The Met Gala always produces the most memorable red carpet looks of the year.
Following this year’s theme, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, and a Garden Of Time dress code, the stars pulled out all the botanical stops with their outfits, with floral and garden-inspired fashion unsurprisingly dominating.
Zendaya, Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lopez and Gigi Hadid were among the celebrities in attendance – and there was even a pregnancy reveal.
Here are some of the best outfits from the Met Gala 2024.
… but two gowns, bringing a dark twist to the theme with both. This ocean-blue and green tulle gown with a matching headpiece is by Maison Margiela, styled by her long-time collaborator Law Roach
Kim Kardashian is renowned for her Met Gala looks, from Marilyn Monroe’s actual dress to a Morph suit. This year, she cinched in with silver in custom Maison Margiela but also opted for a cardi, which is sensible. Kim Cardi-ashian? Anyone?
And of course, it was a family affair. Here’s Kylie Jenner in a more simple cream gown, apparently inspired by a garden statue but channelling Marilyn Monroe herself
While Kendall Jenner opted for dramatic black and bronze with a cut-out waist
All white is a tricky look to pull off at a party, but if anyone can go a night without spilling her soup it’s Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner (and partner Corey Gamble)
Singer and actress Janelle Monae looked incredible in barely there silver
Ready for the red carpet and a potential swarm of bees, here’s Lana Del Rey
Emily Ratajkowski managed to pull off simple and daring in this nearly naked jewelled gown
Singer Sabrina Carpenter channelled Cinderella for her Met Gala look – and also made her red carpet couple debut with boyfriend Barry Keoghan…
The Saltburn star brought a hint of Mad Hatter in olive-toned velvet
Cara Delevingne sparkled in the fanciest balaclava look we have ever seen. The bejewelled outfit, by Stella McCartney, was created with lab-grown diamonds, she told reporters
After breaking records at the Brits earlier this year, British star Raye continues to make headlines with this waterfall-inspired look
J Harrison Ghee picks up Garden Of Time style points for the insect-inspired headpiece
Elle Fanning was transformed into a delicate ice sculpture…
… while Camila Cabello took an ice block, rather than a handbag, to encase her lippy and phone
Congrats are in order for British model Adwoa Aboah, who revealed her baby bump on the Met Gala carpet
Cardi B requires a landscape shot in her MBD (massive black dress)
Jennifer Lopez glittered in muted metallics
Gigi Hadid’s high-fashion spin on a floral wedding-look gown apparently took 13,500 hours to make thanks to millions of hand-sewn beads – no wonder she’s got assistants keeping an eye on it
Singer-songwriter Erykah Badu added a colour pop to the Garden Of Time
Model Karlie Kloss (L) and Swarovski creative director Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert brought visions of a sparkling rose garden in pink and green
Nicole Kidman served the drama in monochrome, accompanied by husband Keith Urban
Saying goodbye to Roman Roy and his boardroom wardrobe, Kieran Culkin brought watercolours and pink suede shoes to the Met Gala
Rapper Doja Cat must have been channelling the recent British weather for her Garden Of Time look, opting simply for a soaking wet white T-shirt dress
Perhaps surprisingly, this was Pamela Anderson’s Met Gala debut – and she made it in a nude Oscar de la Renta gown and diamonds
Burberry’s chief creative officer Daniel Lee with supermodel Naomi Campbell, who opted for a simple but dazzling aquamarine fringed gown
Marni creative director Francesco Risso lets Nicki Minaj’s floral sculpture dress do the talking
Euphoria and The White Lotus star Sydney Sweeney revealed a dramatic new look, with dark hair and elbow gloves toughening up her princess-style gown
For Kylie Minogue’s first Met Gala in 10 years, designer Glenn Martens transformed her into a real-life Sleeping Beauty, telling Vogue: ‘It’s meant to look as though she’s been sleeping in this dress for hundreds of years’
Demi Moore’s look was part Queen Of Hearts, part wallpaper (literally – designer Harris Reed revealed the dress is actually made from it)
FKA Twigs, who recently revealed she has created an AI clone of herself, was another star to channel the ‘naked’ look, underneath what looks like the world’s cosiest cardi
What else but gold for a winner like Serena Williams?
Wicked co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were reunited at the event, with Erivo wearing a Thom Browne look complete with pink rose petals and a butterfly attached to the back of her head. Grande opted for very pale pink hues and pearls
Amanda Seyfried reportedly requested for her dress to be sustainable, and Prada delivered – creating her metallic outfit from leftover deadstock fabric, according to the New York Times
Poet and activist Amanda Gorman went for pale blue-green jacquard for her gown and matching headband
Designer Raul Lopez and rapper Lil Nas X, who was reportedly suited in more than 50,000 Swarovski crystals
British actress Phoebe Dynevor was the first star ever to wear a Victoria Beckham number to the event, according to Vogue
Bridgerton and Sex Education star Simone Ashley opted for dramatic navy and black sequins
Lizzo’s sculpted corset look complete with headdress, designed by Victor Weinsanto, was reminiscent of an autumnal tree
Michelle Williams was pretty as a pixie with a pink crop and ethereal tulle dress (plus bonus Kieran Culkin and his wife Jazz Charton in the background)
Rita Ora went for a daring nude tasselled bodysuit, while her husband, filmmaker Taika Waititi, accessorised in a brown leather-look suit
And finally, the covered-in-sand beach look has never looked so glam thanks to Grammy-winning singer Tyla – who sported a sand-adorned Balmain gown alongside a sand-filled hourglass clock in lieu of a bag
