In pictures: the most beautiful looks from the Met Gala 2024

The first Monday in May blooms on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for the most glamorous red carpet of the year, the Met Gala. Over time becoming a revered event for fashion lovers, the evening is first and foremost a fundraising, charity gala to support the Costume Institute. Tonight kicks off the museum’s annual exhibition and represents its biggest financial support yet. And for good reason, she’s the sight of a veritable parade of celebrities, one after the other climbing the famous designer-look stairs under the crackling glares of the paparazzi and the watchful eyes of onlookers.

This year is the theme of the exhibition Sleeping beauties. Fashion Revival, French, while Sunday evening was the gala evening Garden of Time (or Jardin du Temps, French)which is based on a short story published in 1962 by JG Ballard. And if celebrities have an unfortunate reputation for apathy dress codethis year a beautiful bouquet of them tried to honor it.

Galliano, corsets and flowers

So flowers and references to Mother Nature were everywhere on the red carpet. They transformed Demi Moore into a giant orchid imagined by Harris Reid, appeared in Amanda Seyfried’s trains, Prada, and Ayo Edebiri at Lowe’s, spotted the details of Aya Nakamura’s dress. Among the most notable (and notable) looks were Amelia Gray’s skin-tight dress, Gigi Hadid’s massive dress that required more than 13,500 hours of work (that’s 562 days without a break) and Lana Del Rey’s party covered in branches. her third Met Gala.

Corsets were the main guests: Nicole Kidman, Kylie Jenner, Ariana Grande, Uma Thurman, Ashley Graham, many celebrities chose them for this evening. John Galliano’s creations for Maison Margiela Artisanal in particular have caused a sensation, dressing masters and mistresses of ceremonies such as Gwendoline Christie and the inimitable Zendaya.