinderalla Moment
Theme:“Camp: Notes on Fashion”
Source - www.eonline.com/news/1039042/zendaya-loses-her-glass-slipper-in-magical-cinderella-moment-at-the-2019-met-gala
Nina Dobrev - 2019 3D glass minidress
Theme:“Camp: Notes on Fashion”
Source - www.wwd.com/feature/nina-dobrev-met-gala-2019-glass-dress-1236337634
Blake Lively - 2022 Versace Atelier gown
Theme: “In America: An Anthology of Fashion”
Source: www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a39887968/blake-lively-dress-change-met-gala-2022
Kate Moss - 1995 Lemon Yellow Dress Calvin Klein
Theme: “Haute Couture”
Source: www.whistles.com/inspiration/fashion-trends/obsessions-9-iconic-met-gala-looks-we-love.html
Cher - 1974 Feather Sheer Dress
Theme: "Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design"
Source: www.businessinsider.com/daring-celebrity-met-gala-dresses-2019-5#in-1974-cher-wore-a-sparkling-sheer-dress-with-feathers-on-the-sleeves-1
Rhianna - 2015 Guo Pei yellow coat-dress
Theme: “China: Through the Looking Glass”
Source: www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-met-gala-fashion-red-carpet
Pre-Met Fun - King’s Trust Gala 2024:
Many well-known faces are currently in New York City, ahead of tonight’s big showcase.
Pre-party antics included the King’s Trust Gala, hosted 02 May, 2024 at the Casa Cipriani.
In attendance, Emily Ratajkowski oozed glamour with a champagne-colored satin slip and hair styled in an old-Hollywood waves. Kate Moss opted for a low-slung champagne robe, while others dazzled in varying looks!
A surprise performance captivated audiences by Grammy-winner John Legend, and King's Trust Global Ambassadors Lionel Richie and Edward Enninful hosted the event to raise funds.
Pre-Met Gala Dinner:
It was the night before the Met Gala, and some of the elite turned out to attend Vogue editors Anna Wintour’s pre-Met dinner including Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, and Sienna Miller.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Spring 2024 Exhibition:
The sensory immersion and participatory elements exhibition will showcase 250 objects from the Museum’s 33,000 piece collection through diverse technologies - curated by Andrew Bolton, on display between 10 May - 02 September, 2024.
As part of The Costumes Institute’s exhibition 2024, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion”, the 250 objects including garments and accessories will be connected visually nature. The idea is visitors will be able to re-experience the garments through how they feel, move, sound, smell and interact when being worn. The term ‘reawakening’ will be made possible through technology.
Vogue details how objects from the collection will be organised into groups relating to three elements: Earth, Air, and Water, each with multiple sub-divisions, such as poppies and daisies, shells and mermaids.
“The show will bring to life the sensory capacities of these masterworks through a wide range of encounters: visitors will be invited to smell the aromatic histories of hats bearing floral motifs; to touch the walls of galleries that will be embossed with the embroidery of select garments; and to experience—via the illusion technique known as Pepper’s ghost—how the “hobble skirt” restricted women’s stride in the early 20th century” - Met Museum Statement.
For example, as reported by Vogue, in the Dior room, a miniature Miss Dior dress from 2014 has been put on display and that remade for “Sleeping Beauties”, alongside a 3D printed plastic model for visitors to touch.
The Met Gala 2024 - Scenery:
Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking.
The Met Gala steps transformed into an ethereal green and white, representing this year’s dress code “The Garden of Time”.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Takes an Artist:
World renowned musician Katy Perry could not attend the event, however re-imagined what it would have been like for her on the red carpet using AI.
Best Dressed Attendees:
Zendaya - Ocean blue and green tulle gown with a matching headpiece by designer Maison Margiela
A second look included a vintage Givenchy black dress from the spring 1996 collection featuring a floral piece, both styled by collaborator Law Roach.
Source - https://www.independent.co.uk/celebrity-news/zendaya-anna-wintour-maison-margiela-catholicism-jennifer-lopez-b2540611.html
Demi Moore - Velvet floral dress by designer Harris Reed
Reed claimed the dress took more than 5,000 hours to make, adding that it was designed so the flowers would appear to decay as the design flowed further down the dress.
Source - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/demi-moore-met-gala-2024-1235891577
Ariana Grande - Glamour dress by Loewe, including a multi-layered skirt in silk chiffon
This is said to be a nod to Grande’s latest album ‘Eternal Sunshine’, while the singer and actress made in known on the Vogue Livestream, “I loved the hints of pink and green, for the tie-in to Wicked.” Wicked is Grande’s next film project set to hit theatres globally in November 2024 where she will play Glinda the good witch, alongside co-star Cynthia Erivo who will play Elphaba.
Source: https://www.vogue.com/article/ariana-grande-brought-iridescent-glamour-to-the-2024-met-gala
Gigi Hadid - yellow Rose Gown featuring 3D flowers by designer Thom Browne
Old Hollywood style was embodied by Gigi at the Met Gala, alongside accessorising with yellow pumps, a diamond necklace and diamond earrings. It is reported that the outer layer’s of the voluminous skirt took a team of 40 people more than 8,500 hours to complete, while the corset dress involved a team of 20 artisans who spent 5,000 hours hand-embroidering 2.8 million micro bugle beads onto the dress.
Source: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a60661185/gigi-hadid-red-carpet-photos-met-gala-2024
Nicole Kidman - Balenciaga Couture by Demna gown
Source: https://www.eonline.com/news/1400693/nicole-kidman-unveils-her-most-dramatic-dress-yet-at-2024-met-gala-with-keith-urban
Sabrina Carpenter - Strapless blue Oscar de la Renta gown
Source: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a60705609/sabrina-carpenter-red-carpet-photos-met-gala-2024
Met Gala After Party:
No rest for the wicked, as Soho House x Porsche lead the way for attendees to part into the early hours.
