Met Gala 2024: Best dressed stars on the red carpet
Fashion’s biggest night is here, with famous faces showing up and showing out at the 2024 Met Gala with their best takes on this year’s theme: “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”
On Monday evening, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City will be flooded with celebrated musicians, transformative designers, actors, and influencers to honour The Costume Institute’s spring 2024 exhibit. This year’s gala will co-chaired by stars including Zendaya, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lopez, and Bad Bunny. Meanwhile,Vogue red-carpet hosts La La Anthony, Gwendoline Christie, and Ashley Graham, as well as special correspondent Emma Chamberlain, will be interviewing the parade of guests donning organic-inspired ensembles.
From archival couture to custom-made designs, many of tonight’s looks will explore the idea of fairytale-esque, eternal beauty through natural flora and fauna motifs.
Reece Feldman
Reece Feldman attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The TikTok personality and cinephile donned a Thom Browne ensemble with floral and thorn details as well as embroidered butterflies that almost evoked a Monet painting in greyscale. He paired the tailored blazer and kilt with the brand’s signature daschund handbag in black.
Alexandra Michler Kopelman
Alexandra Michler Kopelman attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. ( (Getty Images)
The Vogue editor walked the green carpet in a gown with multi-coloured roses, and a column silhouette subverted by an on-trend bubble hem.
Ashley Graham
Ashley Graham attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The former America’s Next Top Model host stunned in a halter-necked leather gown from Ludovic de Saint Sernin. The sleek look boasted lush sequin detailing, including sparkling silver flowers along the bodice.
Anna Wintour
Anna Wintour attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6 2024 in New York City. ( (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
The Vogue editor-in-chief rocked a floor-length coat with floral embroidery over a white gown.
LaLa Anthony
La La Anthony attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
The television personality wore a black gown that had a floral lace turtleneck that connected to gloved sleeves. She accessorised the look with a sparkling rose-shaped clutch.
Gwendoline Christie
Gwendoline Christie attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The Game of Thrones star wowed in a red velvet gown with mesh black sleeves and a cape. She paired the look with her signature pale blonde tresses in a mad scientist bouffaint.
Emma Chamberlain
Emma Chamberlain attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
The influencer and Chamberlain coffee founder stunned with a gothic gown made up of ethereal dark brown lace, which includes the rose vine detailing shown off in her gloves.
Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky
Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky attend The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The actor and Met Gala co-chair posed alongside his model wife, looking gorgeous together in their complementary outfits. Hemsworth rocked a cream three-piece suit, while Pataky quite literally shone bright in a golden gown and matching flower crown.
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating
The Puerto Rican super star turned heads in a Maison Margiela pinstripe navy suit with shoulder pads and bright red stripes on the inside of the pant legs. He accessorised the look with the brand’s signature hoof Tabi shoes as well as a blue iridescent hat that referenced the character, Count Axel, from the Garden of Time short story the event’s theme is based on this year.
Harry and Jill Kargman
Harry Kargman and Jill Kargman attend The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The Upper East Side power couple flaunted on-theme ensembles as they arrived on the green carpet. The Odd Mom Out author wore a white lace frock with black lace details that included her initials embroidered on the front. Meanwhile, her husband paid homage to Count Axel from the short story The Garden of Time, which inspired this year’s theme.
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The entertainer and Met Gala co-chair donned a Schiaparelli silver gown with rose vine details and reportedly made up of 2.5mil beads. She paired the gown with cream-coloured clutch and an exhuberant diamond necklace with wing-like features.
Zendaya
Zendaya attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
The Challengers star and Met Gala co-chair wore a jaw-dropping gown with dark blue and green jewel tones draping complete with vine-like details bearing ornate fruit. She topped the look off with a fascinator thad had green netting and a black plume emerging from the top, and a plum-coloured gothic lip and matching eyeshadow.
Zendaya (again)
Zendaya attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The Dune actor took to the green carpet once more to show off another jaw-dropping look. This time around she donned a black gown, but it was her Frida Kahlo-esque, floral fascinator that drew all the attention.
Karlie Kloss
Karlie Kloss attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The supermodel wore a stunning pink custom-made gown from Swarovski.
Iman Hamaam
Imaan Hammam attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
The model wore a golden two-piece that was custom-made by Swarovski.
Anok Yai
Anok Yai attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
The model wore a stunning blue bodysuit custom-made by Swarovski.
Iris Law
Iris Law attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The model turned heads in asymmetrical, butterfly wing-inspired gown from Versace.
Usher
Usher attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
The R&B crooner came prepared in an elaborate black coat draped over his suit paired with a large fedora from He accessorised the look with a contrasting, completely red rose.
Kaia Gerber
Kaia Gerber attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
The Bottoms actor donned an iridescent Prada gown with a collumn silhouette and mermaid scale sequins fitting for the fairytale-esque theme.
Raye
Raye attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The singer made her Met Gala debut with a stunning gown adorned with strings of silver flowers complete with matching gloves.
