The fashion community is eagerly anticipating the Met Gala 2024, as Vogue recently announced the theme for the event. The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute has chosen to honor vintage items with their exhibit titled ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.’ The exhibit will showcase 50 historically significant pieces that are too delicate to be worn again.

Additionally, the collection will feature approximately 250 designs spanning four centuries from the museum’s permanent collection, including creations by renowned designers such as Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent. To enhance the exhibition, advanced technologies such as augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and computer-generated imagery will be incorporated to ‘reactivate the sensory capacities of masterworks in the Museum’s collection.’ Visitors can expect a unique sensory experience that immerses them in the smells, sounds, and textures of these fragile garments.

The exhibit will also focus on nature as a metaphor for the fragility and fleeting nature of fashion. Through this lens, visitors will be able to explore the cyclical themes of rebirth and renewal. The highly anticipated red carpet event itself will be sponsored by TikTok and Loewe, a surrealist Spanish fashion brand led by creative director Jonathan Anderson. Vogue publisher Condé Nast will also contribute to the event. However, the hosts and dress code for the gala have yet to be revealed.

In 2023, Dua Lipa, Penélope Cruz, Michaela Coel, and Roger Federer had the honor of being co-chairs, paying tribute to the late Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy. With six months remaining until the first Monday in May, the fashion world eagerly awaits the announcement of which celebrities will grace the event and bring their ultimate fashion fantasies to life.