The Best Looks From The 2024 Met Gala

May already feels 87 years long, but because of the way the dates fall, we’ve only just arrived at the first Monday of the month. And you know what that means: It’s the 2024 Met Gala, aka a fancy annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, aka fashion’s biggest night.

Some pertinent info before we get into the fun stuff (educated guesses and pipe dreams): This year’s theme is “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” and the dress code is “Garden of Time.” Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, and, of course, Anna Wintour will serve as co-chairs, while Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson and TikTok CEO Shou Chew are both honorary chairs.

Given the two prompts, we can surmise that what many guests wear will come down to florals (judging by the pre-Met activities) and access, as in who will be able to pull what from which house’s archives. Zendaya and Law Roach logically had the pick of the litter, but they’re going with something new… if it’s made in time. And considering the delicate nature of vintage or antique pieces leaving their temperature-controlled slumber for what could be the first time in decades, will we see some fabulous devoré dress disintegrate in New York’s projected drizzle?

The other tack is to interpret “Sleeping Beauties” literally and turn up in that Viktor & Rolf Fall 2005 duvet dress, which would be a sight to behold. Ahead, see every look that actually does walk the Great Hall steps.