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While the Met Gala 2024\u2019s \u201cGarden of Time\u201d sounded like a fantastical place, it felt very real on Monday, with supermodels, actors, athletes, billionaires, influencers, and other attendees showcasing a wide variety of takes on the evening\u2019s dress code while making their way up the red carpet draped on the famous steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a>.<\/p>\n Borrowed from English writer J.G. Ballard\u2019s 1962 short story<\/a> of the same name, the Met Gala 2024\u2019s \u201cGarden of Time\u201d theme worked in conjunction with the Costume Institute\u2019s spring exhibition, \u201cSleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.\u201d Affectionately dubbed \u201cfashion\u2019s biggest night,\u201d the Met Gala is also a benefit for the Costume Institute, serving as the primary source of funding for the department. According to The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a>, the show features approximately 250 pieces from the Costume Institute\u2019s collection that span four centuries and are \u201cvisually united by iconography related to nature, which will serve as a metaphor for the fragility and ephemerality of fashion.\u201d With references to the natural world and the essence of time, it\u2019s clear that the Met Gala 2024 theme fueled the imaginations of designers, guests, makeup artists, and hairstylists, encouraging head-to-toe creativity on the bustling red carpet.<\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Met Gala\u2019s theme always does more than offer a dress code for the event; it sets the tone for fashion history to be made and, in turn, inspires conversation long after the red carpet has been rolled up\u2014be it a debate on the definition of camp<\/em> or an exploration of punk\u2019s contributions to the world of high fashion.<\/p>\n Below, our picks for whose originality and vision made them a master of the \u201cGarden of Time\u201d theme. For more from the Met Gala 2024 red carpet, revisit all the fashion, outfits, and looks here<\/a>, and see who made Vanity Fair<\/em>\u2019s best-dressed list here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirework content<\/h4>\n