The Met Gala and its fashionista A-listers included Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, and a parade of others in a swirl of flora and fauna looks on a green-tinged carpet lined by live foliage. The dress theme this year was "the garden of time."

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The Met Gala, renowned for its dazzling display of fashion, once again captured global attention with a spectacular array of costumes embodying this year's theme, "the garden of time." The event, steeped in a green motif, saw the green-tinged carpet gracefully lined with live foliage, setting an enchanting scene for the arrival of some of the biggest names in entertainment and fashion. Among the A-listers who graced the event were Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, and a host of other celebrities, all of whom embraced the theme with their unique interpretations.

Zendaya made a striking entrance in a dual-themed ensemble featuring a blue and green satin dress adorned with a blue hummingbird on one shoulder and a cluster of grapes on the other. The gala was awash with creative expressions of the theme, ranging from gowns incorporating real sand and age-old beads to shimmering corsets and garments crafted from sheer fabrics. Inspired by JG Ballard's short story on the ephemeral nature of beauty, the theme encouraged a broad spectrum of interpretations, from literal floral representations to more ethereal, abstract concepts. Lana Del Rey, for instance, perfectly embodied the theme in an Alexander McQueen outfit that combined ethereal fabrics with a "deer in the woods" aesthetic.

Since its inception in 1948 as a midnight society supper, the Met Gala has evolved into one of the most extensively photographed events worldwide. Under the guidance of Vogue editor Anna Wintour and co-chaired this year by an illustrious team including Zendaya, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, and Jennifer Lopez, the gala serves as a fundraiser for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Not only does it provide a platform for fashion's elite to showcase their creativity, but it also plays a crucial role in supporting the arts, with last year's gala raising nearly $22 million. While the event encompasses a sit-down dinner, it's the fashion showcase that perennially captures the limelight, reaffirming the Met Gala's status as a cornerstone of haute couture and glamour.



Met Gala was in full bloom with A-listers

A blue hummingbird on one shoulder, a cluster of grapes on the other. And in a flurry of blue and green satin, superstar Zendaya arrived at the annual Met Gala, sporting not one, but two looks. Around her were gowns made from real sand and age-old beads, shimmering corsets and sheer fabrics for the New York benefit known for its extravagant fashion. And the outfits that fascinate, and the outfits that flop, this year's theme was inspired by a short story by JG Ballard on the ephemeral nature of beauty. The dress theme was the garden of time and so some people took that in a very literal floral way. We also saw a lot of ethereal, this kind of I think a great example of that is Lana Del Rey who looked amazing in McQueen and she was kind of doing both this kind of gauze ethereal via the fabric of her dress but also that kind of deer in the woods look. The gala began as a midnight society supper in 1948 and is today one of the most photographed events in the world. Orchestrated by Vogue editor Anna Wintour and co-chaired this year by Zendaya, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth and Jennifer Lopez, it raises funds for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The event itself is a sit-down dinner which last year raised nearly $22 million. But at the end of the day, it's the fashion that always steals the show.

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