Red carpet looks from Zendaya, Kim Kardashian, Cardi B., Sydney Sweeney and more

While the red carpet certainly feels like the Met’s main event, the stars are now enjoying the actual festivities, which include dinner and a performance by a yet-to-be-revealed artist.

There’s a strict no-phones policy inside, but photos of celebs enjoying the exclusive evening usually emerge by the end of the evening.

Rihanna, who is a Met Gala mainstay, was not spotted on the red carpet throughout the duration of Vogue’s livestream.

The singer arrived very late to last year’s event. Although she recently teased her Met Gala look in an interview with Extra, some outlets reported that she ended up skipping the event this year.

A spokesperson for the artist did not immediately respond to request for comment.

The singer, who announced her upcoming album today, said her purse was a block of ice that melted into a clutch by the time she reached the Met’s stairs.

She said the accessory evoked the idea of “impermanence” and was partially inspired by her new album: “Things are melting, it’s hot,” she told “Entertainment Tonight.”

“Anyone but You” star and famous blonde Sydney Sweeney took what may be the biggest risk of all tonight: She went brunette.

Sweeney added a splash of color to a sea of neutrals on the red carpet, donning a baby-blue gown and black gloves up to her elbows.

Amanda Seyfried used the Met Gala red carpet to debut a major hair change. The actor’s new silver-blue hair was styled in a bun with a vinelike gemstone headpiece and old Hollywood curls framing her face.

Her silver Prada gown is adorned with glittering pink flowers, and she added another pop of color to her look with bright purple lipstick.

The rapper’s black gown from Giambattista Valli consumed the entire bottom part of the carpet as she arrived on the steps.

The lights of the Great White Way are typically dark on Mondays. Stars of some of Broadway’s biggest hits made their way to the Met on their night off.

Jonathan Groff, Eddie Redmayne, Elle Fanning, Jeremy Strong and Sarah Paulson all walked the red carpet tonight.

The red carpet livestreams have shuttered as celebs head inside to enjoy the rest of their night.

Lovatics, assemble! Demi Lovato revealed that she is working on new music.

“I’m in the studio right now working on new music,” Lovato said on the E! carpet. “Hopefully it will be out in the near future.”

If anyone could embody this year’s theme, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” it’s Sleeping Beauty herself. The actor played the role of Aurora in the 2014 film “Maleficent.”

Tonight, she’s wearing a custom Balmain dress with icelike birds atop the shoulders.

Lewis Hamilton, one of the top stars in Formula 1 racing, told Vogue that his outfit is inspired by John Ystumllyn, the first Black gardener in Britain.

He also said a quote from a poem by Alex Wharton is embroidered into his coat lining. Hamilton is known for uplifting and highlighting Black artists and designers at the Met Gala.

That’s that Sabrina, espresso.

Pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter, whose recent hit “Espresso” has become the unofficial song of the summer, arrived on the red carpet in a gown that features a black strapless bodice and a blue full skirt.

Her rumored boyfriend, Barry Keoghan, was also on the carpet.

“Espresso” became Carpenter’s first No. 1 on the global Spotify charts last week, edging out Taylor Swift’s “Fortnight (feat. Post Malone).” The former Disney star opened for Swift’s Eras Tour on its most recent legs in South American and Asia and was part of this year’s Coachella lineup.

“Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Under the Bridge” star Lily Gladstone, who finished a historic awards run this year, is attending her first Met Gala tonight.

The actor is wearing a bedazzled Gabriela Hearst gown with a matching sheer cape that resemble the night sky. She told The New York Times that her Indigenous roots inspired the gown.

“We say we come from the stars,” she said.

Kylie Jenner opted for an ethereal cream gown at this year’s Met Gala after wearing bold colors last year.

Her look was a custom design by Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia of Oscar de la Renta, inspired by garden statues, according to Vogue. Garden statues were mentioned in “The Garden of Time,” the J.G. Ballard short story that inspired the official dress code. 

Jenner’s sisters Kendall Jenner and Kim Kardashian, as well as their “momager,” Kris Jenner, also walked the carpet earlier tonight.

Dua Lipa paired a black corset with a black netted skirt that featured nature-inspired details.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph said that she’s “very particular” but that when she was working with Zac Posen for her Met Gala dress, she didn’t have much feedback.

“You’re not afraid of the silhouette, the form, the body,” the Oscar winner said while standing beside Posen and being interviewed by Vogue.

