Monday is the Met Gala, a.k.a. fashion's biggest night, when superstars from across the celebrity stratosphere throng to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to fete fashion – and each other.
This year's glitzy gala hosts are Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth; the price of a single ticket to the evening is a reported (and eye-watering) $75,000. The guest list is always kept secret — and there's a no-phones policy once guests step inside the Met's doors — but past attendees include multi-hyphenate stars like Beyonce, Rihanna and Kim Kardashian.
The gala raises funds for the Met Museum's Costume Institute. Unlike the rest of the Met's curatorial areas, the fashion department must pay for itself — and last year, the gala raised some$22 million.
![Gigi Hadid.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/2555fcc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3984x2369+0+0/resize/880x523!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151786572_custom-73ccb49c619756485c8989907f499c276e8c3625.jpg)
![Actress Gwendoline Christie.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/4e68439/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7895x5309+0+0/resize/880x592!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151222469_custom-cb25f8b1ff815dcc03e6b946af24744432c90ba1.jpg)
![Gustav Magnar Witzoe.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/d29b728/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3442x2279+0+0/resize/880x583!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151783422_custom-9dc978f95657ed5e56db9c060bf3cbf2265abd5a.jpg)
Each year's soiree heralds the opening of a new exhibition at the Costume Institute; this year's display is called"Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion." It features about 250 pieces from the Met's permanent collection, including garments by Givenchy, Dior and Schiaparelli.
Here are some of the red carpet outfits from tonight:
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![Zendaya.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/4d291c7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2342x3984+0+0/resize/880x1497!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151779339_custom-7f5de0332bfc296af719d9148bb38049083aa5d5.jpg)
![Dua Lipa.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/655adee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3499x2332+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151794500_slide-2c2d8997dedf1d128ce2e456f1078b794fe63fee.jpg)
![Kylie Jenner.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/87ab14b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2366x3896+0+0/resize/880x1449!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151794823_custom-bf273765f244f74b344bca4420bc843e34bce8c1.jpg)
![Lana Del Rey.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/fda2eba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2317x3166+0+0/resize/880x1202!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151793333_custom-a6bd90a0e6eb57ccaada63983c1a4378a7e64639.jpg)
![Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/31bc083/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7527x5234+0+0/resize/880x612!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151231514_custom-86b9cc20de938dfee4702d77b3cc678bfdd8f9d1.jpg)
![Demi Moore.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/984329e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2525x3593+0+0/resize/880x1252!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151789398_custom-c52cbb61b711d8d027e552775f1aabb218f6e56e.jpg)
![Actor Chris Hemsworth and his wife Spanish model and actress Elsa Pataky.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/5e82062/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7184x4734+0+0/resize/880x580!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151222727_custom-b6f7721b193edd1a962259f43abc35320fdffe76.jpg)
![Nicole Kidman.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/2b4e4a0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2495x3652+0+0/resize/880x1288!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151793636_custom-1836fa6d1397786a709e333bcd97bb1b0a872776.jpg)
![Karol G.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/9d4c464/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2276x3083+0+0/resize/880x1192!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151791653_custom-18a7fd4a061700b2df372fa576cefa4871428e84.jpg)
![Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/e89f88d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2653x3928+0+0/resize/880x1303!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151790907_custom-6985e61a588a7fc4e8e509c9d9200468dcc787d3.jpg)
![Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger fashion designer Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/56cc525/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6490x4867+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151243178-24d256777c61cdb9c5493f62d17daa7536e3a130.jpg)
![Kendall Jenner.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/b12f815/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2163x3234+0+0/resize/880x1316!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151792748_custom-6a791aab64406ef3df477d10ae44d03a03e4bbe0.jpg)
![Adrien Brody.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/c521ac7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6944x4959+0+0/resize/880x628!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151243341_custom-55d7953806709abb7afe370a0ad8826d10a44eb8.jpg)
![Harris Reed.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/b6c9868/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2543x3811+0+0/resize/880x1319!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151789442_custom-13e9ed5a6f486de6bda7fc6744cc49c6726f5634.jpg)
