The supermodel’s ex, Bad Bunny, is one of this year’s co-chairs.
Kendall Jenner has done it again! The 28-year-old reality star and supermodel proved she’s still the one to beat at fashion’s biggest night as she walked the red carpet at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday for the 2024 Met Gala.
Jenner opted for a never-worn archival piece from Givenchy, which was designed by the late Alexander McQueen. The model is the first person to wear the dress since, according to Vogue, the fall 1999 haute couture look was presented on mannequins and never shown on the runway.
The dress, which features cutouts at the waist, is made of ɴuᴅᴇ and black tulle and features over 100,000 black and brᴀss beads and sequins. The hand embroidery took 500 hours to make, according to the outlet
This year’s Met Gala theme is “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” The annual event — helmed by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour — was a star-studded affair, with all attendees abiding by “The Garden of Time” dress code.
“It’s been sleeping for the last 25 years. It’s literally a ‘sleeping beauty,’” Jenner tells the outlet. “It’s such a special moment. I feel extremely honored that they’re allowing me to wear it.”
Jenner wasn’t allowed to tailor the dress since it’s been kept in pristine condition in the Givenchy archives, but it ended up fitting her “like a glove.”
“The rest is history,” the 10-time gala attendee says, “and it really feels meant to be in a way.”