Met Gala 2024: Zac Posen’s Gap Gown, Diesel’s Debut and More
Though the dress code was inspired by J.J. Ballard’s short story “The Garden of Time,” designers found ways to incorporate denim onto the Met Gala red carpet Tuesday night.
Designer Zac Posen’s two worlds—red carpet fashion and Gap Inc.—collided for the event. The executive VP and creative director of Gap Inc. and Old Navy chief creative officer unveiled a one-of-a-kind, custom Gap gown for Oscar Award-winning actor, Da’Vine Joy Randolph.
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Drawing inspiration from themes of romanticism, nature and historic icons, Posen draped and constructed a gown that pays homage to Gap’s classic 1969 denim, while incorporating elements reminiscent of historic evening wear from the 1700s.
“Throughout the creative process, I was reminded of my time at The Costume Institute, where I first encountered the exquisite beauty of historic garments,” Posen said. “This dress is a tribute to the elegance, glamour and drama, which embodies the timeless allure of Da’Vine Joy Randolph, a true original in her craft and in her style.”
It is Posen’s first public-facing project after being appointed to his new role at Gap Inc. in February.
Randolph said she felt powerful and feminine in the dress, which was based on an 18th century silhouette and featured various shades of denim. “With this Gap gown, I’ve fallen back in love with denim,” she said.
Diesel and creative director Glenn Martens made their Met Gala debut. Martens arrived with Kylie Minogue wearing a Diesel slip dress that resembled a simple tank.
The tank dress was made of denim devoré rib knit, which has been burned out with Diesel’s signature devoré technique “as if Kylie has been sleeping for hundreds of years and the dress has artfully decayed, dissolving on her body,” the brand stated. The dress was covered in 500,000 crystals and required 14 days of work to complete.
Minogue wore custom Diesel silver sandals with a signature molded Oval D logo heel and a crystal-embroidered denim clutch.
Diesel also dressed actress Dove Cameron in a tulle and chiffon floral gown and M?neskin front man Damiano David in a tuxedo reinterpreted with a disintegrating fabric.
Other attendees stuck closer to the event’s garden theme, choosing lace, tulle and 3-D florals.
The annual fundraiser for The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute was co-chaired by Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth and Zendaya, who arrived in a Maison Margiela Artisanal by John Galliano gown and returned to the red carpet with a second look, a 1996 Givenchy gown also designed by Galliano.
The Costume Institute’s new exhibit “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” opens to the public on May 10.
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