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Called “fashion’s biggest night out,” the Met Gala is an invitation-only fundraiser for Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. But really, it’s an extravagant party for A-listers to wear ostentatious outfits loosely tied to a theme. The 2024 theme is “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” using the same name as the Costume Institute's new exhibition of more than 200 rare garments from the museum's collection.

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Zendaya arrives at the 2024 Met Gala.ANGELA WEISS/Getty Images

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Jennifer Lopez at the 2024 Met Gala.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo at the 2024 Met Gala.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

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Lil Nas X at the 2024 Met Gala.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

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Hanani Taylor poses at the 2024 Met Gala.Andrew Kelly/Reuters

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Detail of actor and director Rebecca Hall's outfit and floral body paint at the 2024 Met Gala.NINA WESTERVELT/The New York Times News Service

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Brie Larson arriving at the 2024 Met Gala.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

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Eboni Nichols and Queen Latifah at the 2024 Met Gala.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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Eddie Redmayne with wife Hannah Bagshawe at the 2024 Met Gala.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

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Singer Kylie Minogue at the Met Gala.Andrew Kelly/Reuters

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Demi Moore arrives at the 2024 Met Gala.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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Lana Del Rey's outfit with a cascading veil at the 2024 Met Gala.Marleen Moise/Getty Images

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Actor Gwendoline Christie attends The 2024 Met Gala.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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Pamela Anderson attends the 2024 Met Gala.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

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Detail of outfit worn by fashion designer Olivier Rousteing at the Met Gala.Andrew Kelly/Reuters

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Model Gigi Hadid at the 2024 Met Gala.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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Dove Cameron arrives at the 2024 Met Gala.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

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Model and fashion influencer Wisdom Kaye at the 2024 Met Gala.Marleen Moise/Getty Images

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Singer-songwriter Aya Nakamura arrives at the 2024 Met Gala.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

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South African singer Tyla's accessory resembles an hourglass.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

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Rapper and Met Gala co-chair Bad Bunny.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

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(Left to right) Sienna Miller, Chemena Kamali, Greta Gerwig, Emma Mackey and Zoe Saldana at the 2024 Met Gala.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

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Eva Chen arrives at the 2024 Met Gala.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

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Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman arrive at the 2024 Met Gala.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

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Canadian actor Dan Levy attends the 2024 Met Gala.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

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Anna Wintour, Vogue Editor-in-Chief, attends The 2024 Met Gala.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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Norwegian billionaire Gustav Magnar Witzøe attends the 2024 Met Gala.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

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Kendall Jenner at the 2024 Met Gala.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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Donatella Versace with Jude Law (left) and Andrew Scott at the 2024 Met Gala.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

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Amanda Seyfried shimmers at the 2024 Met Gala.ANGELA WEISS/Getty Images

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