The 2024 Met Gala, taking place on the first Monday in May, is soon upon us. This year the event—often dubbed the Oscars of fashion—will celebrate the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition, titled “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” As usual, the red-carpet affair, to be held on the famed steps of New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, will be a can’t-miss style spectacle—especially given this year’s star-studded host committee: Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, and Vogue’s Anna Wintour will serve as this year’s official co-chairs, while honorary chairs for the evening are Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson and TikTok CEO Shou Chew.
This year’s co-chairs reflect a variety of career achievements, and all have distinct style histories with the Met Gala. Rapper Bad Bunny will ring in his third year attending the affair (having worn an unforgettable backless Jacquemus suit just last year), while actor Chris Hemsworth will mark his very first time at the gala. As a 13-time attendee, singer and actor Lopez has mastered the art of delivering statement looks at the annual event. (Did you catch her Philip Treacy fascinator last year?) Actor Zendaya, who has graced The Met steps five times, has also proven herself a consistent fan favorite on the red carpet; some of her best style moments at the gala have included her showstopping Dolce & Gabbana gown from 2017, as well as her 2018 Joan of Arc look by Versace.
While you’ll have to tune in to see what this year’s co-chairs will wear, there are hints of what to expect. Announced today, the dress code is The Garden of Time. And one should also consider the aforementioned exhibition, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” The showcase will feature approximately 250 items drawn from the Costume Institute’s permanent collection, including some garments that have rarely been seen in public before. The pieces, which span the decades, will all be displayed in entirely new ways, using elements such as AI, CGI, and more while playing up themes of land, sea, and sky.
“It is very much an ode to nature and the emotional poetics of fashion,” said Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu curator in charge of the Costume Institute, of the upcoming exhibition. “One thing I hope this show will activate is that sensorial appreciation of fashion.”
