For the fashion horde, it’s even better than a World Cup final or Eurovision. The red carpet of Met Gala is an institution that looks at itself with relish. For what ? Because even better than any red carpet, this one has a strict dress code and therefore a challenge – the same as that of the brides of “Four Weddings for a Honeymoon” – to respect the theme. Indeed, from a simple charity gala organized to raise funds for the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Musueum in New York, the event has become an Olympic Games of fashion, headed by Anna Wintour who sends, with the invitation so hoped for, a strict dress code. Not respecting it is risky. And suffice to say that to follow that of the 2024 edition which is being held this May 6, 2024, we’re going to have to work!
The 2024 Met Gala awakens fashion
Small logistical point to better understand, because if Anna Wintour makes fashion rain or shine, she doesn’t take the theme out of the depths of her square. The gala always serves to inaugurate the annual exhibition of the famous Costume Institute. And the theme follows! For 2024, the museum will offer “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion”, an event installation that will highlight pieces from the institute’s collections that are so fragile that they can never be worn again. For fashion fans, this looks like a must. For the guests at the Gala, this portends a real headache to follow the dress code who this inspired.
The difficult theme of the Met Gala 2024
Anna Wintour has decided, and the invitation indicates, for 2024, “The Garden of Time”understand “The Garden of Time” as a dress code. We have rarely been more vague (except perhaps the year when the general public tried as best they could to understand the concept of “camp”). This time it is a reference to the short story of the same name written by author JG Ballard. Not easy? Fortunately, the Vogue gave some ideas that the personalities present could follow (and there will be many. Just the co-chairs”, co-presidents of the event are Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lopez and Zendaya, that promises). The magazine explains that several elements of the work can inspire, starting with the reference to gardens and therefore to plants. Unless the stars take inspiration from time and come dressed as clocks. At Met Gala, nothing is impossible !