Lea Michele
Lea Michele attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The pregnant Broadway star broke against the jewel tones and lace overtaking the green carpet. Instead, she opted for a robin’s egg blue satin gown adorned with white flowers and a tulle shawl that cascaded down the steps.
Gustav Magnar Witzøe
Gustav Magnar Witzøe attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
The Norwegian billionaire was a Grecian pale peach vision on the green carpet, rocking a rose gold cape straight from a fairytale and sheer fabric adorned with sparkling muscles. He accessorised with a rose gold laurel headpiece.
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The actor looked ethereal in column silhouetted gown overlaid with a layers of flowers that looked like they had been drawn on with oil paint. The flowers crawled up the hem, matching the trajectory of the flowers on clear mesh gloves similarly climbing up her arms. Her shoulders were adorned with seemingly temporary flower tattoos that matched those of her gown and gloves. She wore kitten heels with a matching floral design.
Mona Patel
The influencer showed up to the green carpet in a jaw-dropping, functional Iris Van Herpen gown complete with animatronic butterflies up and down her arm.
Sabrina Harrison
Sabrina Harrison attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City (Getty Images)
The dentistry entrepreneur donned a stunning gold ensemble with surreal, Salvador Dalí-esque clock adorments, and a sharp, halo-like fascinator.
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The billionaire turned heads in a grey and silver gown with floral details, paired with elf-like platinum blonde hair.
Sydney Sweeney
Sydney Sweeney attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
The Immaculate actor showed up donning a gorgeous icy blue gown complete with silver floral embroidery. She paired the look with a black bob and gloves.
Ivy Getty
Ivy Getty attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The heir to the Getty oil fortune rocked an ornate off-the-shoulder gown in shades of rose gold and champagne. The ensemble was custom-made by designer Connor Ives. She paired the look with chic updo and leopard print kitten heels.
Elle Fanning
Elle Fanning attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The Emmy nominee stunned in a translucent, glass-like gown from Balmain that’s fitting for someone who once played Sleeping Beauty. The little birds on the edges of the gown’s protruding shoulders evoked the fairytale trope of birds dressing the main protagonist.
Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The country singer embraced flower power with her Michael Kors gown. She walked the green carpet with boyfriend Chase Stokes of Outer Banks fame.
Hanani Taylor
Hanani Taylor attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The model wore a jaw dropping golden gown with cobweb like sheath over it. She wore a decadent silver and rose gold headpiece to complete the look.
Jordan Roth
Jordan Roth attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The president of Jujamcyn Theaters on Broadway walked the green carpet cloaked head to toe in flowers, starting with the freshest flowers at the top and transitioning to brown rot at the hem, embodying the natural cycle of life and death.
Tyla
Tyla attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The “Water” singer embodied the iconic fairytale figure, the Sandman, with her sand-textured gown accessorised with an hourglass purse seemingly holding the sands of time. The singer certainly looks like a dream come true.
Ayo Edibiri
Ayo Edebiri attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The Emmy winner climbed up the Met steps in a sweet frock adorned with white that faded into colourful flowers in a gorgeous gradient.
Wisdom Kaye
Wisdom Kaye attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The influencer wore a head-to-toe rose red ensemble with frills and black singes all over. He paired the look with a matching cascading overcoat, exaggerated bowler hat, and of course, a large rose pinned to his lapel.
Jamie Dornan
Jamie Dornan attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The actor made his Met Gala debut in a textured black suit paired with a beaded periwinkle vest and red tie.
Mindy Kaling
Mindy Kaling attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The multi-hyphenate producer wore a beige gown with a swirling texture that enhanced the bodice of her gown and the puffs around her shoulders and waist like the petals of a flower.
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
The And Just Like That star rocked a skin-coloured tea-length gown with silver floral embroidery as well a matching fascinator.
Morgan Spector
Morgan Spector attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The Gilded Age actor rocked a tailored rose-red blazer with giant poppies on his lapel, paired with black gloves and pants.
Georgina Chapman
Georgina Chapman attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating
The fashion designer and actor wore a stunning black-and-white gown with layered pieces evocative of butterfly wings. She walked the green carpet with her date, Oscar winner Adrien Brody.
Taylor Russell
Taylor Russell attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
The Bones and All actor stunned in a Loewe dress made up of a light brown wooden bodice with a high neck and red floral details. The top half was met with a Grecian white skirt that had a thigh high slit.
Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Occlepo Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger attend The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
The fashionable couple were on theme, with Hilfiger donning a rose-red tuxedo and his wife rocking a cream-coloured gown with floral embroidery and an ethereal cape. Occlepo paired her look with a gem-encrusted clutch in the shape of a rose.
Teyana Taylor
Teyana Taylor attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
The singer looked divine in a red velvet gown, with corset detailing and red rose adornments. She paired the look with gold stillettos and her platinum blonde in a romantic half-updo.
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