Every year, on the first Monday of May, the biggest event in fashion, the Met Gala, unfurls and sees A-listers from different fields in high-concept looks. They walk the famed steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and while their unique looks become conversation starters for months to come, this year, even the carpet adorning the stairs is getting some attention.
For the last couple of editions, the Met Gala organisers traded the iconic red carpet for something that reflects the theme better. This year, they rolled out an off-white coloured carpet with airbrushed green foliage on the side. As per media reports, the organisers turned to the pre-Raphelites for inspiration.
Reportedly, the organisers wanted the attendees to fully immerse in and experience this year’s theme, The Garden of Time. The carpet set the scene for a lush green landscape and reminds one of the bygone era of creativity and romance. The idea was when attendees walked the stairs in their ethereal ensembles, they were transported to that elegant era.
The carpet also reflects the Costume Institute’s spring 2024 exhibition, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion. As per the official description on the Met Gala site, the exhibition will feature 250 garments and accessories spanning four centuries.
"Approximately 250 garments and accessories 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 and a vehicle to examine the cyclical themes of rebirth and renewal. The exhibition will breathe new life into these storied objects through creative and immersive activations designed to convey the smells, sounds, textures, and motions of garments that can no longer directly interact with the body," it reads.
