Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (2024)

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Live Reporting That's a wrappublished at 03:17 British Summer Time 7 May03:17 BST 7 May Indian designers in full bloom at the Met Galapublished at 03:12 British Summer Time 7 May03:12 BST 7 May The surprise ending no-one wantedpublished at 03:00 British Summer Time 7 May03:00 BST 7 May A preview of the exhibit behind the galapublished at 02:51 British Summer Time 7 May02:51 BST 7 May A gala filled with flowerspublished at 02:41 British Summer Time 7 May02:41 BST 7 May Sleeping on the themepublished at 02:32 British Summer Time 7 May02:32 BST 7 May Jimmy Fallon arrives .... slightly on themepublished at 02:20 British Summer Time 7 May02:20 BST 7 May Rihanna is sick, she's not comingpublished at 02:14 British Summer Time 7 May02:14 BST 7 MayBreaking A hush comes over the red carpet, this is whypublished at 02:10 British Summer Time 7 May02:10 BST 7 May Basketball star Angel Reese graces red carpetpublished at 02:05 British Summer Time 7 May02:05 BST 7 May Nikki Minaj wears recycled canspublished at 02:01 British Summer Time 7 May02:01 BST 7 May Lil Nas X sparkles on the carpetpublished at 02:00 British Summer Time 7 May02:00 BST 7 May Playing with pastelspublished at 01:56 British Summer Time 7 May01:56 BST 7 May Where in the world is Rihanna? Even the celebs want to knowpublished at 01:52 British Summer Time 7 May01:52 BST 7 May Suffering for fashionpublished at 01:49 British Summer Time 7 May01:49 BST 7 May Shakira is another first-timerpublished at 01:45 British Summer Time 7 May01:45 BST 7 May How the Met Gala became fashion's night of nightspublished at 01:44 British Summer Time 7 May01:44 BST 7 May Cardi B 'shuts down' the red carpetpublished at 01:40 British Summer Time 7 May01:40 BST 7 May Make way for the real stars, Mayor Bloombergpublished at 01:37 British Summer Time 7 May01:37 BST 7 May An outfit made from wallpaperpublished at 01:35 British Summer Time 7 May01:35 BST 7 May References

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Edited by Brandon Livesay

  1. That's a wrappublished at 03:17 British Summer Time 7 May

    03:17 BST 7 May

    Laura Blasey
    US reporter

    Another year’s Met Gala has come to a close for the BBC team– we’re ready to turn into sleeping beauties ourselves.

    It was a night filled with big gowns, garden motifs, cool accessories(literally, in the case of Camila Cabello’s ice purse) and high fashion, but noRihanna.

    What did Sleeping Beauties really mean? Whose looks were on-theme? That’s up for you to decide.

    Here's a round-up of outfits from the night in case you missed a few.

    Our coverage was brought to you by Brandon Drenon on the red carpet, fashion critic ScarlettHarris and Ana Faguy.

    This page was edited by Brandon Livesay and Laura Blasey.

    Thanks for joining us.

  2. Indian designers in full bloom at the Met Galapublished at 03:12 British Summer Time 7 May

    03:12 BST 7 May

    Suranjana Tewari
    Asia business reporter

    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (1)Image source, Getty Images

    For Indian celebrities, the Met Gala is an opportunity toshine on the global stage.

    Some attendees like Natasha Poonawalla are regulars.This year the socialite – dubbed Mrs Vaccine on social media owing to her Covidvaccine-making billionaire husband - served a custom look from MaisonMargiela’s Artisanal Collection designed by John Galliano.

    Indian designers also continue to have their moment in thesun. Actress and producer Mindy Kaling stunned in a champagne ensemble craftedby Gaurav Gupta, named “the melting flower of time”.

    Architectural gowns havebecome a trademark of the Indian designer, who has dressed some of the world’smost well-known faces.

    “It makes me really happy to rep such talented geniuses whohappen to be from my community,” Kaling told Vogue.

    Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt attended the Met for the secondtime, wearing a custom Sabyasachi sari studded with real gems and a long train.Isha Ambani, daughter of Asia’s richest man donned a bespoke Rahul Mishrahand-embroidered couture sari gown. The creation took 10,000 hours to complete.

