Monday, May 6th, 2024 (aka the first Monday in May) marked the biggest night in fashion: the Met Gala, and our fave Asian celebs were among the best dressed of the night.
Every year, the gala, which fundraises in support of the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute, brings out some of the biggest names in fashion, Hollywood and beyond, for an exciting evening of glamour and style.
While this year’s Costume Institute exhibit is “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” the theme of the gala was “The Garden of Time,” based on a short story of the same title written by J.G. Ballard in 1962.
According to Vogue, “The Garden of Time” tells the story of “Count Axel and his wife, the countess, in their utopia of leisure, art, and beauty; they live in a villa with a terrace that overlooks a garden of crystalline flowers with translucent leaves, gleaming glass-like stems, and crystals at the heart of every bloom. Though, as in all of Ballard’s work (Ballardian, per contemporary dictionaries, has come to represent dystopian modernity, bleak artificial landscapes, and the psychological effects of technological, social, or environmental developments), there is a dystopian element to their paradise; holding onto it is like trying to keep every grain of a fistful of sand intact in your palm.”
Below, the Asians celebrities who slayed the red carpet.
1. Greta Lee in custom Loewe
2. Awkwafina in H&M
A more ethereal look than we’re used to for the Quiz Lady star, and we’re loving it.
3. Alia Bhatt in custom Sabyasachi
4. Mindy Kaling in Gaurav Gupta
5. Michelle Yeoh in custom Balenciaga couture
6. Jennie in custom Alaia
7. Laufey in Atelier Prabal Gurung
8. Tyla in Balmain Atelier
Perhaps one of the most show-stopping gowns on this year’s Met Gala red carpet was Tyla’s “Sands of Time” dress, featuring actual sand. The hourglass ‘purse’ is also a fun touch!
9. Ambika Mod in custom Loewe
10. Simone Ashley in Atelier Prabal Gurung
11. Mona Patel in Iris Van Herpen
12. Steven Yeun in Thom Browne
13. Stray Kids in Tommy Hilfiger
Stray Kids made Met Gala history as the first K-pop group to attend the event. For their Met debut, they donned Tommy Hilfiger.
14. Charli XCX in Marni
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