Met Gala is back with all its grandeur and this time it will be a celebration of 400 years of fashion evolution. Did you know it’s inspired from a story? Read on.
The biggest night of fashion is just around the corner. Met Gala 2024 is almost here. The stage is set, and costumes are here for fit checks as the grandeur of fashion is going to walk down the red carpet. Every year, the Met Gala is the grandest night for fashion where pioneers, celebrities models from different walks of life come together for the annual fundraiser. Also known as the Met Ball, this year the event is set to roll down its carpets on May 6.
This is one of the mega fashion events where all eyes await the look of their favourite stars. Every year a theme is decided on and everyone has the creative liberties to interpret it in their own manner keeping the sanctity of its essence though. This magical night draws A-listers to New York, captivating glamourous moments of fashion in history. Guests adorn themselves in extravagant, awe-inspiring outfits, setting trends and sparking discussions.
This year the theme is ‘ Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’ and the dress code is ‘Garden in time’.
MET GALA 2024 THEM AND DRESS CODE
The theme this year is a celebration of 400 years of fashion and its evolution in every leg. This year all the A-listers will have to pick an outfit that is inspired by Costume Institute’s Spring 2024 exhibition’s focus on reviving old garments from centuries ago. This way we evolve with fashion together customise it o to our perspectives for the lens of the world.
According to a report by Vogue, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will feature nearly 250 items. Spanning over 400 years of fashion history, the pieces will include designs by Schiaparelli, Dior, Givenchy, and more. Some garments that are too fragile to ever be worn again—such as a Charles Frederick Worth ball gown from 1877—will also be displayed via video animation, light projection, AI, CGI, and other forms of sensory stimulation.
DID YOU KNOW MET GALA THEME 2024 IS INSPIRED BY A BOOK
The official dress code for this year’s Met Gala is based on the book by J. G Ballard, ‘ The Garden of Time.’ It is a short story that was published in 1962. Ballard was an English novelist, satirist an essayist known for his provocative works.
The short story explores the concept of dystopian modernity. It is about the good looking, sophisticated Count Axel and his wife who live in a villa filled with rare books, vases and lavish things. But outside the walls, the landscape is empty as far as the eye can see – until an unruly rabble appears in the distance. Each time Count Axel cuts a flower from his garden, however, time spools back, and the brutish mass recedes behind the hills.
The vivid, thought-provoking short story is often seen to act as a metaphor for the evolution of human history and the endless cycle of creation and destruction — a theme clearly mirrored in The Met’s Sleeping Beauties exhibition.