![Serena Williams.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/f37dc48/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3658x2441+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151791061_custom-10af2acdb93126505659d2e40c70868723f9e342.jpg)
![Lena Mahfouf.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/c810020/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2358x3382+0+0/resize/880x1262!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151792658_custom-54b3bce8c093992c539112b28d6f4d0d71fbaadb.jpg)
![Taylor Russell.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/bc83f00/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2653x3872+0+0/resize/880x1284!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151786434_custom-5b1adc8658515eca8c709fc90d8d2afad4e17871.jpg)
![Aya Nakamura.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/5b25965/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2653x3912+0+0/resize/880x1298!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151788862_custom-8b90477cadba91b9a1a5719aa560a4363075fa73.jpg)
![Mindy Kaling.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/a1d6d17/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3113x2183+0+0/resize/880x617!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151785321_custom-24b3cc923d2fe9f5e12fae2ab7f4825a2d644688.jpg)
![Sabrina Harrison.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/a487dac/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2470x3710+0+0/resize/880x1322!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151787821_custom-7b88e302b15cad526e47b374a14eed1f832b03f8.jpg)
![T.V. personality and actress La La Anthony.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/2e8e9ad/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1078+0+0/resize/880x494!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fmet_custom-3dc2d5550948f6b58e1893c3cd3c1d7594a5d2ed.jpg)
![President of Jujamcyn Theaters, Jordan Roth.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/e1377c7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3984x2653+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151787528_custom-d9ce58f059005587f6c0f03b81edc1c668a30446.jpg)
![Jessica Biel.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/5004650/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2362x2362+0+0/resize/880x880!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151788129_sq-e19f7a62b1b2c150129e6164ae70c61c0277a2ba.jpg)
![Greta Lee.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/f490909/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1991x3497+0+0/resize/880x1546!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151787237_custom-2896c1828e0fbccf27bf0804eee68ccfcaf342db.jpg)
![Maleah Joi Moon.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/c7b7110/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3568x2390+0+0/resize/880x589!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151779533_custom-e8e061f5cdf49ef7a2b95356a2a1ef544727e19a.jpg)
![Jeff Goldblum.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/a97f5bf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2302x3904+0+0/resize/880x1492!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151788262_custom-5a1f72b408b857c4e3489f2d0b2f2884d3488d13.jpg)
![Bad Bunny.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/485045b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2306x3369+0+0/resize/880x1286!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151782564_custom-f61f3814a61c9cb22f3557b3e5a50dd02577a853.jpg)
![Wisdom Kay.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/5ea229c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2235x3296+0+0/resize/880x1298!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151785741_custom-8e727f4265b5656e2d26c37909eabc3cee0085fb.jpg)
![Bobby Digi Olisa and Laurie Cumbo.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/16380a7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3030x2057+0+0/resize/880x597!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151786284_custom-a909d65b0b48b6f65d67e06eaa12a552fc775a8c.jpg)
![Rebecca Ferguson.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/e2b9b1a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2653x3984+0+0/resize/880x1321!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151778057_custom-35799b4197f4567f928b1c8534a102b0a2ef4200.jpg)
![Model Ashley Graham.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/45eef57/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7423x5123+0+0/resize/880x607!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151218777_custom-ca63bd2f30d7f3ae47f59b94ff6d55af779305f7.jpg)
![Lea Michele.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/9a3e91e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2577x3436+0+0/resize/880x1173!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151781776_vert-cf898e045ae5a2fa5c8bbf2d3c1b83e8efc2bc41.jpg)
![Lily James.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/3707a3e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3771x2534+0+0/resize/880x591!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151786135_custom-0a6b9de80a2343cccbf79dcf1f7709b16f7b265f.jpg)
![Alton Mason.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/fff4635/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2653x3984+0+0/resize/880x1321!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151785482_custom-744a39b06aa7891fe87f0a56127b6156bdce6945.jpg)
![Social media personality Emma Chamberlain.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/84d9cd5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8241x5499+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2151222838_custom-532f52e02d243a9c4b9d4369cd9b291901636727.jpg)