It’s almost time for Hollywood’s biggest night out in fashion! The 2024 Met Gala takes place on Monday, May 6.
According to PEOPLE this year’s them is “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” and it will be interesting to see how it is interpreted by the who is who in fashion, music and movies.
Andrew Bolton, curator in charge, shared that the show will be compartmentalized into a core exhibit and three additional zones — Land, Sea and Sky — which he says “is very much an ode to nature and the emotional poetics of fashion.”
Per Vogue, the show
“has not to do with the Brothers Grimm or Disney, but rather the celebration of clothing and fashion so fragile that it can’t ever be worn again — and are thus sleeping beauties in the scrupulous archives of the Costume Institute.”
In February 2024, Vogue announced that the 2024 Met Gala dress code would be “The Garden of Time,” inspired by JG Ballard’s 1962 short story of the same name. In the tale, a count and countess live in a utopian villa overlooking a lush garden.
But what does all this mean when it comes to red carpet looks?
How the 2024 Met Gala Theme Translates to Clothing
Fashion critic and content creator Nicky Campbell says that this year’s theme and dress code have the potential to culminate into “one of the best Met Gala red carpets we’ve ever seen.”
“This exhibition is all about breathing new life into archival fashion, which sets the stage for a bold red carpet,” …..“There will be a number of looks on display in the exhibition that have rarely been seen in public before; some of which are too fragile to ever be worn again. For me, the theme calls for jaw-dropping, one-of-a-kind creations that push the envelope of red carpet dressing.”
“I think there will be a lot of sheer fabrics and floral embroidery,” says celebrity stylist Timothy Chernyaev. “I hope to see clothes that are disintegrating or unraveling, that would be chic.”
“I think vintage is so special and so cool,” the stylist, who will be dressing “a few clients” for the big night, tells PEOPLE. “But to source vintage now is becoming so hard for a stylist, because they’re so rare and so expensive and all you have to do to maintain those gowns. And of course, it’s not easy just to slip into them.”
Given the “Garden of Time” dress code and the natural elements tied into the exhibition, experts agree that we can likely expect lots of florals, greenery and other nature-inspired designs.
“I expect to see a lot of literal interpretations of this on the red carpet: think animals, florals, trees and more,” Campbell says.
Guests might also have literal interpretations of the “Sleeping Beauty” theme.
“When we think ‘sleeping beauties’ we might get some literal references to archival pieces that have not been seen since they walked a runway but have now been ‘reawakened’ and exhibited on the Met steps,” says fashion stylist and commentator Jack Savoie. “When thinking of ‘sleeping’ we might see pajama-like inspired looks: nightgowns, slip dresses, and maybe even lace.”
Some of our favorite looks from years past
Rihanna
Met Gala tomorrow & Im ready to judge. pic.twitter.com/kuxx70tlRm
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and
.@Stray_Kids will makes history tonight as the first K-Pop group to be officially invited to the Met Gala.
pic.twitter.com/oWYg306FJ5— ☻︎⤮✰⁵樂★ 樂-STAR ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ FAN ACC (@minchansidebae) May 6, 2024
and
My poor ass judging rich people’s clothes at the #MetGala : pic.twitter.com/54G8BKgfTD
— beyonce’s leviis ???? (@dbrent_) May 6, 2024
