THE 2024 Met Gala is shaping up to be one of the most highly anticipated events of the year.
Joining Anna Wintour in co-chairing the annual fundraiser is a star-studded committee of the buzziest people in music and film.
Who are all the co-chairs of the 2024 Met Gala?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced on February 15, 2024, that Zendaya, Chris Hemsworth, Bad Bunny, and Jennifer Lopez have been appointed to be co-chairs of The Costume Institute event.
The four will join Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who has been spearheading the Met Gala since 1995 and helped it become one of the most prestigious gatherings in fashion and entertainment.
Serving as honorary chairs are Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew.
The 2024 Met Gala, which will be held on May 6, marks Hemsworth’s debut on the Met Gala red carpet, while Bad Bunny returns for his third appearance, Zendaya with her sixth, and J. Lo her 14th.
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What do Met Gala co-chairs do?
Met Gala co-chairs basically function as the faces of the event.
They will assist in promoting and publicizing it through various means, including interviews and social media.
They are also tasked to help with fundraising, as well as welcoming guests.
While what happens at the Met Gala often remains behind closed doors, there may also be a chance that the co-chairs take center stage with performances during the event.
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What is the theme of this year’s Met Gala?
The 2024 Met Gala is centered on The Costume Institute’s spring exhibition, titled “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”
Per a press release from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the theme is meant to “reactivate the sensory capacities of masterworks in the Museum’s collection through first-hand research, conservation analysis, and diverse technologies—from cutting-edge tools, artificial intelligence, and computer-generated imagery to traditional formats of x-rays, video animation, light projection, and soundscapes.”
“Approximately 250 objects spanning four centuries will be on view, visually united by iconography related to nature, which will serve as a metaphor for the fragility and ephemerality of fashion.”
Meanwhile, the dress code is in alignment with the theme.
Guests are expected to come in ensembles that embody “The Garden of Time,” which is inspired by JG Ballard’s 1962 short story of the same name.
Fans can look forward to celebrities donning costumes adorned with florals and vibrant colors.
“It is very much an ode to nature and the emotional poetics of fashion,” Andrew Bolton, Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, shared with Vogue.
“One thing I hope this show will activate is that sensorial appreciation of fashion.”