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Every first Monday of May, a star-studded event takes place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. A slew of Hollywood’s biggest A-listers from the brightest music and film stars to models, cultural icons, and fashion designers gather for the Met Gala to celebrate the latest exhibition by the Costume Institute. This has been the tradition since the event’s inception in 1948. Annually, the event raises millions of dollars in revenue for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.
For this event, stars are dressed by designers according to a theme tied to that year’s exhibition at the Costume Institute. The dress code for this year is “The Garden of Time,” referencing the 1962 short story by British author J.G. Ballard, which takes place in a garden filled with time-bending florals.
This year’s event is co-chaired by Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth, Zendaya, and Bad Bunny.
The dress code accompanies The Costume Institute’s spring 2024 exhibition, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” which will run at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from May 10 through September 2. The exhibition will reactivate the…
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