STORY: :: Celebrities embrace this year's Met Gala

garden theme on the green and white carpet

:: May 6, 2024

:: New York

:: The A-list attendees were instructed to

dress in 'Garden of Time' attire

Stars were told to dress in "Garden of Time" attire for the invitation-only event.

The high-profile Met Gala is a benefit event for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and marks the opening of its Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibit.

This year's exhibit, called "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion," will feature rare items that have been dormant in the Costume Institute's permanent collection, including designs so fragile that they will be displayed only through animation and projections.