“I love women; I love celebrating them,” Posen said, describing the dress as a Gap Gown inspired by denim.

Supermodel Kendall Jenner told Vogue that her Met Gala look this year “feels meant to be.”

Jenner said she’s the “first human” ever to wear the archival 1999 Givenchy gown by Alexander McQueen, which had previously only been shown on a mannequin.

“I couldn’t do any tailoring, I couldn’t do anything, and it just fit perfectly,” she said.

Demi Moore is catching the internet’s attention in a flashy black velvet dress by Harris Reed, who is also at the event. The dress is complete with “pink peonies procured from dead stock wallpaper,” according to Vogue.

Met Gala veteran Kim Kardashian arrived on the red carpet in a silver corseted gown designed by John Galliano of Maison Margiela.

“It’s all metal, metal waist,” Kardashian told La La Anthony on the red carpet.

Between Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez and Michelle Yeoh, silver appears to be a top color pick for attendees this evening.

Serena Williams wore a  golden Balenciaga  gown and black gloves to the Met Gala.

Williams was styled by Kesha McLeod.

The singer is wearing a brown veil over a crown of branches. She’s dressed in Alexander McQueen and is holding a red rose, leaning into the floral themes.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, who co-star in the coming “Wicked” film, reunited on the Met Gala carpet.

Grande wore a Loewe gown made of “actual of mother of pearl,” she told Vogue on the carpet livestream. Erivo, who wore a Thom Browne beaded gown, told “Entertainment Tonight” the look was inspired by “running through a garden.”

Both stars told Vogue on the carpet that they are excited for fans to see the film, based on the popular musical and book.

Model Gigi Hadid, a member of Taylor Swift’s celeb squad, was asked an important question on the red carpet: What’s your favorite song on “The Tortured Poets Department”?

Hadid revealed that the fourth track, “Down Bad,” is her favorite from Swift’s 11th studio album.

She later told Vogue that she is wearing Thom Browne, saying 70 people worked on the look, which has 2,800,000 beads.

“It was that slow to walk up with because I’m literally wearing a sculpture,” Hadid said.

Director Luca Guadagnino and “Challengers” stars Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor have all made their arrivals.

Guadagnino told Variety that he’s been loving fans’ reactions to the film, especially the TikTok re-creations of an intimate scene in which O’Connor and Faist share churros.

Charli XCX told Vogue that the T-shirts she’s wearing tonight are from the “’50s, ’60s and ’70s.”

It’s a nod to the exhibition “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” which emphasizes sustainability.

Actor Nicholas Galitzine has made his Met Gala debut days after the premiere of his latest romantic comedy, “The Idea of You.” Galitzine is wearing a custom Fendi tuxedo with silk embellishments.

He told Vogue that Anne Hathaway, who plays his love interest in the film, is “a bit of a nerd — in the best way.”

“She’s so incredibly well-read and very kind and very open, but I mean, you meet her for a second and those things are to be expected,” he said. “She’s really wonderful.”

Eddie Redmayne, fresh off a Tony nomination for his turn as the Emcee in the Broadway revival of “Cabaret,” matched with his wife, Hannah Bagshawe, on the carpet tonight.

The Oscar-winning actor and his wife both wore black-and-white flowy attire designed by Steve O Smith.

Some people online circulated two images of Katy Perry on what appear to be the Met Gala steps, saying that it looked like the photos were AI generated.

The images of the “Teenage Dream” singer show her in attire that appears to match the theme of this year’s event.

NBC News has no indication whether they were AI-generated. However, one of the photos of the pop star that circulated appeared on social media on April 18.

Both images racked up hundreds of thousands of views.

A spokesperson for Perry did not immediately reply to a request for comment. It was unclear if she was on the Gala’s guest list.

Greta Lee is afraid she might have to forgo dinner tonight. The “Past Lives” star, who has been collaborating with Loewe all year, is wearing a structured white dress draped in flowers that covers nearly half her face.

“How am I gonna eat? What am I gonna do? I don’t know,” Lee told Variety on the red carpet.

A NYPD spokesperson told NBC News that several arrests are in the process of being made at a pro-Palestinian protest near, but not at, the Met Gala.

Hamas said in a statement earlier today that it has agreed to a cease-fire proposal, but Israel said that the deal was “far from” its requirements and that it would push ahead with a Rafah operation and send a delegation to talks.

Singer Rita Ora’s colorful dress made quite the impression on the red carpet. She and husband Taika Waititi are both wearing Marni.

