We’ve been poring over the 2024 Met Gala coverage here in the scout office, constantly refreshing Instagram to see the looks as they came in – and learn the stories behind them.
The Met Gala is a fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, and also serves as the opening night for the institute’s annual exhibition. The 2024 exhibition, ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,’ features around 250 rare items from the institute’s permanent collection – some that are too fragile to ever be worn again – and spans 400 years of fashion history.
It was fitting, then, that the 2024 Met Gala’s official dress code was ‘The Garden of Time’.
The nods to nature, time and fashion history meant guests and their stylists had a lot to work with. Unsurprisingly, there were plenty of florals to be seen. But there were also pieces pulled from deep in the archives, as well as references to iconic moments in fashion history. We’ll let Vogue give you the lowdown on those.
If you’re feeling as inspired by the 2024 Met Gala as we are, check out some of these ‘Garden of Time’ inspired picks from our favourite local retailers.