    British actresses of Indian origin Ambika Mod and SimoneAshley also attended the event.

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  3. The surprise ending no-one wantedpublished at 03:00 British Summer Time 7 May

    03:00 BST 7 May

    Brandon Drenon
    Reporting from the red carpet

    Well that wraps the Met Gala red carpet for this evening.

    It was an event filled with the biggest namesin Hollywood and all the fashion one can imagine.

    We saw everything from dresses so big they consumed multipleflights of stairs to outfits so minimalist they barely covered skin.

    It was mostly the Zendaya show - she wore two stunning lookson the carpet.

    Doja Cat also dropped jaws - per usual - in an outfit that looked like a dripping wet T-shirtturned dress.

    There was a surprise ending, though not the one most hadhoped for… a no-show from Rihanna.

    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (3)

  4. A preview of the exhibit behind the galapublished at 02:51 British Summer Time 7 May

    02:51 BST 7 May

    Earlier today, event officials, including Anna Wintour, hosteda press conference at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to preview the Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion exhibit.

    The dress code was more subdued, but some attendees wore hints of the garden imagery we saw on the green carpet tonight.

    Wintour wore a matching green coat and dress that was printed with flowers, along with her signature sunglasses.

    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (4)Image source, Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images

    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (5)Image source, Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images

    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (6)Image source, Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images

  5. Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (11)

    Sleeping on the themepublished at 02:32 British Summer Time 7 May

    02:32 BST 7 May

    Scarlett Harris
    Fashion critic

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    Delving into the theme of the exhibition and dress code for thecarpet, attendees had an opportunity to make a statement about renewability andwhat the fashion industry is doing to our planet - yet only a few took it.

    Furthermore, the Garden of Time theme could have gonehand-in-hand with social commentary about the current moment, but nary a pincommenting on the war in Gaza could be found on a lapel or neckline - despiteprotests happening outside the event.

    And there was no comments made about the Conde Nast unionthreatening to strike and form a picket line outside mere hours ago (CondéNast, which runs the Met Gala, and the union ultimately struck a deal forimproved employee wages).

    Some standout looks for me were Emma Chamberlain, Lana Del Reyand Tyla - coincidentally all muted takes on an otherwise sparkly but surfacelevel Met Gala red carpet.

    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (13)Image source, Getty Images

    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (14)Image source, Getty Images

  6. Jimmy Fallon arrives .... slightly on themepublished at 02:20 British Summer Time 7 May

    02:20 BST 7 May

    Brandon Drenon
    Reporting from the red carpet

    The Met Gala red carpet has wrapped up, but here's a moment from earlier with Jimmy Fallon - who appears to be wearing his humour at this year's event.

    "I might be the only one who put thought in their outfit tonight," he says, wearing a solid navy blue tuxedo.

    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (15)

  7. Rihanna is sick, she's not comingpublished at 02:14 British Summer Time 7 May

    02:14 BST 7 MayBreaking

    Shock has just gripped the dozens of reporters gathered at the Met.

    "Is it true," one asks.

    "It's a lie," says another.

    Rihanna. Where is she? She's one of the Met Gala's main attractions in recent years.

    And although she was extremely late last year - which reporters this year braced for, expecting a repeat - it's just been confirmed that Rihanna will not be attending this year.

    Multiple outlets are reporting she's out with the flu.

    Met Gala staff told the BBC: "She's not coming".

  8. A hush comes over the red carpet, this is whypublished at 02:10 British Summer Time 7 May

    02:10 BST 7 May

    Brandon Drenon and Scarlett Harris

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    For the first time in hours, the carpet was empty.

    It was quiet.

    "Someone big must be coming," one person says. "This is it."

    Suddenly, Zendaya steps onto the carpet - met by screams from fans whose faces are hidden in the dark of night beyond the tent.

    She doesn't answer questions. She walks, gracefully.

    Zendaya is wearing a gothic funerary-esque robe and a floral hat.

    Law Roach assembles her train upon the cleared-out Met steps.

    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (17)Image source, Getty Images

    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (18)Image source, Getty Images

  9. Basketball star Angel Reese graces red carpetpublished at 02:05 British Summer Time 7 May

    02:05 BST 7 May

    Brandon Drenon
    Reporting from the red carpet

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    Angel Reese tells reporters on the red carpet, "it's my birthday".