Ora told Vogue that the gown’s unique material ages “back to the first and second century B.C.” The strings of beads cover a sheer bodysuit that shows off her tattoos.

Kris Jenner and her partner, Corey Gamble, hit the red carpet matching in head-to-toe white.

“It’s so fun and exciting to be at this event,” Jenner, who is wearing Oscar de la Renta, told Vogue during the livestream. “I love seeing everything they’ve done … the beautiful murals and flowers. I love the theme. It’s just a wonderful night.”

She said people will “get to see the kids in a little while,” referring to the rest of the Kardashian-Jenner family.

Take a peek at some of the looks featuring this years’ dress code: “The Garden of Time.” It’s giving botanicals!

Lea Michele’s voluminous blue dress is dotted with light flowers across the neckline.

She is wearing Rodarte. She and her husband, Zandy Reich, announced in March that they are expecting their second child.

Balmain Creative Director Olivier Rousteing is wearing a mold of his face made with sand.

He told Vogue that the use of sand made the Balmain looks “once in a lifetime,” paying homage to the “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” exhibition.

The exhibition, like the sand-made garments, features clothing that is too fragile to be worn again.

Anna Wintour may have made Chris Hemsworth a Met Gala co-chair, but that doesn’t mean she approves of all his fashion choices.

“She made a reference last night at dinner to me wearing flip-flops on one of my first red carpets back in Australia. And the interesting thing was that was me making an effort,” Hemsworth told E! on the red carpet.

The “Furiosa” actor is wearing Tom Ford tonight, so he’s come a long way.

Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, who star alongside Zendaya in “Challengers,” are both dressed in Loewe.

Their looks have subtle garden-inspired touches: O’Connor is wearing floral shoes, while Faist has a radish-shaped brooch.

Jonathan Anderson, creative director of Loewe and honorary chair of tonight’s event, also created the costumes for “Challengers.”

Mindy Kaling arrived to the Met Gala dressed in Gaurav Gupta.

The showrunner and actor said the beige dress, which has many swirls, is called the “melting flower of time.”

Tyla is dressed in Balmain for tonight’s gala.

The South African singer’s gown is inspired by the “sands of time,” she told Vogue, a nod to the “Garden of Time” theme.

Tyla revealed in a red carpet interview with ET that her dress is made with real sand. She is also holding an hourglass bag.

Ayo Edebiri, wearing a dress that features floral appliques, has become somewhat of a fashion icon over the past year.

It’s “The Bear” star’s first Met Gala. Many of her fans were eager to see what she’d wear on the carpet.

Co-chair Jennifer Lopez, now attending her 14th Met Gala, said she still appreciates the event for the people she gets to meet.

“So many artists come together from different genres, from music, from film, from fashion. You have businessmen here, private equity,” Lopez told Vogue on the red carpet. “There’s all kinds of people here tonight. And so it’s not often that you get that mix of all different kinds of society.”

Lopez added that her custom Schiaparelli gown has 2.5 million bugle beads and took 800 hours to create.

Many of this year’s A-list attendees actually showed up on time to show off their looks on the Met Gala steps.

Co-chairs Zendaya, J.Lo, Chris Hemsworth and Bad Bunny arrived before the livestream kicked off.

But other stars, including Matt Damon, Lea Michele, Mindy Kaling, Greta Gerwig and Rebecca Ferguson, arrived on the carpet sooner than expected.

Jessica Serfaty Michel took this year’s theme as literally as possible.

The “Days of Our Lives” star is turning heads on the carpet with her bright red gown embellished with colorful flowers.

In a red carpet interview with co-host La La Anthony, Wintour invoked the dress code for the night, saying it takes a “garden of time” to prep for the annual Met Gala.

“I’m just so grateful for the army of people who put this together,” Wintour said. “We start planning it over a year in advance. We’re already onto 25 and 26. God is in the details.”

Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons arrived on the red carpet sporting a clock bag in a subtle interpretation of the theme.

Zendaya was dressed by Maison Margiela, who also dressed fellow co-chair Bad Bunny. Her gown nods to the themes of the natural world on display during tonight’s event.

Zendaya has not attended the Gala in recent years. Her last appearance was at the 2019 event, “Camp: Notes on Fashion.”

Jennifer Lopez stepped out on the red carpet in a sheer silver gown that quickly had the words “best dressed” flying on social media. The superstar is wearing a custom Schiaparelli gown, according to Vogue.

