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Kelsea Ballerini<\/a> has entered her high fashion era. The 30-year-old songstress dazzled in her <\/span>Met Gala<\/a>\u00a0debut, gracing the storied red carpet at the\u00a0Metropolitan Museum of Art\u00a0for the first time on Monday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ballerini wore a pink and purple flowery gown\u00a0for the occasion. By her side was her boyfriend of one year, <\/span>Outer Banks<\/span><\/em> star <\/span>Chase Stokes<\/a>. The 31-year-old actor looked dapper in a shimmery black suit with no shirt underneath.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ET was with Ballerini last month at the\u00a02024 CMT Music Awards, where she dished on whether she and Stokes have any plans to make music together amid fan requests for a collab.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “He has such a good voice,” she said. “He has such a good talking voice, just when he sings I’m like, ‘Agh, yeah.'”<\/span><\/p>\n Ballerini added, “I’m trying. I’m just like, ‘Do like a pseudonym and sing a harmony on the record, no one has to know.'”<\/span><\/p>\n The musician said that working on her next album is her “biggest priority” this year, but she’s open to more new projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Stokes, meanwhile, is in production on the highly-anticipated upcoming season of Netflix’s\u00a0<\/span>Outer Banks<\/span><\/em>, in which he plays the show’s main character, John B. The show’s third season dropped in February 2023 and season 4 is expected to hit the streaming platform at some point in 2024, according to\u00a0<\/span>Netflix<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n As for whether or not Ballerini would make an appearance on his show, it’s not off the table.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “I love going to see him on set and this season is incredible, I’m so excited for everyone,” she said. “Just like he’s here tonight just being supportive and lovely, I love being able to do the same for him.”<\/span><\/p>\n The star-studded 2024 Met Gala — helmed by\u00a0<\/span>Vogue<\/span><\/em>\u00a0editor-in-chief\u00a0<\/span>Anna Wintour<\/a>\u00a0— features the theme “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” as a nod to fashion history. \u00a0The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition theme — curated and organized by The Costume Institute — features 250 items from its permanent collection displayed in a new, innovative way.<\/span><\/p>\n Wintour has served as co-chair of the Met Gala since 1995, the year\u00a0<\/span>Vogue<\/span><\/em>‘s partnership with the Met Gala began. This year’s co-chairs also include\u00a0<\/span>Jennifer Lopez<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Zendaya<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Chris Hemsworth<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Bad Bunny<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n This year’s dress code is The Garden of Time, which is inspired by J.G. Ballard’s 1962 short story of the same title. According to\u00a0<\/span>Vogue<\/em><\/a>, “the most obvious interpretation would be to embrace the ‘garden’ part of ‘The Garden of Time.’ Think melancholic florals (as moody florals aren\u2019t moody enough).”<\/span><\/p>\n Entertainment Tonight is on the iconic\u00a0<\/span>Met Gala<\/a>\u00a0red carpet, so keep checking back with ETonline for more coverage from fashion’s biggest night, including all of the jaw-dropping red carpet looks.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n