Met Gala 2024: Everything you might have missed from the best-dressed guests to the Asian celebrities who attended the event

Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth, Bad Bunny and Wintour. They’ll likely have some of the most impressive pieces, and based on Zendaya’s track record at recent press events for Challengers and Dune: Part Two, all eyes will be on her.

Honorary chairs of the event include Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, as both companies are supporting the event.

As is the case every year, a select group of celebrities, internet personalities, fashion lovers and influencers will host The Met Gala’s red carpet and social media coverage. The list this year includes actress Gwendoline Christie, actress LaLa Anthony, model Ashley Graham and YouTube star and entrepreneur Emma Chamberlain.

As every year, celebrities pushed the boundaries of fashion for the 2024 Met Gala through creative applications of fabric, striking silhouettes and bold accessories to up the ante.

These are Tatler’s picks for the best celebrity looks on the red carpet, from Zendaya’s vintage Givenchy dress to Blackpink Jennie’s look.

From Michelle Yeoh to Bright Vachirawit, Tatler has picked the best-dressed Asian A-listers who embodied this year’s Met Gala theme of “The Garden of Time”. 

The eight members of Stray Kids made their Met Gala debut in custom-made Tommy Hilfiger—and promptly took social media by storm. Here’s what you need to know about the trending K-pop band.

From Barry Keoghan’s take on 19th century dressing, created by Burberry, to Troye Sivan’s reimagined Prada look, here are Tatler’s picks of the best menswear looks on the Met Gala red carpet.

Whilst the glamorous affair is all about celebrating fashion, style and beauty come hand in hand, and the Met Gala’s most spectacular ensembles are not without a remarkable makeover to elevate each look to a show-stopping perfection.

Let’s dive into the best beauty moments that stole everyone’s breaths away at the 2024 Met Gala. 

While the night is mostly about fashion, we can’t take jewellery out of the outfit equation. Some of Tatler’s favourite gem looks from the night include Michelle Yeoh wearing Cindy Chao The Art Jewel’s creations, Jennifer Lopez lighting up the night with a diamond necklace from Tiffany & Co’s Blue Book 2024: Tiffany Celéste Collection, and many more. 

This year, there was a notable theme of timepieces making a statement, no doubt in no small part thanks to the theme Garden of Time. Here’s our round-up of the luxury watches that took our breath away this year.

From the hottest avant-garde couture brands to established designers who have paved the way for the new generation, here are some of the best looks brought to us by Asian designers.

At this year’s Met Gala, seven celebrities stood out for making sustainable fashion choices.

The red carpet at the Met Gala may be the main event, but it’s in hotel rooms across New York where the magic really happens—where A-listers and their glam squads put together the iconic looks that make headlines and, at times, history. Here’s a list of the New York hotels that celebrities like to call home during the Met Gala. 

The beauty and fashion at Met Galas over the past decade have become and more more extravagant, with women and men rocking striking make-up and hairstyles that elevate their outfits.

To prepare yourself for this year’s edition, dive into the most outrageous looks of the Met Gala 2023, take a look at all the Asian attendees of the 2022 edition, and explore the most unforgettable beauty looks of the past decades. Read our analysis of Blackpink’s Jennie and Nicole Kidman’s vintage looks from last year’s Met Gala, or Kim Kardashian’s 2022 look.

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