Lopez is one of tonight’s four co-chairs alongside Chris Hemsworth, Bad Bunny and Zendaya.

Less than 10 minutes until the official red carpet livestream kicks off. Keep following along for updates from the NBC News team.

Vogue’s editor-in-chief and overall queen of the Met Gala is wearing a floor-length embroidered floral cape over a white dress, all by Loewe.

Jonathan Anderson, Loewe’s creative director, is an honorary chair for this year’s event.

Vogue tweeted that the cape was inspired by a piece in the “Sleeping Beauties” exhibition originally designed by Charles Frederick Worth.

Bad Bunny, one of tonight’s co-hosts, was dressed by Maison Margiela for this year’s Met Gala.

Some believe the dark florals are an homage to the protagonist in the short story “The Garden of Time,” which inspired this year’s dress code.

The artist also held a floral bouquet in hand, made of the same material as his jacket. According to Vogue, “The flora inside the bouquet tells a story all its own: there are Flor de Maga, the national flower of Puerto Rico; roses, a symbol of beauty and purity; and the flax plant, which Sleeping Beauty pricked her finger on in the famed fairy tale.”

Last year, Serena Williams and Karlie Kloss announced their pregnancies at the Met Gala.

Will another celeb surprise us with a baby bump on the carpet? We’re keeping an eye out.

For years, celebrities have taken the opportunity to share political messages through their Met Gala looks.

Some attendees have put direct statements on their garments. For instance, during the 2019 gala, Lena Waithe wore a jacket with embroidered text paying homage to the pioneers of camp: Black queer people.

In 2021, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., wore a white gown with the words “Tax the Rich” on the back, a bold — and controversial — statement at an event known for its wealthy clientele.

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Blake Lively fans are eager to see if the star will make her way to this year’s Met Gala.

The actor is known for her iconic looks each time she attends the event.

Social media users are praising Reece Feldman’s pleated floral skirt-suit, which is accessorized with a dog-shaped bag.

Feldman is a creator known for interviewing celebrities on the red carpet.

Vogue.com’s red carpet hosts — LaLa Anthony, Ashley Graham and Gwendoline Christie — have all made it to the carpet in their themed attire.

Graham told Entertainment Tonight that her handmade Ludovic de Saint Sernin dress took “over 500 hours” to make.

Christie wore a a custom creation designed by Maison Margiela’s John Galliano, according to Vogue.

Their live stream kicks off at 6 p.m. ET.

Emma Chamberlain is back and ready to spark more conversation as the internet’s favorite Met Gala interviewer, serving as Vogue’s red carpet correspondent for the fourth year in a row.

From her immediate rapport with stars like Billie Eilish and Gigi Hadid, to her ongoing flirtatious bit with Jack Harlow, the social media personality has built a reputation for creating viral red carpet moments with celebrities at the annual event.

Chamberlain’s look for tonight took over 640 hours to make, according to Vogue.

TikTok, one of the Met Gala sponsors, launched a portal with various tabs for users to check out the red carpet looks, the behind-the-scenes work that goes into the event and information about the exhibition.

TikTok users will be able to watch a livestream of the red carpet on Vogue’s profile. The app launched a polling feature that will allow users to vote on their favorite Met Gala looks this year.

The Marc Jacobs social media account is bringing its playfulness to Instagram ahead of the Met Gala.

The brand asked its followers to guess who it will be dressing tonight. The post has four silhouettes and numerous guesses in the comments.

Last year, the brand dressed pop stars Anitta and Kim Petras and reality TV legends Paris Hilton and Kendall Jenner.

Eugenio Casnighi, a model and greeter who went viral during the 2023 Met Gala, claimed in a TikTok video that he was fired ahead of the 2024 event. Last year, Casnighi was spotted in images behind Kylie Jenner throughout the evening. He said he was hired as a model and greeter in 2022 and 2023.

“It’s Friday and the Met Gala is on Monday and they let me know today that they cut me off, they fired me because I went viral last year,” Casnighi said in the video. “So basically they said, ‘You made it about yourself so we can’t have you work there anymore.'”

A spokesperson for The Met did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

In a statement to NBC News, Casnighi said, “I am a little sad I won’t see in person all the looks and the celebrities, but maybe there will be some surprises about me tonight, who knows! All the best to the foundation and the people working and attending there.”

This year’s Met Gala red carpet isn’t actually red.

