Early in their relationship, the fashion designer Christian Cowan gave the Grammy Award-winning singer Sam Smith a metal-plated rose dipped in silver. It was that display of affection that became an inspiration for their looks the Met Gala. “I wanted to speak to the theme, the night, the tone that Anna loves, but also to…
Amanda Seyfried is anxious about the environment. “I feel a lot of guilt and shame, literally every day,” said Ms. Seyfried, who was calling from a film set in Yonkers, N.Y., on the Friday before the Met Gala. “If I’m going to go to the Met ball,” she said, “there has to be solar panels…
Bones and All actress Taylor Russell appeared like a Classical statue come to life on the 2024 Met Gala red carpet—but with a botanic twist. Adorned in a custom Loewe wood-painted bodice cast and an ivory skirt swung low on her hips, Russell played with the “Garden of Time” theme with a set of branches…
There is some evidence that Da’Vine Joy Randolph manifested this. “I’ve always wanted to go, and it has always meant so much to me,” said Ms. Randolph, who won an Academy Award for best supporting actress for “The Holdovers” in March. In 2022, she was so inspired by the Met Gala’s theme, “In America,” that…
Fresh off an Emmy win for her standout performance in The Bear, Ayo Edebiri continues to blossom. After ruling the red carpet during awards season, the newly-minted fashion darling walked the stairs at the 2024 Met Gala for the first time in a Loewe look with Boucheron jewelry, and hit the nail on the head…
Met Gala dressing has become such a competitive game of meme-baiting viral one-upmanship that sometimes the most shocking thing a guest can do is opt for restraint. Witness Lauren Sánchez, fiancée of Jeff Bezos, helicopter pilot, children’s author and famously bodilicious dresser, whose decision to forgo her signature haute showgirl shtick for a more elegant…
Clutching a sand-filled hourglass in one hand like the Goddess of Time herself, “Water” singer (and ELLE Women in Music honoree) Tyla ascended the Met Gala carpet steps this without touching the ground. As Variety captured on video, several men helped lift the pop star from step to step as she progressed through the main…
In an Instagram post on Feb. 15, Vogue rather cryptically announced the dress code for this year’s Met Gala: “The Garden of Time.” An article published that same day on the Vogue website cleared things up a little, noting that “The Garden of Time” was the title of a short story by J.G. Ballard, a…
“Do I smell like bacon?” Dan Levy asked, extending an arm for a sniff. This was in a fitting suite at the Carlyle hotel. Outside, fans clustered in the rain for a sighting of one of the many celebrities billeted at the hotel for the Met Gala. Inside, the lobby and the elevators were jammed…
Before 9 p.m. on Saturday, crowds of people lined up in a parking lot opposite a Sonic Drive-In, making their way into a large white building in the suburban neighborhood of Tottenville, Staten Island. It was a chilly May evening, but emotions ran warm inside as a roller rink, Roller Jam USA, hosted its final…