    She's part of a crew of rising stars in women's basketball, following record-breaking success by the women's NCAA March Madness tournament (a collegiate tournament).

    The other big WNBA name rumoured to possibly appear tonight is Caitlin Clark, though she hasn't been spotted yet.

  10. Nikki Minaj wears recycled canspublished at 02:01 British Summer Time 7 May

    02:01 BST 7 May

    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (20)Image source, Getty Images

    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (21)Image source, Getty Images

  11. Lil Nas X sparkles on the carpetpublished at 02:00 British Summer Time 7 May

    02:00 BST 7 May

    Brandon Drenon
    Reporting from the red carpet

    Lil Nas X arrives wearing Loewe and a metallic manicure to match. He says he almost reconsidered attending earlier in the day, but ultimately decided to walk the carpet.

    "I was like you know what - I wanna go, this is always a reallynice opportunity to be a part of the cool kids club," he said.

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    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (23)Image source, Getty Images

  12. Playing with pastelspublished at 01:56 British Summer Time 7 May

    01:56 BST 7 May

    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (24)Image source, Getty Images

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    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (27)Image source, Getty Images

  13. Where in the world is Rihanna? Even the celebs want to knowpublished at 01:52 British Summer Time 7 May

    01:52 BST 7 May

    Brandon Drenon
    Reporting from the red carpet

    When asked what she’s most looking forward to tonight,Taraji P. Henson tells the BBC: “Rihanna. I’m looking forward to Rihanna.

    “Is she here yet?”

    No - Rihanna is not here yet.

    And if she’s operating on the same clock as last year - whenshe was notoriously late - she might not be here for hours to come.

  14. Suffering for fashionpublished at 01:49 British Summer Time 7 May

    01:49 BST 7 May

    Scarlett Harris
    Fashion critic

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    There were a few examples of suffering for fashion on the red carpet tonight, but Camila Cabello takes the cake for toting a literal block of ice as her purse.

    I guess by the end of the “Garden of Time”-themed gala, the passing of it will have come for her accessory.

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  15. Shakira is another first-timerpublished at 01:45 British Summer Time 7 May

    01:45 BST 7 May

    Brandon Drenon
    Reporting from the red carpet

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    I was surprised to find out that tonight is Shakira’s firsttime at the Met Gala.

    I asked her - innocently but naively - what her favouritething was about the event.

    She responds: “I’m about to find out".

    “I’ve been invited many times but it never happened.”

  16. How the Met Gala became fashion's night of nightspublished at 01:44 British Summer Time 7 May

    01:44 BST 7 May

    Ifyou want to find out more about the background to the event check out ‘9 Ways to Nail the Met Gala’ availableon the News section of the BBC iPlayer now (UK audiences only).

  17. Cardi B 'shuts down' the red carpetpublished at 01:40 British Summer Time 7 May

    01:40 BST 7 May

    Scarlett Harris
    Fashion critic

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    “This is the way you shut down the Met Gala carpet,” La La Anthony said of the much-anticipated arrival of Cardi B in a capacious black tulle train and headwrap.

    And let’s not forget about those emeralds.

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    Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (33)Image source, Getty Images

  18. Make way for the real stars, Mayor Bloombergpublished at 01:37 British Summer Time 7 May

    01:37 BST 7 May

    While walking tonight's red carpet, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was asked to move out of the way for a bigger star - screen legend Isabelle Huppert.

    Take a look:

  19. An outfit made from wallpaperpublished at 01:35 British Summer Time 7 May

    01:35 BST 7 May

    Scarlett Harris
    Fashion critic

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    One of the only designers to grapple with the undertones of sustainability and circularity within the exhibition, Harris Reed was inspired by wallpaper of all things.

    Accompanied by Demi Moore, whose dress incorporates deadstock wallpaper to make up the double Duchess silk panel.

    “The other pieces of [the dress] have over 5,000 to 6,000 hours of hand embroidery,” he told Vogue.

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Zendaya and Kim Kardashian stun on Met Gala red carpet (2024)

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