Early photos from the Metropolitan Museum of Art show a cream carpet, bordered by greenery and wall murals that reflect this year’s dress code, “The Garden of Time.”

Even VIPs have to follow rules sometimes.

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour told “TODAY” that cellphones are not allowed at the Met Gala — and neither are garlic, onion or chives.

Attendees must also abide by a seating chart, which Vogue staffers created.

The glamorous fundraising gala raises millions every year for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, which houses the world’s most comprehensive costume collection.

Proceeds from the Met Gala, which is charging $75,000 per ticket this year, make up the institute’s main source of funding as it exhibits, conserves and studies more than 33,000 objects spanning global fashion history.

Celebrities always showcase their most bold looks at the Met Gala. And their definition of bold always seems to vary.

Take last year, for example, when not one, but two people wore cat costumes on the carpet. Jared Leto and Doja Cat both showed up in feline-inspired attire. wserved as a nod to the gala’s celebration of the late designer Karl Lagerfeld, whose cat Choupette was basically a celebrity, also.

Only time will tell if there will be any animal-themed attire this year.

Magazine giant Condé Nast, which owns Vogue, reached an eleventh-hour deal with its union, averting a strike on a pivotal night for the media company.

The union, which represents over 500 employees at Vogue, Vanity Fair and other publications, pledged to do “whatever it takes” ahead of the Gala to make its demands heard.

The agreement includes a $61,500 starting salary floor, $3.3 million in total wage increases and eight weeks of severance for employees affected by layoffs. 

This year’s Met Gala is sponsored in part by TikTok, with CEO Shou Chew serving as an honorary chair.

Chew is slated to wear something from Ralph Lauren, according to The New York Times. His presence at fashion’s biggest night of the year comes at a precarious moment for the company, which faces a potential ban from the U.S. government. President Joe Biden signed a bill last month that presented ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese-owned parent company, with an ultimatum: sell to an approved buyer or be banned in the U.S. 

Some extreme costumes and styles rocked by celebrities at the Met Gala can stir an internet frenzy, making the Met Gala a very meme-able event.

Kim Kardashian’s head-to-toe black Balenciaga attire in 2021 provided meme fodder for many. In 2015, Rihanna’s gold Guo Pei gown, which featured a fur-lined cape with a 16-foot train, also generated commentary online. And of course, last year, when both Jared Leto and Doja Cat showed up dressed as cats, the internet couldn’t resist making memes.

The Met has leaned into its virality in the past. Saint Hoax, an influencer with more than 3.4 million followers on Instagram, made memes live from the event’s red carpet in 2021 using hashtags like #MemetheMet.

Rihanna, perpetual queen of the Met Gala, recently shared that she was going to focus on her hair and makeup this year. 

Speaking to Extra, the singer-turned-entrepreneur said she is “keeping it real simple” compared to looks she has donned in the past. 

Some fan favorites from previous Met Galas have included a papal-inspired bejeweled set for the 2018 “Heavenly Bodies” theme, and a show-stopping yellow gown with a massive train for the 2015 “China: Through the Looking Glass” event. 

Some fans are already gathering outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in hopes of catching a glimpse of celebrities when they start walking the carpet later this afternoon.

Before it became the most glamorous and star-studded night in fashion, the Met Gala started off as a fundraising benefit attended primarily by New York City socialites, according to the Met Museum’s website.

The first gala, which cost $50 per ticket, was held in December 1948 to raise money for the Met Costume Institute. It was a midnight dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Manhattan.

It wasn’t until decades later that the Met Gala began to resemble the iconic cultural event it is today.

Zendaya, who is a co-chair of the Met Gala, is returning to the event for the first time since 2019. Notably, her last Met Gala look five years ago was a Cinderella-inspired gown that changed color with the wave of a wand.

The actress is having quite the year, with her “Challengers” and “Dune: Part Two” press tour looks turning her into even more of a red carpet force of nature.

Zendaya’s longtime stylist, Law Roach, will be styling her once again for tonight’s affair.

New York City has no shortage of hotels, but The Carlyle or The Mark Hotel are usually the go-to spots for celebrities as they get ready for the Met Gala.

Both hotels are conveniently located on the Upper East Side, within a few blocks of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Mark is home to the largest penthouse suite in the U.S. and the unofficial “pre-red carpet,” where fans and photographers gather to catch the first glimpses of stars like Kim Kardashian, Gigi Hadid and Anna Wintour on their way to the Met Gala.

