2024 Met Gala Theme Announced: 'The Garden of Time'
Celebrity co-chairs Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, and Chris Hemsworth to host the event inspired by J.G. Ballard's short story.
- The 2024 Met Gala, set for May 6, will celebrate the theme 'The Garden of Time', drawing inspiration from J.G. Ballard's 1962 short story.
- Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, and Chris Hemsworth named as co-chairs for the event, with honorary chairs from Loewe and TikTok.
- The theme reflects on fashion's fleeting beauty, with a dress code encouraging melancholic florals and interpretations of nature.
- Exhibition 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' to feature garments too fragile to be worn, highlighting fashion's fragility and decay.
- The event aims to raise funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, showcasing historical and modern interpretations of the theme.