MET Gala 2024: When and where to watch fashion's biggest event?

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MET Gala 2024: Fashion's biggest extravaganza is back! The Met Gala, a pinnacle event in the fashion world, is all set to take over the internet. The Met Gala, often hailed as 'Fashion's Biggest Night', will uphold its tradition by returning on the first Monday of May. This year's theme is 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion'. Unlike previous themes, this year's focus will be on reviving unique garments from various centuries, offering a novel perspective to fashion enthusiasts.

When is the MET Gala 2024?

The 2024 Met Gala will be held on May 6 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In India however, it will fall on May 7. The official time for the event is 2:30 pm. However, it will be around 5:30 p.m. ET and 3:00 a.m. in India.

Where to watch the MET Gala 2024?

While much of the red carpet action will be across social media, the elite event which is invite-based only and has maintained its exclusivity over the years will livestream on DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, and Sling in the US. Meanwhile, it will not be broadcast in India but those who wish to watch it can do so via social media platforms and YouTube.

About the Met Gala 2024

Behind the scenes, meticulous planning begins immediately after the previous gala, with approximately 100 people working year-round to orchestrate the event. From the seating chart, meticulously crafted to foster networking opportunities, to the menu selection, personally curated by Anna Wintour, no detail is left to chance.

While the gala will celebrate the Costume Institute's new exhibition, 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,' the official dress theme is 'The Garden of Time.'

This year's exhibition will feature significant pieces spanning over 400 years of fashion history, showcasing iconic designers such as Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, and Hubert de Givenchy.

Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth, and Bad Bunny will serve as the night's co-chairs. The theme aims to celebrate delicate pieces of fashion that are often deemed too fragile for wear, affectionately termed the 'sleeping beauties'.

(With inputs from ANI)