“Timing is essential on the day,” The Mark’s General Manger Etienne Haro said in an interview with PEOPLE. “A celebrity’s journey is monitored so that our transportation coordinators can get the right car in front of the hotel at the right time and ensure the process is flawless.”

With just a few hours until the carpet, it’s officially celeb watch time.

Actresses Lily Gladstone of “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Ayo Edebiri of “The Bear” are rumored to be on the invite list for the first time, according to to Page Six. Lauren Sánchez, the fiancée of Jeff Bezos, is also rumored to make her Met Gala debut.

Kendall Jenner is reportedly attending (though there’s been no confirmation from any of the Kardashian-Jenner family members). And K-pop fans are speculating on whether members of the popular boy band Stray Kids will make an appearance, after some members hinted at preparations on social media.

Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lopez and Zendaya co-chair alongside Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. 

TikTok CEO Shou Chew and Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson are honorary co-chairs. 

Kim Kardashian caused an internet frenzy two years ago when she wore Marilyn Monroe’s infamous “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” gown to the 2022 Met Gala.

Originally worn by Monroe to President John F. Kennedy’s birthday fundraiser in 1962, the gown was valued at more than $10 million when Kardashian borrowed it from Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museum. But her choice to wear the historical garment stirred viral backlash when a Monroe historian shared photos online comparing the gown’s condition prior to and after the Gala, causing many online to accuse her of damaging the gown.

In 2021, Kardashian’s head-to-toe black Balenciaga also proved to be meme fodder.

We’re keeping an eye out for the entrepreneur and reality star queen on tonight’s carpet.

Celebrities like Zendaya and Rihanna are not paying their way to the Met Gala. Instead, they are invited by high-profile brands who purchase entire tables at the event. These tables go for upward of $350,000, according to The New York Times. 

For the rich but not famous, individual tickets can be purchased for $75,000, but final approval of the guest list and the seating chart must go through Wintour.

The theme of this year’s Met Gala is “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” which is also the title of the Costume Institute’s new exhibition. The exhibition celebrates and finds unique ways to display clothing that has been deemed too fragile to be worn again — hence “sleeping beauties.” 

The dress code is “The Garden of Time,” in reference to the beauty of nature and garments. The dress code is derived from a 1962 short story of the same name, written by J.G. Ballard. Vogue has suggested the dress code might evoke many floral and botanical looks on this year’s carpet.

Wintour told TODAY that “the idea of ‘Sleeping Beauties’ is taking these masterpieces from different periods.”

“And because so many of them are very fragile, and have to be laid flat, they can’t even be displayed on a mannequin or in any other way,” she said. “They are laid flat, behind glass wall and around them are the inspirations that are muses, as (curator Andrew Bolton) calls them.”

Taylor Swift, who will embark on the European leg of her Eras Tour on Thursday, is not expected to attend this year’s Met Gala. Swift and her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, declined their invitations, according to TMZ. 

Swift last attended in 2016, when she sported a bleach-blonde hairstyle that would go down in infamy as “Bleachella.”

Kelce, who recently signed a two-year contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs, has never attended the Gala. He was spotted at the Kentucky Derby over the weekend.

Anna Wintour, global editorial director of Vogue and queen of the Met Gala, sat down with TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager to talk all things 2024 Met Gala.

“This exhibition broke my cardinal rule,” she said, sharing that she fears she “unleashed a lot of confusion” about the theme (Sleeping Beauties) and gala dress code (Garden of Time). “We came up with the title ‘Sleeping Beauties.’ It’s wonderful, it’s poetic, its romantic, but actually it could be many, many things.”

Wintour said she predicts people will be wearing a lot of flowers on the red carpet. Watch the full interview below.

The red carpet arrivals typically begin around 5 p.m. ET and end around 8 p.m. ET. Most red carpet livestreams, including Vogue’s, will begin at 6 p.m.

But some of the most well-known guests tend to show up on the later side: Last year, Rihanna made her red carpet appearance at about 10 p.m.

As usual, Vogue will livestream the red carpet arrivals on its website.

Content creator Emma Chamberlain is slated to return as the magazine’s special correspondent. Actor Gwendoline Christie, producer and actor La La Anthony and model Ashley Graham are serving as carpet hosts for the publication’s official stream. 

The event will also be broadcast on “Live From E!” on the E! network. Social media platforms like X, TikTok and Instagram are typically bastions of memes, hot takes and outfit reviews on Met Monday.