Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking.
This year’s Met Gala theme would not have impressed The Devil Wears Prada’s demon magazine editor Miranda Priestly, but it hasn’t stopped a string of stars from walking the green carpet in their garden-inspired garments.
A-listers were invited to be imaginative with the 2024 dress code, The Garden of Time, which was inspired by a short story of the same name by JG Ballard.
Normally when stars talk about wearing ice, they’re referring to diamonds. In Camila Cabello’s case, however, she’s referring to actual frozen water.
We’ve got to hand it to her, Demi Moore had one of the best looks of the night, even if she forgot to bring a bow to go with her arrows.
The actress’s velvet dress, designed by Harris Reed, was adorned with huge pink peonies made from vintage archival wallpaper.
Reed said the dress took more than 5,000 hours to make, adding that it was designed so the flowers would appear to decay as the design flowed further down the dress.
Singer Lana Del Rey had not attended the Met Gala since 2018, so decided she needed to give her fashion sense a root and branch overhaul.
She wore a corseted dress in silk, double georgette and tulle. The dress referenced an Alexander McQueen piece from nearly two decades ago, brought up to date by the fashion house’s current creative director Seán McGirr.
But the highlight was the special headpiece, which made use of natural hawthorn branches.
5. Lea Michele was in full bloom
A glowing Lea Michele walked the carpet wearing a Rodarte turqoise gown with a tulle cape, two months after announcing she was pregnant for the second time.
The Glee star and her husband Zandy Reich, who have a three-year-old son, Ever Leo, said they were “overjoyed” to be expecting again.
6. Nicki Minaj may need watering
If you ever need someone to bring you flowers in the pouring rain, Nicki Minaj has got you covered.
The singer’s yellow Marni mini-dress was adorned with 3D metal flowers in varying shapes and sizes – one of the most colourful and committed looks of the night.
Her look was completed by a bob hairstyle with an arched bubble ponytail.
7. Bad Bunny brought a bouquet
Did Bad Bunny look as if he had yanked his suit jacket out of the sewing machine before the tailor had actually finished making it? Yes. But he still looked great.
The rapper and singer wore a Renaissance-inspired custom Maison Margiela suit in navy blue with white threading which resembled pinstripes.
He carried a floral bouquet made from the same material as his jacket, reportedly intended to resemble a mixture of roses, Flor de Maga (the national flower of Puerto Rico), and the flax plant, which Sleeping Beauty pricked her finger on in the fairy tale.
The latter is a reference to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibition Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, which explores seminal pieces spanning four centuries.
8. Seyfried went silver
A large roll of non-stick tinfoil couldn’t hold a candle to Mamma Mia actress Amanda Seyfried, who wore a shiny metallic gown featuring flower appliques.
But as eye-catching as the Elizabeth Stewart dress was, all eyes were on Seyfried’s matching platinum hair and gemstone headpiece, which resembled leaves on a vine.
9. Lil Nas X nailed it
The singer and rapper wore a white suit by Luar, which featured asymmetrical panels of sparkly silver sequined fabric, and curved lines of buttons.
In terms of adherence to the dress code, we think the outfit could have done with a few more marigolds, but we’ll settle for the single white rose which decorated his collar.
Speaking on the green carpet, Lil Nas X told the BBC’s Brandon Drenon he had reconsidered his attendance earlier in the day, but had ultimately decided: “You know what, I wanna go, this is always a really nice opportunity to be a part of the cool kids club.”
