2024 Met Gala Recap: The Most Viral Moments and Show-Stopping Fashion!
You’ll have to wait longer than a fortnight for Taylor Swift‘s Met Gala return.
The “Cruel Summer” singer skipped this year’s event in New York City to prepare for the European leg of her sold-out Eras Tour, E! News confirms.
The fundraiser—which is themed around the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” exhibit, with an official “Garden of Time” dress code—took place on May 6, just three days before Taylor is scheduled to hit the stage at the Paris La Défense Arena in France.
As for her boyfriend Travis Kelce? He appeared to sit it out as well, with TMZ reporting last week that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end has RSVP’d “no” on his invitation to the 2024 bash, co-chaired by Zendaya, Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez and Chris Hemsworth. See all the stars who did step out on the red carpet here—including Taylor’s pals Gigi Hadid, Cara Delevingne, Ed Sheeran and Nicki Minaj.
Still, Taylor is very familiar with the Met Gala. After all, she’s attended six previous iterations of fashion’s biggest night, even co-chairing the 2016 version celebrating the “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology” exhibition.
As the Swiftie folklore goes, that was the star-studded gathering where the Grammy winner first saw sparks fly with Joe Alwyn, who she went on to date for six years before their 2023 breakup.
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On her Reputation track “Dress,” Taylor appeared to touch on their red carpet looks at the lavish affair, singing, “Flashback when you met me / Your buzzcut and my hair bleached.”
And on her Midnights song “Mastermind,” she seemingly alluded to having a hand in orchestrating their meeting. “What if I told you none of it was accidental / And the first night that you saw me, nothing was gonna stop me?” she sang. “I laid the groundwork and then, just like clockwork / The dominoes cascaded in a line.”
Since then, Taylor has not stepped back onto fashion’s holy ground. Last year, she also missed out on the Met Gala in order to focus on her Eras Tour in Nashville.
Read on to see photos from inside the 2024 Met Gala:
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Ed Sheeran and Chris Hemsworth
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Venus Williams and Serena Williams
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Kendall Jenner and Gracie Abrams
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Kris Jenner, Usher, Rosalía and Kylie Jenner
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Brie Larson and Ariana Grande
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Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter
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Phoebe Dynevor and Simone Ashley
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Gabrielle Union and Taraji P. Henson
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Sydney Sweeney and Colman Domingo
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Hari Nef and Gwendoline Christie
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Demi Moore and Taika Waititi
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Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn
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Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and Jaden Smith
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Steven Yeun and Donald Glover
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Lauren Sánchez, Gigi Hadid, Riley Keough and Emily Ratajkowski
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Jimmy Fallon
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Kieran Culkin and Matthew Macfadyen
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Chris Hemsworth and Hugh Jackman
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Sienna Miller and Sam Smith
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Matt Damon and Ed Sheeran
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Jerry Seinfeld and Jeff Goldblum
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Tessa Thompson and Michelle Williams
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Jennifer Lopez and Zendaya
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Gayle King and Jack Harlow
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Rebecca Ferguson and Ayo Edebiri
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Cara Delevingne, Stella McCartney and Ed Sheeran
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Rita Ora, Gracie Abrams and Camila Morrone
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Jeremy Strong and James Corden
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Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes
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Colman Domingo
Don’t miss E!’s Live From E!: 2024 Met Gala red carpet Monday, May 6, starting at 6 p.m. for every must-see moment from fashion’s biggest night. And tune in to E! News Tuesday, May 7, at 11 p.m. for a full recap of every jaw-dropping look and all the behind-the-scenes moments.
